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Thats what they are trying to do in most or all Wake County(Cities of raliegh-cary-apex-fuquay varina-knightdale)schools. There are few actual year round schools in NC, or at least in my part.
I think there are a few year round schools in Union County. They are in Monroe, I believe. They don't have summers off, but they get a few weeks at a time throughout the entire year.
I read this on the boards in a brief thread......did I read that right??? The kids in NC go to school year round??? No summers off??
Please explain this....
It is not that the kids do not have time off in the summer...it is that the time off is more evenly spaced throughout the year with a shorter summer break. The kids are in school the same number of days as traditional students.
Not all schools are on the year around calender though most of Wake's elementary and middle schools are leaning that way.
There's a few Union County schools that have a year-round calendar, probably the most difficult adjustment for us! Anyway, I think (yes, I'm still sorting it all out) it's something like 9 weeks on, two weeks off and 4 weeks (as opposed to the typical 8 you'd get with a traditional calendar) off in the summer.
Union County public schools has their calendars online, I don't feel like looking for the link but just google "Union County Public Schools" and it will take you to their website, which will have a link for the calendar for closer review.
Actually, it's pretty cool and makes a heck of a lot of sense. My grandson did it thru eighth grade and was quite sad they didn't offer it in high school. Instead of the kids getting bored toward the end of summer. They spread the break time around.
Actually, it's pretty cool and makes a heck of a lot of sense. My grandson did it thru eighth grade and was quite sad they didn't offer it in high school. Instead of the kids getting bored toward the end of summer. They spread the break time around.
It's very hard to offer it at schools with many electives (such as high school or the magnets down here). They just can't find teachers and space to offer all the classes on all the tracks.
The year round calendar is that the kids go to school for 9 weeks and then have 3 weeks off. There are "4 tracks" at each school. Each track is equal to a schedule for a group of children/teachers time in school. Everyone is out of school the week of 4th of July (the new grade year starts after the 4th of July) and the same time off at Christmas.
The program works great for many children.
My child has been in a traditional schedule school from kindergarten through 6th grade. For 7th grade he will be redistricted to a year round middle school. We are all excited because just this year, he started to get burned out on school around Thanksgiving.
To see how the scheduling works, go to www.wcpss.net and look for the calendars for year round schools.
Per the vice-principal at my son's middle school, schools in Union County began year round calendars a little more than 10 years ago. (Again, this is NOT all schools in UC.) I forgot to ask why they changed the calendar. But, it's a bit different here too in the sense that there are no "tracks." All of the kids are on the same schedule.
And still, it's been a huge adjustment for us and thankfully, I have some flexibility in my scheduling or else, handling child care arrangements would just about kill me with this type of calendar.
Per the vice-principal at my son's middle school, schools in Union County began year round calendars a little more than 10 years ago. (Again, this is NOT all schools in UC.) I forgot to ask why they changed the calendar. But, it's a bit different here too in the sense that there are no "tracks." All of the kids are on the same schedule.
And still, it's been a huge adjustment for us and thankfully, I have some flexibility in my scheduling or else, handling child care arrangements would just about kill me with this type of calendar.
But I remain happy to be here ... .
SL
The businesses in the area haven't started acomidating the year-around schedule? Around Raleigh there are more and more child-cares and day camps that are offering track out programs.
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