Effects of the Year-Round Calendar on School Attendance [microform] / William D. White.
This report explores effects of a year-round schedule on pupil and teacher attendance in the Jefferson County, Colorado, School District. Information is drawn from a 1977 district study and from interviews with teachers and principals. Comparison of data on attendance before the program and after it...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This report explores effects of a year-round schedule on pupil and teacher attendance in the Jefferson County, Colorado, School District. Information is drawn from a 1977 district study and from interviews with teachers and principals. Comparison of data on attendance before the program and after its first year found that attendance increased in elementary and secondary schools. Teachers' attendance improved as well, demonstrated by less sick and personal leave. Over a year, per pupil cost savings was 74 cents. An unanticipated result (of the year-round school experience) was reduction of high school dropout statistics. Students returned to school (at no cost to the student) during a fifth quarter vacation in larger numbers: 2,010 additional spaces were utilized and additional credits totaled 1,171. Similar gains occurred among junior high schools. Elementary students often chose short courses offered during vacations. Interviews with experienced administrators and teachers include the following observations: Scheduling flexibility accommodated students arriving and departing at each term change and desiring to change teachers. Dropout problems were similarly resolved. Teachers preferred the adaptable lifestyle; families with both parents employed could arrange vacations. School holding power increased during the standard academic year. The schedule proved to be a feasible means for extending the year for able students and for those needing additional education, without incurring drastic budget increases. (CJH) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Year-Round Education (18th, Anaheim, CA, February 1-4, 1987). ERIC Document Number: ED280157. |
| Physical Description: | 9 p. |
| Audience: | Practitioners. Researchers. |