2. Introduction “What is Year Round Schooling?” Examples of Year- Round Schooling Statistics Benefits for the Kids Benefits for the Teachers Benefits for Families Overall Benefits Traditional Schooling VS Year-Round Conclusion

3. “What is Year-Round Schooling?” Year round schooling takes the required 180 days of instruction and breaks it up into periods of school and periods of breaks. For example, a student might go to school for 2 weeks and then have a 1 week break. This allows for a more “balanced calendar’. There are 2 types of year round schooling: Single Track- balanced calendar, shorter summer vacation, vacation days distributed throughout the year Multi-Track- prevents overcrowding by splitting teachers and students into groups and alternating the days that each group attends school (increases school capacity by 33%) Back to Main Menu

4. Examples Traditional Calendar 70 Days of Learning 3 Days off- Thanksgiving Break 15 Days of Learning 10 Days off- Winter Break 55 Days of Learning 5 Days off- Spring Break 40 Days of Learning 60 Days off- Summer Vacation Balanced Calendar 45 Days of Learning 15 Days off- Fall Break 30 Days of Learning 3 Days off- Thanksgiving Break 15 Days of Learning 15 Days off- Winter Break 45 Days of Learning 15 Days off- Spring Break 45 Days of Learning 30 Days off- Summer Break Back To Main Menu

5. Statistics Back To Main Menu 5 Largest States By Year-Round Education Enrollment (Number of People)

6. Benefits for Kids Children spend less time reviewing subject material Ready to learn new information upon return from break Especially convenient for special needs or gifted students Learning becomes more fun when it is broken up; thus students perform better. Back To Main Menu

7. Benefits for Teachers Better working conditions More time for grading assignments Additional opportunities for lesson planning Students are more willing to learn after break; thus teaching is easier Back To Main Menu

8. Benefits for Families Allows more time for family vacations other than during the summer Farmers have the help of their children during the needed times Parents have more say in when their kids attend school when using the multi-track program Back To Main Menu

9. Overall Benefits Saves on capital construction costs Conserves expenses on building new schools School buildings are used more frequently Multi-track increases school space by 33% More balanced curriculum Back to Main Menu

10. Traditional VS Year-Round Back To Main Menu Long summer break Unsteady calendar system More conservative Decreases school capacity 180 days of instruction Same curriculum More balanced schedule Additional vacation time Increases school space

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