Year Round School - La Legislative proposal

Curious to everyone’s thoughts on this?

Basically 2 months of school then 2 week break year round vs long summer. Same # of school days.

As a parent I actually think this would be great, could vacation outside of summer. I do think a bunch of 2 week breaks makes more sense than an entire summer off. I’m sure summer camps would adjust to the open weeks etc. Of course the teachers unions are against it which in my mind makes me think we should do it.

Legislations allows for district wide pilot projects that are voluntary.

Advocate Article

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"What we know is that there is summer learning loss, we know that it is real," Brumley told the House Education Committee. He said students can forget up to 30% of what they learned in their previous grade. "I am not here to tell you that a balanced calendar is a cure all," Brumley told lawmakers. "But given where we are in outcomes we should be exploring all options that make a difference in the lives of our students and teachers."

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Cynthia Posey, director of legislative and political affairs for the LFT, noted that some students rely on summer months to earn money for college or to buy a car. Some teachers have second jobs when schools are closed. Posey said the bill is "changing something that people in a sense have always planned their lives" around, meaning the nine-month school calendar.

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Students attend classes for 42 or 43 days, followed by two-week breaks. Those who need extra help can get it during the breaks – called intercessions – and others can get enriched learning.

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"We work with a system to set up a calendar that makes sense for them," he told the committee. Rep. Patrick Jefferson, D-Homer, a member of the committee, praised the proposal. "This is how we help our children," Jefferson said. "This is good. This is really good." State law requires students to get a certain number of minutes of instruction per day, and 172 days of instruction per school year. But there is latitude in exactly how those days are allocated.

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