In the simplest version of YRS known as single-track, the school year often begins in July or August. Students then spend a period of nine weeks in school followed by three weeks of vacation time.
Students spend the same amount of time in school as on a traditional calendar.
Here students and their teachers are assigned to one of several tracks, which are organized in a rotating and overlapping schedule so that some students are on vacation while others are in school. This permits more students to be accommodated within an existing building and reduces the need for portable classrooms and new buildings. Please send us your questions, your comments, and your insights. We are interested in other studies, in people who want to be part of our study, in sharing our findings. Implementing Year-round Schooling.