Year-Round Schooling

GCC 2006Norfolk Technical Center Team:

Noah MericleDherius Robinson

Year-Round Schooling: Success or Failure?

“In Minnesota there are 27 year-round educational programs. They are succeeding wherever they’ve been started.”

Advantages of Year-Round Schooling• Nine-week sessions and three-week

breaks leave students refreshed and not stressed out.

• This schedule also means that they require little time to review past material and are ready to learn new things when they go to school.

• Allows parents to take vacations throughout the year, not just in the summer.

Year-Round Schooling Decreases Need for Buildings

Today 5,785 students are enrolled in year–round schooling, in California, Arizona, Kentucky, Texas, and North Carolina, taking the need for space off of the other schools.

Regular Year vs. Year-Round Schedule Regular Year-round

Days of Learning 70 45Fall Break 0 15Days of Learning 0 30Thanksgiving Break 3 3Days of Learning 15 15Winter Break 10 15Days of Learning 55 45Spring Break 5 15Days of Learning 40 45Summer Break 0 30Summer Vacation 60 0

Regular Year Schedule• Features long summer vacation• Long period of in-session days with first

break coming at Thanksgiving• Short winter and spring breaks• No fall breaks

Year-Round Schedule• Reduce summer break and apportion

those days throughout the school year• More frequent breaks reduce long periods

of in-session days • Well-balanced schedule creates less

stress for students to handle.

Long-term Benefits of Year-Round Schooling• Schools save money because they do not

have to compensate for a lot of children and space.

• Youth graduate faster and higher in their class, due to the lack of stress and pressure.

Single Track Year-Round Calendar• Provides a balanced calendar for a more

continuous period of instruction.• Does not reduce class size• Does not allow a school to accommodate

more students

Multi-Track Year-Round Calendar• Used primarily to alleviate overcrowding• Used to avoid double sections, building

new schools, and temporary structures.• Saves on capital construction costs, and

on the ongoing costs that are part of operating a new school.

C R E D I T S

Noah K. Mericle

Dherius J. Robinson