Start Times Task Force Recommendation Edmonds School District March 14, 2017
Timeline • CPC – 2007 • Strategic Direction – 2015-16 • Start Times Task Force 2016-2017
CPC (Citizens Planning Committee) 2006-2007 Athletics – more missed class time at end of day. • Potential impact on Music • Coordination with other districts in the league • Usage of community fields/facilities would need to be re-negotiated • Possible loss of “zero” period • Transportation (Tiered system would need to be flipped with elementary starting much earlier) • Potential child-care impacts for parents of younger children • Young children in the dark in early hours a concern. Potential need for more crosswalk supervision • Young SPED students being picked up before 6:45 am could be a hardship • Bargaining impact (EEA, Drivers, Paras, SEIU) • Potential impact on Sno-isle and EdCC availability to secondary students •
CPC 2006-07 • The committee of parents, staff, and community members weighed many pros and cons but determined that the “benefits of moving high schools to later start times did not appear to outweigh the costs and disruption to the entire district and community.
Strategic Direction Work Group 2015-16 • Strategic Direction Work Group in Spring of 2016: Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, the Graduates Ready for Life, Strategic Direction Work Group, revisited the idea of changing high school start times. In the spring of 2016, research was gathered related to teens, sleep and school; and neighboring district plans were investigated.
Strategic Direction Work Group 2015-16 • According to the National Center for Disease Control (CDC), starting school later can help improve an adolescent’s health, academic performance and quality of life. • The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that middle and high schools start at 8:30 a.m. or later to allow students the opportunity to get the recommended amount of sleep on school nights, about 8.5-9.5 hours. Insufficient sleep is common among high school students and is associated with several health risks including being overweight, drinking alcohol, smoking tobacco, and using drugs, as well as poor academic performance.
Strategic Direction Work Group 2015-16 Other School Districts Bellevue School District • https://www.bsd405.org/about/initiatives/high-school-start-time/ Bellingham School District • https://bellinghamschools.org/news/2016-03/adjustments-school-start-and-end-times-2017-18-watch-video https://bellingham.wistia.com/medias/npvlkxffyo • Issaquah School District • http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/district/departments/operations/bell-times-study Northshore School District • http://wwwnew.nsd.org/Page/25339 Seattle Public Schools • https://www.seattleschools.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=3608458 Minneapolis Minnesot a • http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-schools-renew-discussions-about-later-starts/289653871/ http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/start-ti •
Edmonds School District Bus Ridership • 21,341=Total number of students registered (pre-school -12) • 8,766 Live in the walk area or are otherwise ineligible to ride the bus • 12,575 Eligible to ride the bus • 63% of eligible riders are riding the bus or approximately 8000 students or about 40% of all students.
4 tiered System • 1) 7:20 am – 1:50 pm 2) 8:00 am - 2:30 pm 3) 8:40 am – 3:10 pm 4) 9:20 am – 3:50 pm • Approximately 1/4 th of all riders transported during each tier • 40 minutes is needed between each tier to transport next group • With existing buses and drivers - times can be moved but 2 hour block must move with it: can be 7:20 to 9:20 or 7:00 to 9:00 or 8:00 to 10:00 or 7:45 to 9:45, etc.
Current 2 h. Staggered Start/End Time 6.5 h. School Time 7:20 1:50 A.M. P.M. 7:00 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. 9:20 3:50 A.M. P.M.
Proposed 2 h. Staggered Start/End Time 6.5 h. School Time 7:45 2:15 A.M. P.M. 7:00 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. 9:45 4:15 A.M. P.M.
