1. How is it a response to diversity changes?
Year-round schooling
How is it a response to diversity changes?

2. Traditional Schooling
Based in economics vs. educational
Students attend school 180 days of the year
Benefits
Mainstream
“Normal”
Non-classroom growth
Criticisms
Summer slide
Achievement Gap

3. Year-round schooling Spreading out the 180 days
Breaks are shortened, but more frequent
Benefits
Eliminating learning loss
Maintaining interest in learning
Increasing student achievement
Criticisms
Loss of summer
Family life
No grade flow

4. Introduction to Activity

5. Home Life Style of Family Language diversity: ESL Home support
Traditional
Extended
Single
Language diversity: ESL
Home support
Outside resources
Parental involvement
Benefits
Parents can pursue more time consuming jobs
Bridge the language gap
Provide continuous support

6. Socio-economic status
Determining status
Free and reduced lunches
Poverty level
Potential for crime
Benefits
Economic benefits
Globalization
Example: MN student’s in poverty outscoring in math

7. Learning needs Learning disabilities Gifted and Talented
English as a Second Language
Benefits
Decreasing the achievement gap
Allows for easier remediation

8. Works cited
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