45 Valley Schools May Face Schedule Changes
About 45 elementary schools in the San Fernando Valley face dramatic changes in their school calendar, beginning this summer, if the Los Angeles Board of Education passes a proposal to relieve classroom overcrowding.
Administrators of Valley schools say the plan--which would require those schools to choose either larger classes, year-round schedules, double-session days or a combination of those--faces a host of logistical problems, including the installation of millions of dollars’ worth of air conditioning.
But those problems probably are easier solved than that of persuading Valley parents to embrace such radical changes in the traditional school year, Sylmar elementary school Principal Yvonne Chan said.
Officials of the Los Angeles Unified School District unveiled a plan Monday to increase the number of classroom seats throughout the fast-growing district by 23%. Seats for about 60,000 additional elementary school students are needed by fall, 1992, said Gordon Wohlers, who directs the district’s classroom space planning.
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