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Changing School Start Time: A Good Idea for Barrington? Results of survey follow-up of Community Forum Spring 2012

What was the survey asking?  General state of sleep and activity in Barrington  General opinion about the current start times, transportation, etc.  General opinion about the changing school start time discussion  General concerns around changing start times  General guidance for future decision making

Overall numbers  Parent/Teacher/Staff survey  1245 people took survey  860 parents, 139 teachers, 46 other, 78 unknown  211 self identified students (filtered) Nayatt Primrose Sowams HMS BMS BHS Other Hill Parents 126 168 101 261 319 393 Teachers/S 28 16 22 31 26 56 20 taff

Teacher and staff: How do you feel about the possible start time change? 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Strongly in In favor No Against Strongly favor opinion/unsure against N/PH/S teachers HMS teachers MS/HS teachers

Student survey 106 respondents 50% BMS, 37% 9-10th, 16% 70% 11-12th 60% After school sports and 50% activities? 40% 72% 3-5 days, 30% 17% 1-2 days, 9% occasionally, 2% never 20% Concerns? 10% 75% most concerned about 0% effect on after school sports Strongly in favor/In No opinion/unsure Against/Strongly favor against and activities How do you feel about…? If those concerns could be addressed…?

Parents’ perception of sleep effects: Difficulty getting up? Affect their daily activities? 100% 100% Freq 75% 75% Freq Occ 50% Occ 50% Rarely Rarely 25% 25% 0% 0% N/PH/S HMS MS/HS S S S / M H H / H P S / M N Need to "catch up" on weekends? Affect child's function during the school year? 100% 100% 75% Freq 75% Freq 50% Occ 50% Occ Rarely 25% Rarely 25% 0% 0% N/PH/S HMS S MS/HS S S / M H H H / P S / M N

What do you think should be the most important factor(s) in the decision making process regarding possible change in starting times? Before/After school care Transportation Sports & Activities Health & Well-being Educational impact 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 MS/HS parents HMS parents N/PH/S parents

Parents: How do you feel about the possible school start time change? 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Strongly in favor In favor No opinion/unsure Against Strongly against N/PH/S parents HMS parents MS/HS parents Overall

MS/HS parents: If those concerns could be addressed….? 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Strongly in favor/In favor No opinion/unsure Against/Strongly against How do you feel about…? If those concerns could be addressed…?

HMS parents: How would you feel about HMS starting earlier…for the MS and HS to start later? 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Strongly in favor In favor No opinion/unsure Against Strongly against How do you feel about the possible school start time change? How would you feel about HMS starting earlier…for MS/HS to start later?

Conclusions Enough support from parents that the discussion should continue.  To alleviate concerns of parents, there should be wider dispersal  and discussion of:  actual schedule options  reassurance regarding overall start times  general information regarding research and other districts’ experiences Health and well-being and educational impact on children are clearly  felt to be the most important determinants going forward.  However, most concerns are about extra-curriculars, transportation, child care, and homework. Addressing those logistical issues in a thoughtful and rational way  would allow decisions to be made for the right reasons.  A structured approach to addressing these issues, to go hand-in-hand with discussions about the strategic plan and the building plans, should be developed.