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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 081 090 EA 005 331 AUTHOR Maggio, Thomas p., Comp.. TITLE Extended School Year Feasibility Study..A Feasibility Study of the Voluntary Quinmester Extended School Year for Long Branch Senior, High School. Final Report.. INSTITUTION Long Branch City Board of Education, N.J.. SPONS AGENCY New Jersey State Dept..of Education, TrentonOffice of Program Development._ PUB DATE May 73 NOTE 211p.; Pages 61-99, 189-197, and photographs may reproduce poorly EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$9.87 DESCRIPTORS Cocurricular Activities; Community Attitudes; *Curriculum Enrichment; *Extended School Year; *Feasibility Studies; *High Schools; Individualized Instruction; Relevance (Education); *School Calendars; School Schedules; Space Utilization; Student Attitudes; Student Centered Curriculum; Teacher Attitudes; Year Round Schools IDENTIFIERS o New Jersey; *Quinmester System ABSTRACT A comprehensive report that provides detailed descriptions of the study structure, the 12 areas investigated, the findings, and the recommendations of a 6-month project to determine the feasibility of operating the Long Branch, New Jersey, High. School on a quinmester calendar. The study team covered administrative implementation, athletics and extracurricular activities, budget and facilities, community, commercial and industrial reaction, curriculum, faculty and staff, guidance, junior high and elementary school relationships, teachers' associations, public information, special programs, and student reaction. -Appendixes include community and staff information items, study team strategy and calendar, and study budget. (Author) FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLECOPY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE CD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION CT' THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO 'DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM CD THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED 00 NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTEOF CC) EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY FINAL REPORT EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR FEASIBILITY STUDY MAY 21973 A Feasibility Study of the Voluntary Quinmester Extended School Year for Long Branch Senior High School Made Possible by a Grant from the N.J. Department of Education Office of Program Development In Cooperation With The Long Branch Board of Education Pr_ hY: The Extended School Year Study Committee Long Branch Senior High School Westwood Avenue Long Branch, New Jersey Submitted to: The Long. Branch Board of Education Extended School Year Programs Long Branch Public Schools Office of Program Development Long Branch, New Jersey07740 New Jersey Department of Education 1000 Spruce Street Trenton, New Jersey 08638 11 LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOLS Board of Education Rev. C. P. Williams, President Anthony C. Migliaccio Seymour Greenspan Vice President Mrs. Alice Nicas Joseph Nastasia Administration William H. Meskill Superintendent of Schools Milton G. Hughes Herbert A. Korey Executive Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Donald J. Van Brunt Benedict Pascucci Board of Education SecretarY Business Manager Bi's_zlLonnchSeniordministration John E. Dugan Principal Paul L. Vandermark Thomas P. Maggio Assistant Principal Assistant Principal .1EXTENDED SCHOOL, YEAR Committee Chairmen Thomas P. Maggio Project Director Assistant Principal Committee Chairman Position Administrative Implementation Paul L. Vandermark Assistant Principal Athletic & Extra Curricular James Simonelli Science Teacher Anthony Greenwood Administrative Assistant Paulette Bernard- Student Budget & Facilities Milton Belford Mathematics Subject Area Chairman Lawrence Bennett Mathematics Teacher Community, Commercial & John T. Crotty Guidance-Social Studies Industrial Reaction Teacher Curriculum Wayne Stevenson Guidance Counselor Rosemary Miller English Subject Area Chairman Deirdre O'Connell 'Student Celia Gelernter Student 'faculty and Staff Patricia Donohoe English Teacher Guidance Betty'Polhemus Business Education Subject Area Chairman Junior High School & Elementary Evelyn Freestone English Teacher Long Branch Education Marie Farrell Physical Education Association Liaison Teacher Public Information Bruce Badgley English Teacher Special Programs Robert Irvine Science Teacher Student Reaction Phillip Connell Social Studies Teacher Trouble Shooters Joseph Anastasia Social Studies Teacher Kenneth Schroeck Guidance Counselor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A study of this kind is made possible only through the concerted efforts of a great many people, each of whom is concerned with the quality of education in our community. This report represents a total commitment of over one hundred educators, Board of Education members, students and parents. We