ARIZONA'S YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1990'S.

AND AS A NEW SCHOOL YEAR LAUNCHES, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED SOME SCHOOLS KICKING OFF THE TERM THIS WEEK. BUT STATE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT MARGARET GARCIA DUGAN SAYS, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING MORE OF THESE DAYS, IS WHAT SHE CALLS A "MODIFIED" CALENDAR WHICH SUITS MORE TEACHERS THAN A MORE TRADITIONAL SCHEDULE. A CONCEPT THAT'S CATCHING ON...

DUGAN SAYS, THE MODIFIED SCHEDULE BENEFITS STUDENTS AND PARENTS.

STUDENTS ARE LESS APT TO FORGET WHAT THEY LEARNED THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR BY GETTING TWO-MONTH BREAKS COMPARED TO HAVING THE ENTIRE SUMMER OFF. DUGAN SAYS THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF WHAT'S CONSIDERED YEAR-ROUND IS PROMPTING MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO LOOK INTO THE IDEA.