DC Public and charter - is there interest in year round school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^And some of us sacrifice to give iur kids unstructured time. I don't want kids in school year-round when it's bad policy but someone else finds it convenient.

Make that: "I don't want *my* kids..."

Not sure that the research suggests that it's bad policy to have year round school. The long summer was originally designed for convenience for farmers. Modern work now makes year round school more convenient for many.

That said, I'd probably prefer a hybrid... Somewhat shorter summers with a few extra breaks in the school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^And some of us sacrifice to give iur kids unstructured time. I don't want kids in school year-round when it's bad policy but someone else finds it convenient.

Make that: "I don't want *my* kids..."

Not sure that the research suggests that it's bad policy to have year round school. The long summer was originally designed for convenience for farmers. Modern work now makes year round school more convenient for many.

That said, I'd probably prefer a hybrid... Somewhat shorter summers with a few extra breaks in the school year.

This is what the DCPS extended school year does. 20 more total instructional days but longer/extra breaks.

If DC could do coordinated planning across sectors, it could allow charters to experiment with this to an even greater degree than they do now by providing per pupil funding based on the number of instructional days. Today charters that want to do extended day just stretch the funds they get, which are the same for the regular 7 hour/180 days per years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^And some of us sacrifice to give iur kids unstructured time. I don't want kids in school year-round when it's bad policy but someone else finds it convenient.

Make that: "I don't want *my* kids..."

Not sure that the research suggests that it's bad policy to have year round school. The long summer was originally designed for convenience for farmers. Modern work now makes year round school more convenient for many.

That said, I'd probably prefer a hybrid... Somewhat shorter summers with a few extra breaks in the school year.

This is what the DCPS extended school year does. 20 more total instructional days but longer/extra breaks.

If DC could do coordinated planning across sectors, it could allow charters to experiment with this to an even greater degree than they do now by providing per pupil funding based on the number of instructional days. Today charters that want to do extended day just stretch the funds they get, which are the same for the regular 7 hour/180 days per years.

Yeah. That's pretty much what year-round school is everywhere. They don't really completely eliminate a summer break.