Start Times Task Force 2016-17 • Start Times Task Force Fall/Winter 2016-17: • A separate, stand-alone Start Times Task Force was created to exclusively work on School Start Times. • That Task Force was voluntary and not representative across all schools. It met five times from October of 2016 until final meeting on Thursday, February 28 2017. • The task force picked up where the Strategic Direction Group left off and inherited its charter which was to attempt to find a proposal that could be recommended to the school board for possible consideration. • The task force has spent the majority of their meeting time vetting possible proposals for a later start time. They focused on impacts to transportation and co-curricular activities. • They created proposals and a survey
Start Times Task Force 2016-17 Composition of the Task Force – • Was a voluntary group for any and not a representative sampling of staff, parents, and community members across all schools and demographics. There were 41 members who came to task force meetings off and on beginning in the fall, and 27 were present the night of the recommendation. Of the 41 members (some were across levels and wore parent and staff hats) 11 High School (6 parents, 3 students, 2 staff) 9 Middle School (2 parents, 5 students, 2 staff) 8 Elementary (6 parents, 2 staff) (6 of 8 were from late start schools) 7 District Staff 5 Community Members 1 AECC Night of vote (8 high school, 6 middle school, 6 elem.K-8 – 4 late start, 1 community, 5 staff)
Start Times Task Force 2016-17 Survey Results All District n Option A Option B Option C Option D All 6317 5.58 5.43 4.94 5.37 Community 181 5.85 5.45 5.36 4.65 Parents 4019 5.57 5.51 4.83 5.27 Staff 1187 5.65 4.92 5.17 5.88 Students 930 5.48 5.76 5.04 5.23 1st Choice 23% 25% 29% 27% 2nd Choice 27% 32% 19% 21% 3rd Choice 25% 28% 24% 19% 4th Choice 25% 15% 28% 32%
Survey Options • Option A – Move High School to 8:00 with no other impacts by purchasing additional buses and hiring more drivers • Option B – Move whole system 25 minutes later • Option C – Move High Schools to 8:25, move middle schools to 9:45, and move some elementaries to 7:45. • Option D – status quo
Start Times Task Force 2016-17 Survey Themes No option was ranked as a first choice by the majority of respondents. • Option C appeared least approved overall with 52% of respondents ranking it 3 rd or 4 th . However, it had the highest • percentage for a 1 st choice overall at 29%. High School respondents, in general, approved more of Option B with 62% or more in all comprehensive high • schools having option B as either a first or second choice Middle School respondents, in general, approved more of option B with 61% or more in all middle schools having • option B as a first or second choice. 72% of students either strongly approved of or strongly disapproved of option D, with 31% ranking it first choice • and 41% ranking it fourth choice. Option B had the most 1 st and 2 nd choices for students and parents with 61% and 60% respectively. No other • option had more than 49% 1 st and 2 nd choices, with the exception of option A for parents which was at 52% of first and second choices.
Start Times Task Force 2016-17 Survey Themes Option D was the highest ranked for all K-6 schools staff. On a 1-10 scale, the average scores for the 21 K-6 schools were (6.38, 6.42, 6.28, 6.53, 6, 6.32, • 6.39, 6.61, 6.45, 6.01, 6.02, 5.97, 6.84, 6.39, 6.58, 5.95, 7.13, 5.7, 6.32, 6.06, and 6.14). The district wide average for all staff for option D was 5.88. Parent’s first choice percentage was very close across all four options (26, 26, 27, and 25). • Option A received the highest ranking from community and parents with 59% and 52% respectively ranking it a first or second choice. • Option D received the highest ranking for staff with 59% ranking it first or second. No other option garnered more than 48%, which was option B. • Option B clustered in the middle as a 2nd and 3rd choice. 73% of community members, 62% of parents, 55% of staff, and 64% of students ranked it 2 nd • or 3 rd . Option C was lowest rated by all middle schools. When combining 3 rd and 4 th choice rankings, option C received, 65%, 58%, 64%, and 64% of responses • across the four middle schools. Option C was preferred by K-8’s, with 70% at Madrona, and 69% at Maplewood, choosing option C as a first or second choice. • Option D received the highest 4 th choice rankings from parents, students and community members with 33%, 41%, and 41% respectively ranking it as the • 4 th choice; more than any other option. 9 of 11 lower SES elementary schools (higher percentages of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch) preferred Option D • An informal analysis of the 52 pages of comments suggested for every 3 comments that advocated for some form change, 1 comment suggested leaving • the times as is.
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