This report analyzes assumptions and conclusions presented in state reports related to increasing efficient use of college facilities through extended hours of instruction and year-round operation. Data were obtained through questionnaires mailed to every California community college district and through studies on these subjects. One chapter…

This report considers the costs of three types of extended school year programs--all modifications of the quarter system--and compares these costs to the regular program. Compared against the traditional approach are: (1) a quarter system in which students attend three quarters a year and are off one quarter, meaning that 75% of all students are…

To provide educators with a compilation of available data on the implementation and operation of year-round programs, this publication incorporates reviews of evaluative studies conducted by six year-round programs: the Prince William County, Virginia, 45-15 Plan; the Valley View, Illinois, School District, 45-15 Plan; the Dade County, Florida,…