This document describes the variable student scheduling program at Arapahoe High School in Littleton, a suburb of Denver, Colorado. Under this plan students have Monday-Wednesday-Friday classes and Tuesday-Thursday classes of approximately one hour. Four- and five-day-a-week classes are also scheduled. The program is now in its third year of…

The theoretical analysis of time and teachers' work presented here arises from an ongoing project studying elementary principals' and teachers' perceptions and uses of preparation or planning time within the school day. Many school boards in Ontario now provide their elementary teachers with a guaranteed minimum amount of scheduling time for…

This document is a compilation of 17 brief final reports resulting from research and curriculum projects carried out by faculty members of St. Louis Community College at Forest Park during released and extended time. Each report includes a project title, the name of the principal investigator, number of credit hours released, and college division.…

This paper identifies barriers to grade level curriculum planning by teachers at Gwin Oaks Elementary School, Lawrenceville, Georgia, and discusses steps in implementing a program in which classroom teachers in groups worked to solve educational problems. Obstacles limiting teacher involvement in decision-making were (1) too little time for…

In response to faculty demands for time to update professional skills, the California Legislature inaugurated a Flexible Calendar Pilot Program allowing six community colleges--including Saddleback College (SC) in Mission Viejo--to utilize up to 15 days of non-instructional or released time on planning and professional development activities.…