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three track system
By Denise

I was at a school in a larger urban area that had a three track system.

Track A went to school September to December (off January and February) then came back March through June (off July and August).

Track B went to
school July and August (off September and October) then came back November through February (off March and April) and finished off the year with May through June. These kids had it the worst because they had to switch grade levels in the middle of their on track time. For example at the end of June they would be in one grade level, then they would show up the first week of July and be

in the next grade level.

Track C went to school July through October (off November and December) and came back January to April (off May and June).

Most of the teachers loved this type of system, and for my own purposes, I liked it too. However, in my opinion this type of system is not good for the kids and actually contributes to the lower test scores for kids in this urban district. Some people seem to think year round school means the kids will be in school more often, but that is not always the case. The kids in our district had more long breaks, and we all know how much kids usually forget over a traditional summer break. To make up the time during the year, our days were seventeen minutes longer (I think) than a traditional day. Big whoop.