• Exploring Calendar Changes to Meet Growth and Capacity Needs

    Our district is evaluating ways to balance enrollment across schools to ensure all students have access to high-quality learning environments. The capacity at some of our multi-track year-round schools is underutilized, while some traditional-calendar schools are experiencing significant overcrowding due to growth.

    To address school crowding and growth, we have implemented measures such as 'capping' enrollment and reassigning students to less crowded schools. While these strategies provide temporary relief, they also create uncertainty for families and place additional strain on our transportation system. At the same time, some multi-track year-round schools are not full, leading to underutilized facilities.

    Recognizing the need for a more sustainable, long-term solution that balances school capacity while minimizing disruptions for families, we are exploring adjustments to school calendars. One approach is to convert multi-track year-round schools that are not full to a traditional calendar, and adjust some overcrowded traditional schools to a multi-track year-round model to create additional capacity.

    In addition, recent feedback from families in our district indicates that changing the calendar of a school may be preferable to being reassigned to a different school. Review the frequently asked questions from the virtual information sessions.

    Does changing a school's calendar impact student achievement?

    Research shows that year-round calendars had essentially no impact on average test scores when compared to traditional calendar schools. (McMullen & Rouse article)

    Does multi-track year-round increase summer learning?

    Year-round calendars don’t increase learning over the entire year because they don’t increase the time that children spend in school.  (von Hippel & Graves article)

    Provide feedback on calendar conversions

    As our district explores additional ways to use school calendars to address long-range planning concerns, we want to hear from you. What are the most important factors we should consider when making these decisions? Submit feedback via ThoughtExchange.

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