TARGET:Instructional Days/Hours

[Danielle Montgomery <DMONTGOM@NORFACAD.PVT.K12.VA.US>]

Our lower school planning committee has asked me to find any information
regarding:

 -- the length and beginning/ending time of a school day
 -- how to use the school day's time effectively (scheduling instruction
time, lunch, planning time, etc.)
 -- the length of a school year

They'd like to compare theories (6-hour day vs. 8; starting at 8:00 vs.
7:30, etc.; year-round vs. 10 months, etc.). Grade levels are 1-6.

I have searched a zillion different ways and am at a loss. I'm looking for
articles, books, organizations, web sites, etc. that can provide some
insight. Maybe I just haven't come up with the correct search terms... They
have already pulled info from ERIC.

Any help that you can give me will be greatly appreciated!

________________
Danielle Montgomery, Librarian
Norfolk Academy Batten Library
Norfolk, VA
dmontgom@norfacad.pvt.k12.va.us

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