Before outlining a proposal for a flexible trimester calendar to replace the traditional semester system at San Bernardino Community College, other alternatives such as the early semester, 4-1-4, and quarter systems are reviewed. The proposed trimester system, developed in accordance with the California Flexible Calendar and School Finance in…

This indepth study examines literature on the concept of the year round school, the experiences of those who have tried this approach to education, and the recent trends in this direction. Guidelines used in developing the study were (1) past or present experiences with the year round school, (2) format of present year round schools, (3) degree to…

The 9-month school year with a 3-month summer vacation had its origin in our earlier agrarian life. Today's teacher shortages, overcrowded schools, and pressures to learn demand extensions of the school year. This publication analyzes five programs: (1) a staggered-vacation school year for all, (2) a full 48-week school year for all, (3) a…

This report represents a research design oriented toward a descriptive and analytical treatment of selected data pertaining to the development, operation, and evaluation of the Park Four-Quarter Plan; covers a 3-year period (the school years 1969-70, 70-71, and 71-72); and gives a brief background covering the development of the program. Study…

This report describes the beginning, development, and implementation of Atlanta's four-quarter school year program. Under the plan, students attend any three of the four quarters offered each year, or they may enroll in all four quarters to take remedial or enrichment courses or to graduate early. The report indicates that during the first summer…

This Bulletin is about sweeping changes that were put into effect at Roosevelt Junior High School in Eugene. It outlines some of the philosophy and ideas which generated these changes, explains how the new program was initiated, traces the development of the program through its first 3-year experimental period, and presents some major points…