DOCUMENT RESUME ED 113 816 EA 007 607 TITLE Year-Round. Education Dream and Reality. A Report of the National Seminar on Year-Round Education (7th, Denver,. Colorado,May11-14, 1975) . INSTITUTION ,Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver.; National Council on Year -pound Education. PUB DATE 75 NOTE 120p.; A related document is.ED.083.735 AVAILABLE FROMColorado State Department of. Education, 530 State .Office -Building, Denver, Colorado80203 Quantity discounts, Make checks payable to 7th Year-Round. Education SeMinar) EDRS PRICE' MF-$0.76 HC-$5.70 Plus Postage DESCRIPTORS -Academic Achievement; *Administrative Personnel; Community Involvement; Curriculum Development; Educational EConomics;. Educational Facilitips;. *Educational .Planning;:Eleimentary- Secondary Education; *Extended School Year; Higher Education ; Paraprofessional School Personnel; Principals;' Public Relations; *School Community Relationship; Teachers; *Year Round Schools ABSTRACT This seminar report contains the speeches of the two featured speakers (Dr. Calvin M. Frazier and Dr. Charles E. 'Silberman), the seminar papers of nearly .90 presenters, and biographical information on the speakers and presenters.(IRT) 0. ******************************************************************* Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every. effort * * to obtain the best copy available. ,Nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects.the quality * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the EPIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). 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Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the best that. can be made from the original. * ********************************************************************** 00 YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION DREAM AND REALITY U.S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY -=--. = .=- = ---- -_,--,,... = -- .,-- Z.-.=- ", --- ------. = .-- --:-..--_- -=---__ -.-- -- A REPORT OF THE 7th NATIONAL SEMINAR ON YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION MAY 11-14, 1975 DENVER 2 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CALVIN M FRAZIER, COMMISSIONER DENVER 1975 P,RICE: $5 each, single copies; multiple' copies from 5 to 9, $4.50 each; 10 or more, $4 each Make checks payable to: 7TH YEAR,ROUND EDUCATION SEMINAR and send to: Colorado Department of Education 530 State Office Building Denver, Colorado 80203 Conlpiled by the Communications Services Unit of the Colorado Department of Education with assistance from The Colorado Chapter National School Public Relations Association 3 SEVENTH NATIONAL SEMINAR ON YEARROUND EDUCATION . SPONSORED BY THE COLORADO STATE BOARDOF EDUCATION FOR THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON YEAR-ROUNDEDUCATION COLORADO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Robin Johnston, Chairman Denver Lewis E. Sliieghorst, Vice Chairman Littleton Betty Feilbert, Member Aurora Bill Grahath, Member Beulah Allen B. L'mb, Member Windsor Dr. Calvin M. Frazier, Colorado Commissioner ofEducation 7 CO SPONSORING SCHOOLDISTRICTS Cherry Creek School District 5 -- Dr. Richard P. Koeppe, Superintendent Colorado Springs.School District 11 -- Thomas Doherty, Superintendent Jefferson County School.DistrictR-1 -- Dr. Alton W. Cowan, Superintendent 4 4, NATIONAL. COUNCIL ON YEARROUND EDUCATION NCYRE OFFICERS:: President James R. Gove Valley View Public Schools, Romeoville, Illinois Vice President and President Elect'-- Dr. DonGlines California Department of Education, Sacramento,California Secretary-Treasurer Dr. John