Why not convert high schools to multi-track year-round calendars?
Offering a full curriculum to separate tracks of 700 students requires more teachers than the same curriculum offered to a school of 2100 students and operating expenses would increase significantly if the existing diverse curriculum was to be maintained. The additional operating costs would outweigh the initial savings in construction costs after approximately ten years. Significant operational problems would challenge the administrators responsible for a four-track high school. School security would be a major problem as groups of students tracked in or out and extra-curricular activities spanned the track calendars. Providing equitable access to clubs, sports, and various school activities would be difficult. Recruitment and retention of highly qualified teachers would be difficult because of the need to have one teacher teaching many levels and sections of courses to small groups of students. For example, one French language teacher serving one track, would be responsible for teach
