Je ffc o Sc hools Start T ime T ask F orc e Board of E duc ation Pre se ntation F e bruary 7, 2019
Age nda T a sk F o rc e Cha rg e 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 or c e Char ge T he T ask F o rc e is c harg e d with ho lding balanc e d and r e se ntative e pr 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 o rc e shall also c o nside r 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 e . T he T ask F o rc e shall use a c o nse nsus-base d c o mmunity wo r kfo r o c e ss to arrive at a se t o f re c o mme ndatio ns to b e pre se nte d to pr the Supe rinte nde nt e arly in the spring o f 2019.
Pur pose of the T ask F or c e ● 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 ● c h o n sc ho o l sta rt time e ffe c ts o n stude nt le a rning a nd Re vie w the r e se ar 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 os 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 ● e c omme ndation to the Supe rinte nde nt a nd Bo a rd o f Pr e se nt a r 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 • F 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 a sk F o rc e a pplic a tio ns d ue • April 5, 2018—T a sk F o rc e Me mb e rs no tifie d • Ma y 21, 2018—T a sk F o rc e K 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 a sk F o 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 a sk F o rc e pre se nts to Sta te L e g isla tive Sta rt T ime Inte rim Co mmitte e • T he Je ffc o Sc ho o ls Sta rt T ime T a sk F o rc e me t mo nthly, Se pte mb e r 2018 to Ja nua ry 2019. • Ja nua ry 10, 2019—T a sk F o 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 • F e b rua ry 7, 2019- Je ffc o Sta rt T ime s T a sk F o 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 o unda tio n • 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 • Na tio na l E duc a tio n Asso c ia tio n • Na tio na l PT A • 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
T ask F or c e Wor k 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) • T a sk F o rc e a nd Co mmunity Co mmunic a tio ns – 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 o rms
T ask F or c e Wor k State L e gislative Star t T ime Inte r im Committe e • I 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
T ask F or c e Wor k Sur ve y Pr oc e ss • Online surve y c re a te d b y T a sk F o rc e • 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 o rc e we b site a nd wo rd o f mo uth
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 - sc hool Ac tivitie s
Star t T ime T ask F or c e F inal Re c omme ndations 1. E 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.
Star t T ime T ask F or 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 : • I 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 • I 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 o rc e 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 or c e F inal Re c omme ndations 3. F o r the inte rim, ha ve a ll Je ffc o Sc ho o ls star the 2019- 2020 sc hool ye ar . Shift t a half hour late r for 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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