D. McLain Clarion State College, Clarion, Pennsylvania Immediate Past President George M. Jensen Horse Shoe, North Carolina NCYRE BOARD MEMBERS: "JaMes Bingle, Plainfield, Illinois Geneva Brown, Winston7Salem, North Carolina Dr. Bruce Campbell, Trenton, New Jersey Mrs. Joy Christopher, Denver, Colorado Dr. Franklin Edwards, Phoenix, Arizona Dr. Gene Henderson, St. Charles, Missouri Dr. Ernest Mueller, Fallsington, Pennsylvania. Dr. Paul D.Rice, Blacksburg, Virginia Dr. Leonard Servetter, Chula Vista, California Verne F. Shelley, Denver, Colorado - NCYRE ADMINISTRATIVE COORDiNATORS:5 Region I Mrs. Adel.ia Nichols, Huntington Beach, California' Region II Dr. William D. White, Lakewood, Colorado Region III J. Pat'Page, Romeoville, Illinois Region IV Dr. David Parks, Blacksburg, Virginia (National Headquarters) Region V Dr. E. Curtis Henson, Atlanta, Georgia 5 ii PREFACE Based on comments we have heard, the Seventh National Seminar on Year-Round Education was well, received by seminar participants. The Colorado State Board of Education was pleased to sponsor the event along with assistance from the co-sponsoring Colorado SOhool Districts, Cherry Creek, Colorado Springs, and Jefferson County. We are.indebted to the many persons in Colorado who served on the state seminar planning committee, which was headed by Dr. Roslyn M. Grady of Colorado Springs, Dr. William White of Jefferson County, and Verne Shelley and Mrs. Joy Christopher, both of Cherry Creek SChool District. Appreciation is also expressed to, the nearly ninety persons from throughout the Nation who served as presenters for the seminar and whose seminar papers, for the most part, appear in this publication. We hope.you will find this material of interest and assistance. -7- Robin Johnston, Chairman Colorado State Board of Education 6 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. YEARROUND EDUCATION: DREAM AND REALITY DR. CALVIN M. FRAZIER 1 II. YEARROUND EDUCATION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING -- DR. CHARLES E. SILBERMAN . 4 .III. JOB. ALIKE SESSIONS A. ARCHITECTS AND SCHOOL BUILDING PLANNERS 1. DR. GLEN I. EARTHMAN 10 2. F. LAMAR KELSEY 11 B. CENTRAL 'SCHOOL STAFF ADMINISTRATORS 1. THOMAS J. MCCONNELL,,JR 12 2. ,DR., GEORGE H. DALGLEISH 13 3. CHARLES E, RUFIEN 14 C. CURRICULUM SUPERVISORS 1. DR. JOHN W. WASHBURN, JR. 16 2. MRS: MURIEL B AINARD .17 D. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS 1. MS. .CHRIS SHORT\ 18 2. MRS. RUTH WOMACl4 20 3. MRS. DOTTIE BRENNER N,20 E. ROLE OF THE NONCERT FICATED PERSON IN A YEARROUND SCHOOL. 1. MRS. LUREE WOLFF 21 2. MRS. DONNA GERBOT 22 3. MRS. NANCY KLEIN .\ 23 F. PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN HE YEARROUND SCHOOL CONCEPT 1. MRS. SYD JOSEPH 24 2. MRS. JANET TCZAP 25 3. THOM FOULKS 26 G. THE EFFECT OF YRE ON THE LOCAL CHURCH PROGRAM 1. THE REVEREND WESLEY M. HANSEN 27 H. YEARROUND SCHOOL AND THE PERSONNEL OFFICE 1. ROBERT HAMPSON 27 I. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION 1. DR. DAVID J. PARKS 28 J. YEARROUND SCHOOL AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES 1. RAY BALL 29 K. BOARD MEMBERS LOOK' ATc, THE CONTINUOUS SCHOOL YEAR PLAN 1. JAMES D. BINGLE 30 31 2. JOHN L. WIMAN t L. SCHOOL BUSINESS MANAGERS IN A YEARROUND SCHOOL 1. RONALD N. STRAHANOSKI M. SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS 1. DR. GENE HENDERSON 33 N. SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS PERSONNEL 1. DR. ERNEST H. MUELLER 34 2. MRS. JOY CHRISTOPHER 35 V 3. DEL HARDING 36 4. THURMAN WARNER 37 0. SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS 1. DR. DANIEL KNUEPPEL 37 2. ARVEL R. RICKETTS 39 3. RAY SCHNERINGER 40 IV. INTEREST ALIKE SESSIONS A. Y. 