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Je ffc o Sc hools Start T ime T ask F

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Board of E duc ation Pre se ntation F e bruary 7, 2019

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Ba c kg ro und & Histo ry Wha t Our Co mmunity Sa ys Re c o mme nda tio ns

Star t T ime T ask F

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T he T ask F

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disc ussio ns re late d to the po ssib ility o f alte ring se c o ndary sc ho o l start time s to late r in the day. T he T ask F

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the c o mple xitie s o f suc h a de c isio n and what impac t it mig ht have o n

are as suc h as stude nt tr

anspo r tatio n, e le me ntar y and pr e sc ho o l star t time s, staff impac t, athle tic s and ac tivitie s, and impac ts o n the c o mmunity wo r kfo r c e . T

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the Supe rinte nde nt e arly in the spring o f 2019.

Pur pose of the T ask F

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• Ga in a n unde rsta nding o f c ommunity ne e ds and impac ts o f c ha ng ing

sc ho o l sta rt time s

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e se ar c h o n sc ho o l sta rt time e ffe c ts o n stude nt le a rning a nd

he a lth; Re se a rc h o the r sc ho o l distric ts who ha ve e xplo re d o r ma de this c ha ng e

• Cle a rly de fine the pr
• s and c ons o f c re a ting a c o nsiste nt distric t-wide

sta rt time b y le ve l

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e se nt a r e c omme ndation to the Supe rinte nde nt a nd Bo a rd o f

E duc a tio n in e a rly 2019

Star t T ime s Conve r sation T ime line

• Spring 2016 to F

a ll 2017 - E ve rg re e n a rtic ula tio n a re a pa re nts e ng a g e with Co mmunity Supe rinte nd e nt Da n Co ha n o n the po ssib ility o f mo ving sta rt time s

• Se pte mb e r 2017— Je ffc o Pa re nt Je nna Ba nno n a sks Dr. Gla ss o n so c ia l me d ia to me e t with pa re nts to

d isc uss la te r sta rt time s

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e b rua ry 12, 2018—Dr. Gla ss ho sts Je ffc o Sta rt T ime Info rma tio n Nig ht

• Ma rc h 5, 2018—T

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• rc e a pplic a tio ns d ue
• April 5, 2018—T

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• rc e Me mb e rs no tifie d
• Ma y 21, 2018—T

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ic ko ff Me e ting , F a c ilita to r Da n Co ha n intro d uc e d

• Aug ust 27, 2018—T

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• rc e Cha irs a nd Da n Co ha n me e t with Je ffc o Sc ho o ls c a b ine t
• Aug ust 31, 2018—Je ffc o T

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• rc e pre se nts to Sta te L

e g isla tive Sta rt T ime Inte rim Co mmitte e

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he Je ffc o Sc ho o ls Sta rt T ime T a sk F

• rc e me t mo nthly, Se pte mb e r 2018 to Ja nua ry 2019.
• Ja nua ry 10, 2019—T

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• rc e Cha irs with Da n Co ha n d isc uss pre limina ry re c o mme nd a tio ns with Je ffc o

Sc ho o ls Supe rinte nd e nt Ja so n Gla ss; Chie f o f Sc ho o ls, Se c o nd a ry K risto phe r Sc huh; Chie f o f Sc ho o ls, E le me nta ry K a re n Qua nb e c k

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e b rua ry 7, 2019- Je ffc o Sta rt T ime s T a sk F

• rc e pre se nts fina l re c o mme nd a tio ns to Je ffc o Sc ho o ls Bo a rd o f

E d uc a tio n

E xpe r t Re se ar c h

• Na tio na l Sle e p F
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• Ame ric a n Ac a de my o f Pe dia tric s
• Ce nte rs fo r Dise a se Co ntro l a nd Pre ve ntio n
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duc a tio n Asso c ia tio n

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• Ame ric a n Me dic a l Asso c ia tio n

E xpe r t Re se ar c h

Altho ug h a numb e r o f fa c to rs, inc luding b io lo g ic a l c ha ng e s in sle e p a sso c ia te d with pub e rty, life style c ho ic e s, a nd a c a de mic de ma nds, ne g a tive ly a ffe c t middle a nd hig h sc ho o l stude nts’ a b ility to o b ta in suffic ie nt sle e p, the e vide nc e stro ng ly implic a te s e a rlie r sc ho o l sta rt time s (ie , b e fo re 8:30 AM) a s a ke y mo difia b le c o ntrib uto r to insuffic ie nt sle e p, a s we ll a s c irc a dia n rhythm disruptio n, in this po pula tio n. Ame ric an Ac ade my o f Pe diatric s

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Re se ar c h & Communic ations

