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==Advantages==
[[Image:Morrisville Elementary School, North Carolina (Front view).jpg|thumb|Front view of a year-round school in Morrisville. Here is this school's [http://morrisvillees.wcpss.net/calendars/06-07-year-round.pdf Academic Calendar] for [[2006]]-[[2007]]. Morrisville has been a year-round school since its construction; it is part of a program [http://www.wcpss.net/news/2006_yr_conversion-comments/ that has been running for more than 16 years] to implement<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></re<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref>05610564111212111 0000011011505010
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
[[Image:Morrisville Elementary School, North Carolina (Front view).jpg|thumb|Front view of a year-round school in Morrisville. Here is this school's [http://morrisvillees.wcpss.net/calendars/06-07-year-round.pdf Academic Calendar] for [[2006]]-[[2007]]. Morrisville has been a year-round school since its construction; it is part of a program [http://www.wcpss.net/news/2006_yr_conversion-comments/ that has been running for more than 16 years] to implement<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></re<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref>05610564111212111 0000011011505010
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
[[Image:Morrisville Elementary School, North Carolina (Front view).jpg|thumb|Front view of a year-round school in Morrisville. Here is this school's [http://morrisvillees.wcpss.net/calendars/06-07-year-round.pdf Academic Calendar] for [[2006]]-[[2007]]. Morrisville has been a year-round school since its construction; it is part of a program [http://www.wcpss.net/news/2006_yr_conversion-comments/ that has been running for more than 16 years] to implement<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></re<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref>05610564111212111 0000011011505010
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
[[Image:Morrisville Elementary School, North Carolina (Front view).jpg|thumb|Front view of a year-round school in Morrisville. Here is this school's [http://morrisvillees.wcpss.net/calendars/06-07-year-round.pdf Academic Calendar] for [[2006]]-[[2007]]. Morrisville has been a year-round school since its construction; it is part of a program [http://www.wcpss.net/news/2006_yr_conversion-comments/ that has been running for more than 16 years] to implement<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></re<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref>05610564111212111 0000011011505010
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
[[Image:Morrisville Elementary School, North Carolina (Front view).jpg|thumb|Front view of a year-round school in Morrisville. Here is this school's [http://morrisvillees.wcpss.net/calendars/06-07-year-round.pdf Academic Calendar] for [[2006]]-[[2007]]. Morrisville has been a year-round school since its construction; it is part of a program [http://www.wcpss.net/news/2006_yr_conversion-comments/ that has been running for more than 16 years] to implement<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></re<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref>05610564111212111 0000011011505010
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
[[Image:Morrisville Elementary School, North Carolina (Front view).jpg|thumb|Front view of a year-round school in Morrisville. Here is this school's [http://morrisvillees.wcpss.net/calendars/06-07-year-round.pdf Academic Calendar] for [[2006]]-[[2007]]. Morrisville has been a year-round school since its construction; it is part of a program [http://www.wcpss.net/news/2006_yr_conversion-comments/ that has been running for more than 16 years] to implement<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></re<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref>05610564111212111 0000011011505010
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
[[Image:Morrisville Elementary School, North Carolina (Front view).jpg|thumb|Front view of a year-round school in Morrisville. Here is this school's [http://morrisvillees.wcpss.net/calendars/06-07-year-round.pdf Academic Calendar] for [[2006]]-[[2007]]. Morrisville has been a year-round school since its construction; it is part of a program [http://www.wcpss.net/news/2006_yr_conversion-comments/ that has been running for more than 16 years] to implement<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></re<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref>05610564111212111 0000011011505010
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
[[Image:Morrisville Elementary School, North Carolina (Front view).jpg|thumb|Front view of a year-round school in Morrisville. Here is this school's [http://morrisvillees.wcpss.net/calendars/06-07-year-round.pdf Academic Calendar] for [[2006]]-[[2007]]. Morrisville has been a year-round school since its construction; it is part of a program [http://www.wcpss.net/news/2006_yr_conversion-comments/ that has been running for more than 16 years] to implement<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></re<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref>05610564111212111 0000011011505010
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
[[Image:Morrisville Elementary School, North Carolina (Front view).jpg|thumb|Front view of a year-round school in Morrisville. Here is this school's [http://morrisvillees.wcpss.net/calendars/06-07-year-round.pdf Academic Calendar] for [[2006]]-[[2007]]. Morrisville has been a year-round school since its construction; it is part of a program [http://www.wcpss.net/news/2006_yr_conversion-comments/ that has been running for more than 16 years] to implement<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></re<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref>05610564111212111 0000011011505010
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
[[Image:Morrisville Elementary School, North Carolina (Front view).jpg|thumb|Front view of a year-round school in Morrisville. Here is this school's [http://morrisvillees.wcpss.net/calendars/06-07-year-round.pdf Academic Calendar] for [[2006]]-[[2007]]. Morrisville has been a year-round school since its construction; it is part of a program [http://www.wcpss.net/news/2006_yr_conversion-comments/ that has been running for more than 16 years] to implement<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></re<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref>05610564111212111 0000011011505010
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations
==Advantages==
[[Image:Morrisville Elementary School, North Carolina (Front view).jpg|thumb|Front view of a year-round school in Morrisville. Here is this school's [http://morrisvillees.wcpss.net/calendars/06-07-year-round.pdf Academic Calendar] for [[2006]]-[[2007]]. Morrisville has been a year-round school since its construction; it is part of a program [http://www.wcpss.net/news/2006_yr_conversion-comments/ that has been running for more than 16 years] to implement<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></re<ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref><ref>Insert footnote text here</ref><ref>05610564111212111 0000011011505010
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'''Proponents of year-round school cite:'''
*Financial
** Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
** Alleviate need for new school construction
** Flexible staffing patterns and alternative salary and benefit programs
*Educational
** Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
** Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
** Surveys in year-round districts<ref>{{citation|author=Wake County Public School System|title=Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion|url=http://www.wcpss.net/attachments/final-teacher-yr-survey.pdf|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
** Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
** Intersessions may be used for [[remediation]] courses and [[tutoring]], or for enrichment activities
** Prevention of student and teacher [[Burnout (psychology)|burnout]]<ref name="USDE YRE Enhancement"/>
** Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles<ref name="USDE Single-vs-Multi"/>
** Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become [[couch potatoes]]
** New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
*Community
** For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
** More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
**Less absences caused by vacations


