THIS SURVEY WAS DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO EXAMINE THE EDUCATIONAL AND FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY AND DESIRABILITY OF YEAR-ROUND OPERATION OF LOS ANGELES JUNIOR COLLEGES, TO EVALUATE THE VARIOUS PROPOSALS FOR CALENDAR CHANGE, TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEMS AND IMPLICATIONS OF IMPLEMENTATION, AND TO DESCRIBE THE ORDERLY STEPS REQUIRED FOR TRANSITION. MATERIALS WERE…

This document contains statements by experts in the field of year-round schools and excerpts from publications dealing with various plans for year-round schools. The statements and publications discuss (1) the Valley View 45-15 continuous school year plan, (2) the Jefferson County, Kentucky, elective quarter plan, (3) various four quarter school…

The benefits and problems of the trimester plan are explored, with conclusion that it is extremely difficult to maintain a summer student body and faculty equal to the spring and fall terms. (IR)

In fall 1993, a Colorado high school scrapped its traditional semester calendar for a trimester schedule. The school year now has 3 12-week grading periods corresponding to the seasons; the school day has 5 class periods of 70 minutes each. The result: fewer and longer classes, impressively reduced class sizes, more flexibility, and improved…

This paper examines the anticipated advantages and disadvantages of a proposed trimester plan for a Birmingham (Alabama) high school. The proposed plan would maintain the usual length school year, simply dividing it into three "mesters", rather than the traditional two. The Birmingham trimester plan also would lengthen each class period…

This literature review, based on abstracts of documents announced in RIE, compiles information on the rescheduled school year. Following the review is a list of the 18 documents cited, their costs, and availability. (LLR)

The calendar systems used at 3,387 colleges and universities in 1982 were identified. Comparisons to the systems used in 1978 and 1981 also were made. It was found that the predominant calendar type in use has been and continues to be the semester. From 1978 to 1981, there was a 2 percent increase in the use of the semester system nationwide, with…

There are many States without extended school year (ESY) enabling legislation or programs in operation. A few States have passed enabling ESY legislation and have no programs in operation. Others have ESY programs in operation without any specialized legislation. Several States have specialized ESY legislation and ESY programs in operation. This…

All materials in this 800-item bibliography are listed by year of publication and are categorized under each year's listing by: books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, booklets, and reports. The compilation represents part of the research work done in a study of the feasibility of the extended school year in Sough Carolina. (Compiler/EA)

This report is the result of a study to assess the feasibility of rescheduling the school year in the public schools of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada). The study directors limited their investigation to three approaches: the extended summer school, the divided year, and the rotational or cyclic. To assess the feasibility of each approach,…

Discusses possible use of the free'' time provided for in the 1973 decree from the Ministry of National Education as projected by one school principal. (DD)

Reasons are given for the opposition of a survey group of parents and teachers to all alternatives for year-round school operation. (MF)

A comparison of New York City students of similar sex and ability in regr/MB)

Lists the standard arguments for and against the extended school year and looks at experimentation with various types of year-round schools. (DE)