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 Resources The following internet resources have guided me in my discovery of the impact of implementing a 4-day school week at Fresno Adventist Academy. The violet links represent my quick list - I hope these resources enable you to understand the issues facing us as we make our decision regarding the 4 Day School Week. This article found at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory is central to the discussion of the 4-day School Week as it appears on many of the sites as research base. It represents a clear summary of the issues and represents the strengths and weaknesses fairly. This is a Dan Kittle must read.
The Center for Public Education
The Principals Partnership
Dissertations
This is Chapter 5 of a dissertation on the impact of the 4-day School Week in the Custer School District in South Dakota. This district has been using the 4-day School Week since 1997. This is my only "dissertation" find on the topic and represents a scholarly response to the long term impacts on a community and school system. This is a Dan Kittle must read. United States Chamber of Commerce
Many questions have been asked about the quality of school systems in which adaptations of the 4-day School Week have occured. This site ranks the State School Systems on a varity of issues and it might help you evaluate the "value" of one system over another as you review the data. Government
National Conference of State Legislatures
Provides excerpts of state law code which establishes permission to consider adaptation and links to research and press. Most data predates 2004. Indiana Education Policy Center
Good summary document prepared by the University of Indiana. A quick read through the issues. School Resources
Caldwell School Board Press Release, Louisiana
This press release expresses the sentiment of many of the administrators and school boards struggling with the economics of education in the United States. School District Resources
Custer School District, South Dakota
These next two links contain data from the Custer School District's experience with the 4-day School Week. It is a good resource that includes parent, teacher, and community surveys. These links are a Dan Kittle must, as you explore this topic. Online Presentation Data Files Whitehall Schools, Montana
This site impressed me with its content and has added value in that the issue of adoption of a 4 Day School Week is a current process. A Dan Kittle must view. Web Powerpoint MacCray School District, Minnesota
This presentation offers a quick summary of the issues and value of a 4-day Week in this Minnesota school district. A central theme in there desission process was how to make "time" serve children and not have "children" serve time. A Dan Kittle quick pick. Implementation Guidelines
Professional Journals
American Association of School Administrators
Press
Current Events http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=54858 Have adopted Under discussion
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