The Potential of 4515 YearRound Multitrack Student Scheduling

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The Potential of 45-15 Year-Round Multi-track
Student Scheduling

• An exploratory overview presentation to the
  Board of Education at its Retreat on September
  23, 2006

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WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

• 45-15 YEAR-ROUND MULTI-TRACK
• School Facility is basically used year-round.
• Student body divided into four groups with each
  group scheduled in a staggered manner where
  while three groups are in school, the fourth
  group is on a break for 15 days.
• The above schedule in an optimal situation allows
  the school to educate 33 more students than in
  the 10-month traditional schedule.
• Guilford has used concepts of year-round
  education in Hampton and Oak Hill, but it was not
  multi-track and the 15 days, were used in part,
  as an instructional intersession to
  remediate/accelerate.

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NATIONAL INFORMATION

• According to data from the National Association
  of Year-Round Education
• Usage North Carolina had 96 Year-Round Schools
  in 2005-2006 which puts it in the top ten states
  using Year-Round Schools.
• Academic Achievement Segmenting the summer
  break into smaller 3-week segments logically
  should diminish the infamous, summer backslide
  often noted when school reopens for fall. See
  Getting Smarter, Becoming Fairer A Progressive
  Education Agenda for a Stronger Nation (2004)
• For more information see website- nayre.org

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How might it work?
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THE EXPERIENCE OF A NEIGHBOR WAKE COUNTY

• (WITH THANKS TO CAROLYN MASSENGILL)
• Began in 1991 at sample site and grew.
• 2006-2007 Elementary Schools 16 Middle
  Schools 4
• (with 6 more schools on a modified YRE)
• 14, 000 students presently involved now proposed
  to move toward 28,000 students and maybe more.
• Previously done through magnet-self selection
  within geographically based zone.
• Standard for Wake Schools socio-economic
  diversity no more than 40 on free/reduced meal
  membership.
• Why no high schools? By Wakes calculations, 3
  million extra dollars/school to offer YRE
  calendars at high schools you will run into
  course offering problems/costs (remember each
  track is like a high school unto itself). There
  are other student activity issues too, but there
  are ways to overcome many outside of school hours.

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Capital spending on mobilesrecent history
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EXAMPLE OF FACILITIES IMPACT IN GUILFORD
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PROS AND CONS

• PROS
• More efficient use of high value capital
  resource our buildings.
• Educational opportunity.
• Reduced trailer purchases relative to traditional
  calendars.
• Teachers classrooms are only theirs for 45 days-
  when they return after 15 days, new room.

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PROS AND CONS

• CONS
• Change is hard.
• Teachers classrooms are only theirs for 45 days-
  when they return after 15 days, new room.
• Annual maintenance/clean-up must be compacted
  into smaller time frames or executed outside of
  the traditional school district workday/week
  calendar (night shifts, etc.). Some wear out
  issues on equipment.
• The building usage for public becomes more
  difficult and compressed with additional school
  usage and maintenance needs.
• Parents with students at different school levels
  on different calendars.
• Change is hard.

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CLOSE

• If concept is deemed worthy of further
  consideration much work in instruction,
  operation, and implementation will be required.
• Questions and discussion