Teachers weigh benefits risks of expanded year
Teachers at Pond Alamo Elementary weigh year round schooling amid concerns over childcare costs for two children and potential transfer after next year. Many say breaks can reduce burnout and boost learning, though some fear summer gaps and logistics. A district pilot proposes six weeks on, two off, plus August four weeks, with teacher options on placement and pay unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Clark
Pond/Alamo
Clark
Lyneese Warren
Ector County Association of Texas Professional Educators
ECISD
Annette Clevenger
Clevenger
Stacie Clemmer
Clemmer
Darrell Floyd
Midland
Mida Eeevine
Ted Miller
Miller
Joseph Baressi
Ector County Independent
Gale /Alamo
Baressi
California
Texas
Rocky Mountain
West
Ices
Tomorrow Parents Weigh Year-Round School Decision
Parents face a major choice on year-round schooling with two week intersessions and potential transfers. Some families find it straightforward while others weigh multiple options and implications for where their children will attend during intersessions and after any transfer.
Year round classes expand at Crockett ISD despite concerns
Crockett ISD expands year round schooling from kindergarten through sixth grade citing attendance gains and improved discipline. With 60 percent of students in the reduced lunch program, administrators report strong interest, parent surveys show, and five more programs added for 1991.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheree
Keith
Crockett
Charlie Loyd
Loyd
Conroe
Conroe Isd
Crocket
Becky Robins
Robins
Paula Nowiczewski
Day Care Options for Year-Round School Opens
When Gale Pond and Alamo Elementary begin year-round operation in fall 1991, working parents face vacation care needs. Odessa day-care centers, though unsure about the calendar, report at least five facilities ready to accept a surge of school-age children during shorter breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanie Holbrook
Pond Alamo
Holbrook
Pond/Alamo
Lee Hernandez
Odessa Classroom Teachers Association
Hernandez
West
Texas
Gale Pond
Alamo
Odessa
Midland weighs 12 month schooling option
Midland Independent School District weighs year round schooling amid overcrowding concerns. District officials favor bonds to fund new elementary and junior high buildings, with a possible dual track if the bond fails.
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Onna Lind
Gale Pond/Alamo
Lind
Diane Myers
Myers
Iali Rsa
Joni Bonds
Larry and
Sandra Bonds
Joni
Linda Nys
ISD
Nicole
Rebecca
David Jay
Allison
Nys
San Diego
el Cajon
Nowiczewski
Odessa American
Jake Schoellkopf
Charles R. Loyd
Mariel Fryar
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