When children hear the term "year-round schools", their faces may become full of disgust. However, year round school can be a major benefit to not only students, but also teachers and the school itself. A year round school calendar should be mandatory because it improves academic performance, teacher job satisfaction, and the financial state of the school.
Year round school has been proven to improve students' attitudes towards school. Many students prefer year-round school as opposed to the traditional school calendar (Worthen). A study performed by the University of Southern Mississippi finds that positive attitudes affect grades. In this study, they saw that those had negative attitudes towards school and their work did not achieve as well …show more content…
According to an Utah survey, 84% of teachers prefer year round-school. Year-round schools provide more breaks throughout the year which leads to more periods of intersession. During these intersessions, teachers would have more time to plan future lessons and more opportunities to attend teacher workshops and to read professional teaching journals. Teachers also have the chance to teach during the intersession periods, allowing them to earn more money (Haser). Because of these reasons, teachers are happier to go to their …show more content…
Savings only occur if the school runs a multi-track program, which is when the school is always occupied, but one track is on vacation. Because of this, the school does not need to build a lot of buildings. One district in Colorado saw savings of 3.56 million dollars while a Florida district in Orange County saved 7 million dollars in construction costs and an additional 88,000 dollars annually (Worthen). Saving money is a major benefit of year-round schools.
In addition, year-round schools decrease the amount of vandalism to the buildings. Since children are in school consistently, they don’t have the time to vandalize buildings. Also, school buildings are always being used, so it is difficult to vandalize the buildings. In California districts, they saw a decrease of vandalism and school burglaries in year-round schools (Worthen). Because of the decrease of vandalism, the district saves money since they do not have to fix the
Year round school has been proven to improve students' attitudes towards school. Many students prefer year-round school as opposed to the traditional school calendar (Worthen). A study performed by the University of Southern Mississippi finds that positive attitudes affect grades. In this study, they saw that those had negative attitudes towards school and their work did not achieve as well …show more content…
According to an Utah survey, 84% of teachers prefer year round-school. Year-round schools provide more breaks throughout the year which leads to more periods of intersession. During these intersessions, teachers would have more time to plan future lessons and more opportunities to attend teacher workshops and to read professional teaching journals. Teachers also have the chance to teach during the intersession periods, allowing them to earn more money (Haser). Because of these reasons, teachers are happier to go to their …show more content…
Savings only occur if the school runs a multi-track program, which is when the school is always occupied, but one track is on vacation. Because of this, the school does not need to build a lot of buildings. One district in Colorado saw savings of 3.56 million dollars while a Florida district in Orange County saved 7 million dollars in construction costs and an additional 88,000 dollars annually (Worthen). Saving money is a major benefit of year-round schools.
In addition, year-round schools decrease the amount of vandalism to the buildings. Since children are in school consistently, they don’t have the time to vandalize buildings. Also, school buildings are always being used, so it is difficult to vandalize the buildings. In California districts, they saw a decrease of vandalism and school burglaries in year-round schools (Worthen). Because of the decrease of vandalism, the district saves money since they do not have to fix the