The Fremont Board of Education is in the process of determining a plan of attack in regard to district-wide elementary school calendars.

Currently, two schools a Grant and Washington Elementary a are on a continuous calendar schedule, which consists of students being in class for 45 days, followed by 15 days off.

When Grant implemented the continuous calendar 14 years ago, the change was made so that the school could increase academic performance and increase enrollment.

Washington followed suit four years ago.

But research conducted in summer 2015 determined that the current system has its holes.

Grant enrollment is around 146 students this year a itas the smallest school in the district, which raised questions about the effectiveness of the calendar in that regard.

Fourteen years ago, Grant had 180 students.

Additionally, Washington and Grant students are not receiving the same out-of-class voluntary enrichment opportunities that students on the regular calendar are for numerous reasons.

Although students on the regular and continuous calendar all spend the same amount of time in the class during the school year, the opportunities students have outside of the classroom are not the same.

Students on the traditional calendar have the opportunity to take two, three week math and reading learning sessions during the summer months a six weeks of enrichment.

When the continuous calendar first started, student at Grant received the same a if not more — out-of-class learning opportunities through two weeks of intersession half-days during their 15 days off of school, said Superintendent Mark Shepard.

Working with teachers and community partners, students had the opportunity to participate in two weeks of learning during each of their three-week breaks.

aThey had five weeks of extended learning, now they have two weeks total during the fall and one during the spring.a

The district is in the process of talking with staff and parents who have children attending Washington and Grant to get feedback about what parents feel should happen with the calendar.

Shepard said that a decision should be made by December.

aRegardless of what calendar they are on moving forward, they need to have the same opportunities for extended learning that students on the traditional calendar have,a he said.