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Download full textSpartanburg County School District 7, SC. – 1972
The major activities conducted in this project included visitations to school systems with operational year-round programs, study and analysis of the various types of year-round school organizational plans, and identification and analysis of problems inherent in year-round operation of schools. The major objectives of the study were to determine…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Extended School Year, Feasibility Studies
Suslow, Sidney; Riley, Michael J. – 1968
In 1966 a decision was made to begin operating the University of California at Berkeley on a year-round basis. Included in this report are discussions of year-round education in general; various methods of year-round education, including the semester summer session plan, the quarter plan, and the trimester plan; and background, implementation, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Extended School Year, Higher Education, Program Evaluation
Ballinger, Charles – Updating School Board Policies, 1990
Advantages and examples of year-round education are discussed in this publication. Advantages include instructional benefits, relief from overcrowding, savings on operational and capital costs, increased teacher flexibility, improved attendance, and reduced vandalism. Guidelines for implementation, calendar design, and descriptions of various…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year, Flexible Scheduling
DeSimone, Samuel – 1974
An overview of the planning and implementation problems based on the program in Butler, Pennsylvania, presents a wide range of topics concerning year-round education. concept. Questionnaires, data presentations, and planning suggestions present the implementation process. Using a question-and-answer style, many typical problems and concerns of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Wollaston, Twila – 1974
The Pennsylvania Legislature funded a two-year program to enable interested local schools to conduct exploratory programs on all-year scheduling. Funds were allocated by contract on the basis of the local school's need and readiness to conduct some type of all-year school program or to study the feasibility of such a program. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1968
THIS REPORT TO THE NEW YORK LEGISLATURE DESCRIBES SEVERAL EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR DESIGNS WHICH HAVE BEEN CREATED TO HELP ATTAIN THE GOALS OF ECONOMY AND INCREASED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY--(1) THE CONTINUOUS PROGRESS DESIGN, (2) THE MODIFIED SUMMER SCHOOL, (3) THE TRIMESTER DESIGN, (4) THE QUADRIMESTER DESIGN, (5) THE EXTENDED K TO 12 PLAN, AND (6)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Costs, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
THOMAS, GEORGE ISAIAH – 1966
THIS REPORT EXPLORES PLANS OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ORGANIZATION BASED UPON THE LENGTHENING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO REDUCE BY ONE OR MORE YEARS THE TOTAL PERIOD OF SCHOOLING. PRACTICAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED CONCERNING (1) THE CONTINUOUS SCHOOL YEAR PLAN, (2) THE TRIMESTER PLAN, (3) THE QUADRIMESTER PLAN, (4) THE MODIFIED SUMMER SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Costs, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Educational Improvement