== Criticisms ==
== Criticisms ==

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This sign for Morrisville Elementary School in North Carolina includes flashing lights to alert drivers that students may be on the roadways even during summer months.

Year-round schools educational institutions are based on a schedule that has school throughout most of the calendar year, as opposed to having no school in summer. A motivation is that higher student throughput is accomplished via more effective scheduling of school resources. Year round schedules deliver the same number of total days of classroom education and vacation as traditional calendars, distributed differently throughout the year. Funding considerations favor multi-tracking students, which allows more students to use the same number of classrooms, instead of constructing entirely new schools. In addition to these systems, students enrolled in year-round classes often claim that their calendar schedule is more balanced. Advocates claim that year-round calendars help students achieve higher and allow teachers to provide more effective education. Reports from the California State Department Of Education show that standardized test scores increased an average of 9.5% in Grade 3 with an average increase of 13.3% in reading scores[1]. Conversely, opponents insist that year-round education is detrimental to student learning. Some school board officials and studies indicate negative impacts of schedule changes and year-round education. Lawsuits have even been filed[2] against various school districts, citing year-round schools as being "harmful to students."


Advantages

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Proponents of year-round school cite:

  • Financial
    • Multi-tracking allows more cost-effective use of school resources by distributing them more efficiently in time
    • Alleviate need for new school construction
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  • Educational
    • Reduce class sizes and less overcrowding in classrooms
    • Fewer students per resource at any given time (classroom space, computer labs, libraries, media resources) and staff resources (education specialists such as physical education, foreign languages, music, art, therapists and counselors).
    • Surveys in year-round districts[4] indicate that between 60% to 90% of teachers prefer year-round education.
    • Teachers may spend less classroom time reviewing material since less time elapses between school sessions
    • Intersessions may be used for remediation courses and tutoring, or for enrichment activities
    • Prevention of student and teacher burnout[1]
    • Decrease of teacher and student absences due to shorter instructional cycles[5]
    • Shorter breaks from school encourage students to stay involved with athletics and provide less time to become couch potatoes
    • New York State Board of Regents study concluded that disadvantaged students lose 27% more learning over summer months than their peers.
  • Community
    • For older students,employment may be easier to obtain as there is less competition.
    • More flexible opportunities for family vacations and community events during off-peak (non-summer) seasons scattered throughout the year
    • Less absences caused by vacations


Criticisms

[citation needed]

Opponents of year-round school cite:

  • Financial
    • Less or no down time for building maintenance or construction
    • Higher cost due to fewer windows of opportunity for these tasks
  • Educational
    • Teachers cannot settle in one permanent classroom due to having to rove between several classrooms. In addition to sharing rooms, they often share closets, and when they go off-track, they have to pack up their classroom and make room for the teacher and class that are coming on-track.
    • More frequent breaks may decrease student retention of material, and may cause students to lose focus.
    • Student burnout can increase due to the reduction in down time during the summer.
    • Some federal holidays have been omitted so that there can be a full 180 days in the school year.
  • Community
    • Multi-tracking can cause family and community disintegration by placing people on different schedules.
    • Difficulty in scheduling school-wide events (student assemblies, open-house, PTA meetings, and other functions) because at least 1 track is out of school at any point in time.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b United States Department of Education (1992), What YRE Can Do To Enhance Academic Achievement and To Enrich the Lives of Students That the Traditional Calendar Cannot Do.
  2. ^ Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, Students, Parents File Suit Against State's Funding Of School
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  4. ^ Wake County Public School System (2006-05-04), Teacher Survey: Year-Round Conversion (PDF)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USDE Single-vs-Multi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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