ELT Initiative

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America’s children deserve an education that fully prepares them for the future—success in college, the workforce, and a healthy, fulfilled life. The Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative in Massachusetts is redesigning schools to offer children new learning and enrichment opportunities made possible because of an expanded school schedule. With state resources, participating schools are expanding school time by at least 300 hours per year to improve student outcomes in core academic subjects, broaden enrichment opportunities, and improve instruction by adding more planning and professional development time for teachers. The vision behind the ELT Initiative is to reshape the American school calendar to provide all students with a well-rounded education that prepares them for full engagement and participation in the economic and civic life of our 21st century global society.

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Designed to help you learn all you need to about expanded learning time, this area of our website has literally hundreds of resources in dozens of areas. Whether you are just beginning to consider the extraordinary opportunities of expanding the school schedule or you are an ELT school looking to accelerate your implementation and learn from other schools, you will find tools and resources to guide your progress.

Explore the sections below or use the navigation to the left to learn more about this exciting, new approach to educating America’s children.