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Download full textBrown, E. Don – 1975
The author details the steps involved in the adoption of a trimester program at a Texas junior high school. The trimester schedule divides the regular school year into three equal 60 day periods. The option of a summer quarter can be added as the need arises. Under the plan, school periods are 70 minutes long in the junior high school and 80…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Flexible Schedules, Junior High Schools, Program Descriptions
Report of the Committee To Study the Feasibility of the Extended School Year. End of Project Report.
Richland County School District 1, Columbia, SC. – 1972
The major activities carried out in the study were the researching of available data pertaining to past attempts at extended school year programs; programs now in operation; and current theories, projections, and sociological trends relative to extended school year plans. Each plan was evaluated according to its potential to contribute…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Elementary Schools, Extended School Year, Feasibility Studies
Wollaston, Twila – 1974
The Pennsylvania Legislature funded a two-year program to enable interested local schools to conduct exploratory programs on all-year scheduling. Funds were allocated by contract on the basis of the local school's need and readiness to conduct some type of all-year school program or to study the feasibility of such a program. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education
