Balancing the School Calendar Perspectives from the Public and Stakeholders

by Kneese, Carolyn; Ballinger, Charles; Hess, Frederick M.; Elliott, Lloyd H.; Bainbridge, William L.; Fisher, Michael; Baker, Keither G.; Evans, Stephen L.; Calabro, Dominic M.; Shields, Carolyn M.; Oberg, Steven Lynn; Haser, Shelly Gismondi; Cooper, Harris

• ISBN13: 9781578868797
• ISBN10: 1578868793
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-16
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Many thoughtful and forward-looking educators and administrators have reorganized the school calendar from the traditional nine-month model to one that is more balanced, and they have seen both positive and negative results in the classroom, school, district, and community. Balancing the School Calendar is a compilation of perspectives and research reports from those who have reorganized classroom time to create better learning situations for students. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Media and Public Perceptions
Summer Vacation of Our Discontent	p. 3
Restructuring American Education	p. 6
U.S. Students Need Longer School Year	p. 11
Poll Says Floridians Willing to Accept Year-round Schools	p. 13
Perspectives from the Stakeholders
Balanced Calendar Schools: Combining Structural Change and Transformative Leadership	p. 19
The Modified Calendar: Benefits for Teachers	p. 44
Report on School and Community Attitudes to Modified School Calendars	p. 52
Experiencing School Year-round: An Administrator's Perspective	p. 65
Practice in the Various Models
Effects of Year-round Education on Performance Indicators	p. 77
Multitracking in School Calendar Reform	p. 117
Grounding Calendar Change: A Call for Reimagining Continuous Learning	p. 131
Beyond Mere Balancing of Calendars: A Comprehensive Time Reform Model	p. 149
An English Perspective on Calendar Reform: One School's Innovative Practices	p. 164
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 181
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