• 50 c o mmunity me mb e rs se le c te d to pa rtic ipa te a nd re pre se nt Je ffc o

a rtic ula tio n a re a s o n the ta sk fo rc e

• Co nduc te d Co mmunity Re se a rc h, he ld c o nve rsa tio ns a b o ut

c ha lle ng e s a nd o ppo rtunitie s o f c ha ng ing Je ffc o Sta rt T ime s

– Ga the ring info re le va nt to Je ffc o fro m o the r sc ho o l distric t do c ume nta tio n – Po st-imple me nta tio n finding s (e xa mple : while tra nspo rta tio n c o sts inc re a se d, lo we r c o sts we re se e n fro m fe we r disc iplina ry a c tio ns, impro ve d stude nt me nta l he a lth, a nd e nha nc e d distric t ra ting s a nd re puta tio n)

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– We b site a nd Go o g le Pa g e – Cha lkb e a t Artic le – Ope n Co mme nts F

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State L e gislative Star t T ime Inte r im Committe e

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nte rim Study Co mmitte e

• Mo nte zuma Co rte z, De nve r, Che rry Cre e k,

27J/ Brig hto n a nd Je ffc o

• Othe r pre se nte rs inc lude d Dr. L

isa Me ltze r, Na tio na l Je wish He a lth

• Do no t a ntic ipa te le g isla tive po lic y a c tio n

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Sur ve y Pr

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• Online surve y c re a te d b y T

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• Co mmunity invite d to pa rtic ipa te via Cha lk T

a lk, so c ia l me dia , T a sk F

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Je ffc o Community Sur ve y Re sults - Summar y

• 4,254 Re spo nse s, ma jo rity Je ffc o pa re nts & sta ff
• Je ffc o c o mmunity suppo rts this c ha ng e
• Pa re nts a re fle xib le with b using , spe c ific a lly

middle / hig h o r e le m/ middle riding to g e the r

• 74% sa y the e a rlie st a c c e pta b le hig h sc ho o l sta rt time

sho uld b e a fte r 8:00a .m.

4,254 Re sponse s, Mainly Par e nts and Je ffc o F ac ulty & Staff

Whic h high sc hool doe s your stude nt atte nd or will the y atte nd whe n old e nough?

Ove r all, Je ffc o Value s Changing Sc hool Star t T ime s...

78.73% 76.55%

44% Want a Distr ic t- wide Change

What is the E ar lie st Ac c e ptable Star t T ime for High Sc hools?

74% of respondents chose 8:00 a.m. or later as the earliest acceptable start time for high schools.

Conc e r ns: Spor ts and Afte r

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Ac tivitie s

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c e F inal Re c omme ndations

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sta b lish BOE po lic y tha t b e g inning in F a ll 2020, a ll sta rt time s in Je ffe rso n Co unty Sc ho o ls sta rt o n o r a fte r:

• Middle : 8:00 AM
• Hig h: 8:30 AM

No te : While the task fo rc e pre fe rs that no sc ho o l starts b e fo re 8:30am, the se re c o mme nde d time s have also take n into c o nside ratio n fe e db ac k fro m the Je ffc o c o mmunity.

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c e F inal Re c omme ndations

• 2. Hire a n I

mple me nta tio n F irm/ Co nsulta nt in the Spring o f 2019 to b e g in the pro c e ss o f re se a rc hing a nd pla nning the imple me nta tio n o f the re c o mme nde d sta rt time s. T his F irm/ Co nsulta nt sho uld a ddre ss the fo llo wing :

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ssue s with distric t pro vide d tra nspo rta tio n

• Co nside ra tio ns fo r a fte r-sc ho o l a c tivitie s, inc luding a thle tic s
• Sta ffing issue s
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nvo lve the Je ffc o c o mmunity, Je ffc o Sc ho o ls sta ff me mb e rs, a nd Sta rt T ime T a sk F

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thro ug ho ut the pla nning a nd imple me nta tio n pro c e ss

• Cre a te a ro ll o ut pla n, inc luding :

– I mple me nta tio n time line – Sta rt time c ha ng e pro c e sse s – E ffe c tive a nd c o nsiste nt c o mmunity c o mmunic a tio n thro ug h the c ha ng e pro c e ss – Sta nda rds/ e xpe c ta tio ns to e va lua te a nd mo nito r c ha ng e s a nd impa c t o n stude nts a nd c o mmunity

Star t T ime T ask F

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t a half hour late r for the 2019- 2020 sc hool ye ar. Shift

a ll c urre nt sc ho o l sc he dule s a ha lf ho ur (30 minute s) la te r tha n the y a re c urre ntly, sta rting Aug ust 2019. No te : E xc e ptio ns may b e g rante d b ase d o n individual sc ho o l c irc umstanc e s.

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