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Delayed evening onset of Beginning at the onset Sleeping later on natural Melatonin of puberty (~12 y.o.), weekends/days off secretion (“phase delay”). adolescents develop as does not help. Why we see a shift from much as a two-hour ideal functioning in Further disrupts sleep-wake cycle delay. morning in children to circadian sleep cycles evening in adolescents. Later sleep onset and and decreases day time Peak wakefulness is still wake-up times-as alertness occurring around 9pm. compared to sleep cycles Difficulty falling asleep in middle childhood (8- before 11pm; ideal wake 12y.o.). time becomes 8am. This occurs for all Their inability to fall asleep adolescents, regardless of is not a form of rebellion cultural background. Keyes (2014), Owens et al.(2010)
Administered to WSSD students, grades 8-12 in Fall of 2019: Completed by nearly 1150 students (approximately 76%) 46% 61% 53% of students of students of students said reported they reported going they feel tired feel they during the day, to bed 11PM or usually get too later on school several days a little sleep. nights. week.
National Sleep Foundation 8.5-9.5 hours of sleep per night American Academy of Pediatrics 8-10 hours of sleep per night However, most teens are getting less than 7 hours per night. Due to phase delay in adolescents, onset of "sleepiness" (melatonin secretion) can be delayed until 10:30 – 11PM , making the ideal wake time 8 -8:30AM .
The Advisory Committee realizes that the biologically driven changes in adolescent sleep patterns are beyond the control of adolescents, their parents, or their teachers. While a number of other approaches to address adolescent sleep needs exist, the CDC has declared that “[A] mong the possible public health interventions for increasing sufficient sleep among adolescents, delaying school start times has the potential for the greatest population impact by changing the environmental context for students in entire school districts.” Therefore, the Advisory Committee believes that school districts should consider studying the advisability of changing their secondary school hours. JSGC Report
WSSD School Board voted to begin a study on adolescent sleep needs and school start times in our District (May, 2019) Formation of district and school based committees, seeking participants from a cross section of stakeholders Planned community engagement evenings and school board presentations
4 Committees Created to conduct research, gather and analyze logistical data and evaluate scheduling models for best fit within the WSSD context 8 Presentations Delivered to the School Board, faculty, students and/or community to share information and gather input 50+ Contributors Including students, staff members, parents, school administrators, School Board members, and external partners 90+ Transportation Scenarios Analyzed and vetted by Transfinder and the WSSD Transportation Deptartment
New High School start time Includes a minimum of 50 should be as close as possible to minutes for music practice at recommended 8:30 AM. MS & HS. Minimizes the instructional Must satisfy state-mandated time that may be lost by MS & instructional minutes at all levels. HS athletes. Maintains block schedule at HS. Maintains activity bus runs for SHMS & SHHS.
High School Scheduling Think Tank met to explore schedule types, teacher survey data, lunch configurations, potential start times, music program, vocational school/dual enrollment programs, instructional minutes, athletics, and passing times. (September, 2019) Through committee work, schedule ideas emerged (46 total schedule variants). Faculty feedback was collected, and ideas were sent to Transfinder/WSSD Transportation Department for transportation impact. After subsequent reviews, all 46 schedules were eliminated due to either requiring too many buses or not meeting PA instructional minutes. A new approach was adopted by the Core Committee to minimize transportation costs by starting with potential school start times based on Transfinder created bus runs. 47 new bus schedules were provided to WSSD from Transfinder. It becomes evident in this report that possible impact on elementary and middle school start times is unavoidable.
The Core Committee reviewed, verified, categorized, and narrowed down potential new start times based on transportation runs. (January, 2020) Schedules were eliminated due to: • Not meeting PA Instructional minutes for all schools • Not getting close enough to recommended start time (8:30) for SHHS students • Significant transportation costs due to the number of buses needed School-based Scheduling Think Tanks met in late January 2020 to look at building schedules, based on 4 remaining start time ideas. Further verification of transportation runs eliminated two ideas, leaving two ideas to consider. One of these remaining ideas was tweaked by 15 minutes to allow for three ideas (A, B, and C) to be share with stakeholders. All Transfinder transportation projections were verified again by the WSSD transportation department. Presented an update on process and the potential School Start Time Ideas to the School Board Subcommittee and Task Force relative to current start times.