should like to thank the Long Branch Board of Education for its financial and moral support throughout this study. Superintendent of Schools William H. Meskill and Executive Assistant Superintendent Milton G. Hughes deserve thanks for their foresight in initiating the study, devoting their time in securing the New Jersey State Department grant and providing operational assistance. In- valuable guidance was provided by Assistant Superintendent Herbert A. Korey and Senior High School Principal John E. Dugan in the writing of the original pro- posal, establishing the plan of action and in conducting the study itself. Mr. Bruce Campbell, Director of Extended School Year Programs, Division of Research and Development, New Jersey State Department of Education, must be thanked for his total cooperation and the expert assistance he provided from beginning to end. Total faculty input was achieved through total faculty involvement.Every faculty member contributed throughout the study. This group, possessing a wide range of educational outlooks, brought to their committees and subject area curriculum meetings the fruits of their research and the breadth of their ex- periences.We thank them for their generous contributions of time, talents and energies. Special thanks to the Subject Area Chairmen, who, with their departments, produced comprehensive proposals for quinmester curriculum revision despite their other obligations. Special thanks also to Mrs. George Busch, Mrs. Thomas Flannigan and Mrs. Anthony Stamato, parents who represented the Senior High School Parents Advisory Committee, for the time they devoted to this project and the valuable insights they provided. This research document would not have been produced without the total cooperation and efficient managerial skills of our project secretary, Miss-Pamela Ridner. The many hours she devoted to this project merit a most deserved com- mendation. The Extended School Year Steering Committee I persorlilly thank a most dedicated Steering Committee, each of whom also served as a committee chairman. These individuals gave unselfishly of their time and talents and provided the on-line leadership that was indispensible for the conduct of the study. Their varied views brought controversy yet light to the final outcome. Objectively, research was sought and I believe it was accomplished. Thomas P. Maggio Project Director TABLE OF CONTENTS Pale I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND A. The City of Long Branch 1 A -B B. Long Branch Senior High School 1 C C. Areas of Concern - Causes for Research 1 D-G II. SLLYS IN THE STUDY 2 A -D TADetailed Account of the Processes of the Study) III. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Administrative ImplementatiOn 3 A-E B. Athletics and. Extra Curricular Activities 4 A-D C. Budget and Facilities 5 A-R D. Community, Commercial and Industrial Reaction. 6 A-J E. Curriculum 7 A-C 1. Business 8 A-E 2. English 9 A-C 3. Foreign Language 10A-C I. Home Economics 11A-C 5. Industrial Arts and Fine Arts 12 A-D 6. Mathematics 13 A-B 7. Music, Instrumental 14 A 8. Music, Vocal 15 A-E 9. Physical Education and Health 16A-B 10. Science 17A-H 11. Social. Studies 18A-C F. Faculty and Staff 19A-F G. Guidance 20A-G H. Junior High School and Elementary 21A-H I. Long Branch Education Association Liaison 22A-F J. Public Information 23A K. Special Programs 24 A-B L. Student Reaction 25 A-G IV. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A-.B A. Steering Committee Statement . 26 B. Steering Committee Recommendation 26C-D C. Faculty Recommendation 26E-G V. BIBLIOGRAPHY 27 VI. APPENDIX A 1-11 I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND A. The City of Long Branch B. Long Branch Senior High School C. Areas of Concern - Causes for Research I. Historical Background A. The City of Long Branch Long Branch, New Jersey, is located in Monmouth.County, about 50 miles south of New York City, 90 miles east of Philadelphia, and 90 miles north of Atlantic City. It stretches approximately five miles along the Atlantic Ocean, and has the Shrewsbury River as a border to the north. The central portion of the city, in which the heaviest concen- tration of population occurs, is also the widest. At the widest point, the city measures about two miles. The city originally took its name from a brook, a branch of the South Shrewsbury River. The population of Long Branch is 31,774 according to the 1970 Census. During the year, it is the largest city in Monmouth County in terms of population. The population increases about eleven per cent during the summer season. Today, Long Branch is largely a residential community of single family homes. More than half the developed land in Long Branch is in single family usage. The city claims to be America's oldest seashore resort. The sea was the determining factor in -Its earliest development. At one time, large hotels and summer estates dotted the ocean front. A few still remain, but most have been demolished, being replaced