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Lewis, Donna W.; McDonald, Jane A. – Principal, 2001
Describes a principal's frustrating, but ultimately successful 3-year effort to convert a Virginia elementary school to a year-round schedule. Now in its third year, the school boasts students with higher standardized test scores, better attendance, and fewer discipline referrals than their traditional-calendar counterparts. (MLH)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance, Discipline, Elementary Education
