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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

• f 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 Minnesota

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 1/4th 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.

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.

7:20

A.M.

1:50

P.M.

9:20

A.M.

3:50

P.M.

2 h. Staggered Start/End Time 6.5 h. School Time

Current

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.

7:45

A.M.

2:15

P.M.

9:45

A.M.

4:15

P.M.

2 h. Staggered Start/End Time 6.5 h. School Time

Proposed

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 3rd or 4th. However, it had the highest

percentage for a 1st 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
• ption 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 1st and 2nd choices for students and parents with 61% and 60% respectively. No other
• ption had more than 49% 1st and 2nd 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 2nd
• r 3rd.
• Option C was lowest rated by all middle schools. When combining 3rd and 4th 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 4th choice rankings from parents, students and community members with 33%, 41%, and 41% respectively ranking it as the

4th 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.

Start Times Task Force 2016-17

After a series of votes on Options A, B, C, and D – option B was approved by a vote

• f 19-7 (73%) with one abstention meeting the 70% established threshold for moving

the recommendation forward. While they landed on option B, there were concerns. Some members did not think that the change was enough and hoped this would be the first step in getting start times closer to 8:30 am as suggested by research. All members acknowledged that Option B is most problematic for late start elementaries and K-8’s and were hopeful that steps could be taken to minimize the impact by adjusting some of those schools’ start times earlier if possible, or by providing other support like child care.

Late Start School Mitigation Not Feasible

Earlier Start for Late Schools 3.10.17

Proposed Time

HIGH SCHOOLS 7:00 7:45 MIDDLE SCHOOLS 7:45 8:25 EARLY ELEM -LD/SV/EE 8:00 8:25 ELEMENTARY 8:40 9:05 CHALLENGE/TP 9:00 9:25 No Challenge -4 buses 3 buses - have 10 min. between runs No Terrace Park -1 bus 1 bus -86 has no layover time LATE ELEM -BR/HW/SW/SP/LW 9:20 9:45 No Brier - 4 regular buses (1 OL) 9:20 2 buses -75 & 28 have 10 min. between runs No Hazelwood - 3 buses 9:20 2 buses -87 & 52 have 10 min. between runs Possibly Sherwood - 5 buses 9:20 all buses have 10 min. between runs No Spruce - 7 buses 9:20 all buses currently arrive early @ 8:55 -9:00 due to pm see note-> 4 buses- get to SP when the bell rings or later No Lynnwood - 4 buses 9:20 longer runs due to temp. school location DISTRICT WIDE -MAD/MW COOP 9:20 9:45 No Madrona - 5 am buses 2 buses -26 & 27 have slack time No MW Coop - 5 am buses 1 bus -79 has slack time

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