Palmer, Elisabeth A. and Amy E. Berris. Year-Round
Education. 1999.
A scholarly literature review.
Wake County uses a 45-15 calendar in its year-round schools. Four 9-week terms are separated by 3-week vacations, or “intersessions.” 45 instructional days are followed by 15 vacation days. Wake County uses a multi- track system with 4 tracks for its year-round schools. Multi-track means that groups of students (4 in Wake County) are on different schedules. At any given time, 3 tracks are in school, and one is “tracked out” which means, on vacation. Some vacation time, national holidays, is shared by all tracks. This calendar allows more students to use a facility, reducing over-crowding.
• Adams Elementary
• Durant Road Elementary
• Green Elementary
• Heritage Elementary
• Morrisville Elementary
• Oak Grove Elementary
• Timber Drive Elementary
• West Lake Elementary
• Wilburn Elementary