AN ANALYSIS OF THE PER-PUPIL COST OP A NINE-MONTH SCHOOL PROGRAM VS. THE CONTINUOUS SCHOOL YEAR PLAN

referendums is great enough to cause concern in most school districts * This fact alone is reason enough to prompt school people to take heed of year-round schooling; the 1+5-15 plan seems to overcome many of the criticisms of earlier attempts at year-round school programs. In the 1+5-15 plan, one thinks in time units of days Instead of months. The school year is organized in a series of four segments of forty-five days of instruction followed by fifteen days of vacation. This plan provides for one-fourth of the student body to be on vacation at all times. It becomes evident that each student will have a vacation period during each season of the year. Based upon the data coming from the conduct of this study, these findings have been selected for analysis: 1. The 45-15 plan reduced by thirty-five the numbe