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Download full textSmith, Florence A. – 1975
This document provides an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of five different academic calendars, including: traditional semester, early semester, quarter, trimester, and "4-1-4." The present California State Code defines the academic year of the California Community Colleges as 175 days, based on the K-12 standard. This…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Extended School Year
Banta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1976
A three-year trial of a voluntary quinmester plan for extending the school year began in June 1974 in five Knox County, Tennessee, schools. Curriculum revision, K-12, was the principal thrust of the ESY (Extended School Year) project, but administrators also hoped to relieve overcrowding in the schools and to effect more efficient use of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development
