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Year round school does not mean the kids attend school all year. It is simply a way to fully utilize the buildings.
Multi-track, year-round
Students attend 180 days on each track
Students stay with the same teacher the entire school year.
The year is divided into four quarters with 45 days of instruction followed by 15-day breaks.
Students and their teachers attend one of four tracks, each with its own 45/15 calendar.
At any given time, three tracks of students and their teachers are in school and one track is on vacation.
Each time students and their teachers return from a break, they move to another classroom.
Teachers have the same number of planning days on year-round as traditional calendar.
Students and teachers have the same holidays on year-round as traditional calendar.
Benefits of Year-round calendar:
Multi-track schools can accommodate 20-33% more students in a building.
Saves on construction costs by better utilizing available space.
Saves on operating costs (for example, 6 classes of students can share 5 sets of textbooks, equipment, furniture).
The 15-day breaks provide a time for enrichment and remedial opportunities for students.
For every three schools on a multi-track year-round calendar, that's one school you don't have to build.
By Why Not Here?
Year round school does not mean the kids attend school all year. It is simply a way to fully utilize the buildings.
Multi-track, year-round
Students attend 180 days on each track
Students stay with the same teacher the entire school year.
The year is divided into four quarters with 45 days of instruction followed by 15-day breaks.
Students and their teachers attend one of four tracks, each with its own 45/15 calendar.
At any given time, three tracks of students and their teachers are in school and one track is on vacation.
Each time students and their teachers return from a break, they move to another classroom.
Teachers have the same number of planning days on year-round as traditional calendar.
Students and teachers have the same holidays on year-round as traditional calendar.
Benefits of Year-round calendar:
Multi-track schools can accommodate 20-33% more students in a building.
Saves on construction costs by better utilizing available space.
Saves on operating costs (for example, 6 classes of students can share 5 sets of textbooks, equipment, furniture).
The 15-day breaks provide a time for enrichment and remedial opportunities for students.
For every three schools on a multi-track year-round calendar, that's one school you don't have to build.
By Why Not Here?