'R-ROUND'SCHOOLS FOR THE NEOPHYTE 1. 4. B. TRIPLETT 41 2. DR. WILLIAM WHITE 42 3. DR, E..CURTIS.HENSON 44 4. MARTIN RUBINSTEIN 45 B. YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS FOR IN-BETWEENERS 1. MS. CHRIS SHORT 47 C. YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS FOR"OLDTIMERS 1. DR. GENE HENDERSON 48*"-"' 2. RAY SCHNERINGER 49 3. DR. DON E. GLINES 49 V. PANEL SESSIONS A. A YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION MODEL DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ITS GRADUATES 1. DR. DWAIN L. THATCHER 50 2. .ROBERT H. WILLIAMS 51 B. A LOOK AT YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION OPERATING IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 1. DR. EDWARD C. FREDERICK 52 2. DR. JOHN D. MCLAIN 53 . C. COMPARING PUPIL ACHIEVEMENT IN YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS AND IN THE TRADITIONAL SETTING 1. DR. ROSLYN M. GRADY 54 D. LEARNING FROM FAILURE -- A COMMUNITY REJECTS YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION 1. DR. JAMES C. MOUNIE 55 2. DR. WESLEY APKER 56 3. DR. GUILBERT C. HENTSCHKE 58 E. YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION SUCCESS STORIES (AND A FEW BRUISES) 1. C.J. NICHOLS 58 2. JAMES D. BINGLE 60 3. DR. DANIEL KNUEPPEL 61 4. CHARLES E. RUFIEN 62' .5. MRS. DOTTIE BRENNER 63 F. YRE PROS AND CONS FROM PARENTS AND STUDENTS 1. MRS. LYNN ENGLEBY 64 2. MISS ROBIN HAMILTON. 66 G. I WAS RECRUITED AS 'A YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT (TWICE!) 1. WILLIAM PUTTER 67 VI; HOWWE DID IT SESSIONS A. CHANGE--TRADITIONAL TO CONTINUOUS CALENDAR 1. DELAINE T. RICHARDS 70 vi B. YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION IN SUNNYSIDE: A SOUND/SLIDE PRESENTATION 1. DR. PATRICK HENDERSON 72 C. YEAR-ROUND'SCHOOL PROGRAM K -12 1. DR. WILL'1AM D, WHITE 73 D. IS THE INTERSESSION PROGRAM FOR YOUR SCHOOL? 1. DELAINE T. RICHARDS 75 r E. "A TALE OF FOUR CITIES" 1. MARTIN RUBINSTEI 77 2: MS. CHRIS SHORT 78 3. DR. WESLEY APKER 78 F. IDENTIFYING THE BACKGROUND CONDITIONS OF A SEPCIFIC COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO TAILOR A YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL PLAN TO THAT COMMUNITY 1. DR. JOHN D. MCLAIN 79 . 2. DR. JOHN W. WASHBURN, JR. 80 G. INITIAL PLANNING.FOR YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION PROGRAMS 1. DR. ROBERT H. WILLIAMS. 081 2. DR. BRUCE CAMPBELL 82 H. ESTABLISHING TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATIONOF INFORMATION FROM THE PLANNING THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION ,STAGES 1. MRS. JOY CHRISTOPHER 82 2.' JAMES R. GOVE 84 3. DR. JAMES C. MOUNIE 86 I. PLANNING AND REVISING CURRICULUM 1. MRS. MARY1rMILLIGAN 2. THOMAS J. NCCONNELL, JR. 88 3. DR. WILLIAM D. WHITE 89 4.. DR. DON GLINES 91 J. EXTENDING THE CLASSROOM K-12 INTOTHE COMMUNITY 1. DR. E..CURTIS HENSON 92 K. BUDGET 1. DR. HARALD DREWE"- 93 2. RONALD N. STRAHONOSKI 94 L. STAFFING AND INSERVICE 1. CHARLES.E. RUFIEN 95 M. EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION 1. RAY SCHNERINGER 97 N. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, CAREER EDUCATION AND YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS 1. DR. ARVIN BLOME 98 VI. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES A, FEATURED SPEAKERS 101 B. BIOGRAPHIES OF PRESENTERS' 103 v ii YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION: DREAM AND REALITY DR. CALVIN M. FRAZIER COLORADO COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DENVER, COLORADO Three years ago I attended the Fourth Annual Year-Round Conference held in San Diego.