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Year-Round Schools
Many parents find that a year-round program is best suited to their student’s learning style, as well as to the family’s lifestyle. Three elementary schools — Easley, Holt and Pearsontown — and two middle schools — Rogers–Herr and Chewning — operate on a year-round calendar, which divides the year into 9–week quarters with a 3–week break (intersession) at the end of each quarter. Students are in school the same number of days as their counterparts in traditional schools. Their days are simply redistributed into blocks throughout the year. The traditional holidays are included in the development of the calendar and may lengthen the intersession.
The basic instructional program is the same at year–round schools and traditional schools. Traditional summer school remedial time is provided throughout the school year during scheduled intersession days within the three–week breaks. Services for exceptional children and enhancement classes are planned to match those in a traditional program.
Advantages
- Continuity enhances the learning process.
- Intersessions offer opportunities for enrichment and remedial help for elementary students during the school year.
- Teachers have planning time throughout the year that allows them to better prepare for the needs of each student.
- Regular breaks energize students and teachers, reducing the effects of “burn-out.”
- Parents are provided opportunities for year-round child care.
- Families have flexibility in arranging vacations during all seasons throughout the year.
Applications
Applications for the 2009-10 school year will be available at the beginning of January. Deadline for submitting an application is January 30, 2009. Transportation within the designated year-round regions is provided. If a student transfers to a designated partner school (for Easley or Holt), DPS will provide transportation. If a student transfers to a different school (not in the year-round region or a partner school), the family will be responsible for providing their own transportation. Board Policy #4132 guides all decisions on student transfers.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Holt Year-Round Elementary School
Holt has an assigned attendance zone and serves students from Eastway, Glenn, Little River, Mangum, Merrick–Moore, Oak Grove, Spring Valley and parts of Eno Valley and Hillandale attendance zones who want a year–round school. Students in Holt’s assigned attendance zone may attend automatically. Those in the other school attendance zones access Holt through the application process. If a student is in Holt’s assigned attendance zone but prefers to attend a school on the traditional calendar, assignment is made to Holt’s partner schools, either Glenn or Merrick-Moore, through the Student Assignment Office.
Easley Year–Round Elementary School
Easley has an assigned attendance zone and serves students from most of the Eno Valley and Hillandale attendance zones who want a year-round school (You may contact the Student Assignment Office to find out which parts of the Eno Valley and Hillandale attendance zones attend which year–round school). Students in Easley 's assigned attendance zone may attend automatically. Those in other school attendance zones access Easley through the application process. If a student is in Easley 's assigned attendance zone but prefers to attend a school on the traditional calendar, assignment is made to one of Easley 's partner schools, Eno Valley or Hillandale, through the Student Assignment Office.
Pearsontown Year-Round Elementary School
Pearsontown has no assigned attendance zone, but serves students from Bethesda, Creekside, Fayetteville Street, Forest View, Hope Valley, Lakewood, Parkwood, Pearson, E.K. Powe, Southwest, and Watts attendance zones who wish to attend a year-round school. Students access Pearsontown through the year-round lottery application process.
Intersession Childcare & Enrichment Options
Each intersession Community Education provides a variety of activity options for elementary school children.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Students are assigned to one of these two schools according to their assigned base (not transfer or magnet) elementary school. Transportation (within the designated regions) will be provided.
Chewning Year-Round Middle School
Chewning has an assigned attendance zone but also accepts students from outside the attendance zone.
Base Feeder Schools: Eastway, Easley, Eno Valley, Glenn, Hillandale, Holt, Little River, Mangum, Merrick-Moore, Oak Grove.
Rogers-Herr Year-Round Middle School
Rogers–Herr does not have an assigned attendance zones, so all students must complete an application.
Base Feeder Schools: Bethesda, Fayetteville Street, Forest View, Hope Valley, Lakewood, Parkwood, Pearson, Pearsontown, Powe, Southwest, Watts.
