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Extending the School Day and Year
In an effort to raise student achievement, some schools are experimenting with lengthening the school day or year. What is the impact of this strategy? What are the most important considerations when implementing this type of reform? This ReadySearchTM provides resources to inform thinking about this type of scheduling change.
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Expanding School Time to Expand School Learning
In this resource, WestEd offers an overview of the extended school day, along with principles and considerations for its implementation. 2009. http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/pp-09-01.pdf |
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Eight Keys to a Successful Expanded-Day Program
The principal and vice principal of a California elementary school describe the eight critical elements that helped them develop a model expanded-day program at their school. 2003. http://www.edreadysearch.org/search/item_preview.cfm?assetid=18904 |
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KIPP Academies
This resource provides an overview of the KIPP Academy in the Houston Independent School District. One component of this charter school is extended learning time. KIPP Academy students spend 67% more time in class than other public school students. http://www.aypf.org/publications/rmaa/pdfs/KIPP.pdf |
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Taking Stock of the Fiscal Costs of Expanded Learning Time
This report provides information for those considering the costs of expanding learning time. 2008. http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/07/elt_report2.html |
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How One School Went to a Year-Round Calendar
A few years ago, the teachers at Timber Lane Elementary School in Fairfax County, Virginia, faced a problem common to teachers everywhere: how to teach massive amounts of curriculum in just 180 days. This article describes their successful 3-year effort to make Timber Lane a year-round school. 2001. http://www.edreadysearch.org/search/item_preview.cfm?assetid=17930 |
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Alternatives to the Traditional School-Year Calendar
This education policy brief provides general information about the history of the traditional school calendar, followed by general information on the extended school year and year-round calendars. Multi-track and single-track schedules are reviewed. Descriptions of experiences with year-round education in California and Indiana are also presented. 2007. http://ceep.indiana.edu/projects/PDF/PB_V5N3_Spring_2007_EPB.pdf |
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Time, Learning, and School Schedules
Does increasing the amount of instructional time in school automatically increase student achievement? In addition to increased time, what other factors affect student learning? How can the school day and year best be organized to improve student achievement? The resources in this ReadySearchTM address these and other questions related to time and scheduling in schools. http://www.edreadysearch.org/readysearch/?rs=43 |
