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Show SCHOOLTIME; Thursday. July 29. Page 2 School Change Is Nfried I Ayi, Back, r tto-ScAoo-&U- Assorted j Selection Large Lasts While Supply "5 pic; S. One of the fathers I talked going on the plan at the same By KENT ALLEN During the third week of time, 3. Expense for school with was strongly against August, classrooms in Alpine building modifications (air year round schools. He said, School District will begin to conditioning) and 4. Some "It didn't hurt you to go to school for nine month and fill and another year of changes in family lifestyle, Year round school plans vacation for three, so why educating our children will be have been adopted by several should we change the system underway. As in years past, the new school districts across the now?" Others expressed the view, school year brings an annual nation. The nearest school "After seeing a bright sunny problem back into focus; districts to currently Despite the dule year round schooling are day like today, how could you school districts program of Cherry Creek School District keep a childa mind on his One mother building new schools and 5 and Jefferson County studies?" more rooms to Schools in Denver, Colorado. suggested paying more to adding The administrators of help have more resource existing schools, the problem cannot be solved very these districts served as classes available. Just about everyone has an quickly. Economics being the consultants last fall when the UEA held a fact finding idea or suggestion that they major deterrent. After several years of conference at Timpview High feel would improve their childrens education, but very dealing with overcrowding, School. the administration of Alpine Both plans have been little is done about it. In the June 23rd 1980 School District (hereafter accepted in Colorado because referred to as ASD) offered of rapid population growth edition of Time Magazine, the over- whole issue was dedicated to five options for consideration and subsequent the study of the Soviet of dealing with student crowding in the classroom. The section on The people who came from Union. housing other than new school construction. these school districts to education was very inforThe alternative that drew inform our teachers and mative. The Soviet children attend more interest than favor was administrators about year option A: Year Round "45-1- 5 School. There are several schedules for year round schools. The ASD two plans which ' studied, maximized building use on an increase of from 33 percent to 50 percent above current figures. The first, the 45-1- 5 plan is a quarter design with students assigned in equal groups to one of four tracks, Each group attends school for nine weeks then has a three week vacation. The tracks are rJulAug: SepiOctlNovlDecpanFe.larlApriMayjJurJ so that three staggered Modified groups of students are in school and one group is on vacation at any one time. This plan increases building capacity over the year by 33 percent. The second, the Concept 6 plan divides the year into six sections of 44 days each. The students are in school for approximately four months AugSep"octNoDecJanFetlMarlAprjMayiJun and vacation for two months then the process is repeated. This plan increases building School Vacation capacity by 50 percent through the year. round programs, stated they school six days a week from As reported in a bulletin had found some surprising 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The from ASD, the greatest with the system required curriculum runs advantages strengths of year round that they had not forseen. through tenth grade and school plans are: 1. Increased Because of shorter covers about the same building capacity, 2. Year vacations, there was less amount of material that U.S. round use of buildings. 3. students receive attending More flexibility in enrich-me- learning loss, eliminating extra review drop out five days a week from and remedial oppor- rates declinedtime; because of kindergarten through twelfth tunities, 4. Greater learning flexible scheduling which grade. retension and 5. Improved made easier it The Soviet Union insists to drop back in education quality. for stress and on very close ties between The greatest problems of illnessstudents; absenteeism declined, parents and schools. If year round schools are: 1. and teacher-studeburn out parents fail to respond when Student scheduling (to keep rates declined. school arise, problems all family members on the During my investigation of officials may notify the same track), 2. The necessity round schools, I have Cont. on Page 15 of the whole community year talked with many people. . "Ll PROFITS Z 4m USED TO KEEP MISSIONARIES IN THE HELO" ME cKS'ki-- A o V TOVLftDY'S mm size 4 tO V 7-1- T O 07 O DA 4 25 to 34 7 . SCHOOL TIT SPECIALS UmAFFIC JEAN Outlet Sp. rk. Oram 135 N. State 2284)661 . 250 W. 798-352- 9 500 S. Factory "Concept 6" nt nt |