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Year Round School

by Bill T.

Feb 1, 2012

My district is looking at going to a year round system in an effort to free up rooms, so we can reduce class sizes. This means that they are looking at multi tracking. I have several articles about it, but I'm curious to see if anybody has input. Help!

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Yikes. As if the dropout problem isn't bad enough! nfm On 3/01/12, Jeremy Roe wrote: > On 2/01/12, Bill T. wrote: >> My district is looking at going to a year round system in >> an effort to free up rooms, so we can reduce class sizes. >> This means that they are looking at multi tracking. I have >> several articles about it, but I'm curious to see if >> anybody has inp...See More

Mar 1, 2012

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Judy2/CA My district was year round multi-track for many years. We have been on a modified traditional schedule for 7 years but as our enrollment continues to grow there are rumors that we will return to year round. The only good thing about multi-track is that about the time you think you need a vacation, you go off-track for a month. We had 4 tracks. My t...See MoreMy district was year round multi-track for many years. We have been on a modified traditional schedule for 7 years but as our enrollment continues to grow there are rumors that we will return to year round. The only good thing about multi-track is that about the time you think you need a vacation, you go off-track for a month. We had 4 tracks. My track had no time off in the summer. We had a month off in Sept and April and 6 weeks off at Christmas. The other tracks took other months off. You lose teaching days. 2 days before you were to go off track all of the kids materials and all of the teacher's materials had to be packed up and ready for the custodians to take and store. There was one large cabinet for the contents of the kids' desks and a smaller teacher cabinet. Any other materials you were responsible for storing yourself. Some teachers rented storage space. Mine went in my spare bedroom and garage. When you came back "on track" you had no more than a day, and sometimes only 1/2 a day to get the room set up because while you were on vacation another teacher/class was using the room. We also rotated rooms so you were in 3 different rooms each year. One year the teacher I "followed" was a complete slob - she should have been ashamed to leave the room like she did. The last day of class before vacation became a party day for most teachers as it was impossible to teach with no materials. There was no sense of school unity. We were really 4 separate schools. Any meetings with teachers consisted of only 3 tracks of teachers since only 3 tracks were there at any one time. There was also no "down time" for maintenance on the buildings/rooms. It never really changed class size - class sizes were large even with year round school. Classrooms tended to be pretty bare bones because you were going to be continually taking down and putting stuff back up. it was really physically exhausting so most teachers just learned to get by with just the basics.

On 3/01/12, Jeremy Roe wrote: > On 2/01/12, Bill T. wrote: >> My district is looking at going to a year round system in >> an effort to free up rooms, so we can reduce class sizes. >> This means that they are looking at multi tracking. I have >> several articles about it, but I'm curious to see if >> anybody has input. Help! > > > I believe that year round schooling is a fantastic idea, but > should be implemented at the discretion of the states. While > - as a future teacher - I will covet my long and > uninterrupted Summer and Winter breaks, I feel that lengthy > breaks are detrimental to a students education. The article > you posted suggest, students often forget what they have been > taught during their lengthy Summer break. I know one rural > system here in Tennessee that does four weeks on followed by > two weeks off. School budgets are also a key reason to > support year round schooling. For example, a Tennessee > district could take one long break in January and another > longer break in August - our coldest and hottest months > respectively - and put funds saved on utilities towards > instructional related expenses. This type of schedule could > also allow schools to rent out their facilities in order to > generate more revenue. How would multi-tracking work? It's > difficult for me to conceptualize meeting the state mandated > instructional days with all the public holidays and snow days.

Mar 24, 2012

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What is the average size 3rd through 5th grade classrooms?

by sweetnsimple

Feb 21, 2012

Dear Multiple subject teachers, Hello I am cuttently studying to obtain my credential. As I observe classrooms I am noticing that class sizes have greatly increased, however I would like to know if its only in california or are class sizes ranging nation wide? I would appreciate feedback on your class size and what state/city you teach in as I will...See More

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lynne3 In my southern Alifornia elementary school district, third grade has up to 26 students and 4-5th grades have up to 31 students. third grade has increased by six students in the last three years, creeping up by 2 additional studnets each year.

Aug 17, 2012

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