Time: The Scarcest Commodity

June 2006

Read two fascinating white papers on time and education by Mr. Kelly Henson, former superintendent of Floyd County Schools. Using the Power of Time: A Challenge to Public Education  is an exploration of instructional time, funding, and modified calendars. In A Timely Matter: Using the Modified Calendar and Intersessions to Improve Student Achievement (with Floyd County colleagues Lynn Plunkett, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum Services and Dennis Abney, Executive Director for K-12 Curriculum), Mr. Henson describes how Floyd County Schools gained community support for, funded, and implemented a modified calendar. Through the use of intersessions over three years, Floyd County Schools have seen impressive gains in student achievement.

Mr. Henson is currently Executive Secretary of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.