Parents/ Teachers Students Community Ripple effect on elementary Preserve block schedule at Being able to participate in • • • and/or middle school start SHHS music and athletic programs times Athletes missing instructional Athletes missing class • • Impact on students who time Amount of time after school for • • participate in school-based • Start time changes that would homework and other music and athletics have implications on teachers commitments • Impact on vo-tech students lives outside of school day and • Missing the bus in the morning Impact on taxes teacher contract and not having parent home to • drive them
Building Start/End Time Amount of Time Elementary 8:45 AM- 3:30 PM 6 hours, 45 minutes Middle 7:50 AM-2:30 PM 6 hours, 40 minutes High 7:35 AM- 2:05 PM 6 hours, 30 minutes High- 5 th Block 2:05 PM- 3:05 PM 1 hour Requires 35 Buses
Middle School High School 2:10 PM- 5 th Block options 7:00 AM- Music 2:35 PM- After-school 7:35 AM- School day Ensemble practice options include: extra- starts include: extra-help, clubs & help, clubs & music music 7:50 AM- School day ensembles 2:05 PM- School day starts ends 3:15 PM- Athletic practice 3:05 PM- Athletic starts 2:30 PM- School day practice starts ends AM bus pick up on average PM buses: AM bus pick up on average PM buses: 7:15 AM 2:35, 3:05, 5:00 PM 6:50 AM 2:05, 3:10, 5:00 PM
Building Start/End Time Amount of Time Elementary 9:00 AM- 3:40 PM 6 hours, 40 minutes Middle 7:50 AM-2:30 PM 6 hours, 40 minutes High 8:30 AM- 3:05 PM 6 hours, 35 minutes High- 5 th Block 3:05 PM- 4:15 PM 1 hour, 10 minutes Requires 38 Buses
Middle School High School 3:10 PM- 5 th Block options 7:00 AM- Music 2:35 PM- After-school 8:30 AM- School day Ensemble practice options include: music starts include: extra-help, clubs & ensembles, extra-help music 7:50 AM- School day & clubs 3:05 PM- School day starts ends 4:25 PM- Athletic practice 3:05 PM- Athletic starts 2:30 PM- School day practice starts ends AM bus pick up on average PM buses: AM bus pick up on average PM buses: 7:15 AM 2:35, 3:05, 5:00 PM 7:50 AM 3:05, 4:15, 6:30 PM
Building Start/End Time Amount of Time Elementary 7:30 AM- 2:15 PM 6 hours, 45 minutes Middle 8:40 AM-3:20 PM 6 hours, 40 minutes High 8:15 AM- 2:45 PM 6 hours, 30 minutes High- 5 th Block 2:45 PM- 3:45 PM 1 hour Requires 39 Buses
Middle School High School 2:50 PM- 5 th Block options 7:50 AM- Music 3:25 PM- Music 8:15 AM- School day Ensemble practice ensembles, athletic starts include: extra-help, clubs & practices, extra-help & music 8:40 AM- School day clubs start 2:45 PM- School day starts ends 3:55 PM- Athletic practice starts 3:20 PM- School day ends AM bus pick up on average PM buses: AM bus pick up on average PM buses: 8:10 AM 3:20, 3:45, 5:00 PM 7:50 AM 2:45, 3:45, 6:00 PM
Building Start/End Time Amount of Time Elementary 7:45 AM- 2:30 PM 6 hours, 45 minutes Middle 8:55 AM- 3:35 PM 6 hours, 40 minutes High 8:30 AM- 3:00 PM 6 hours, 30 minutes High- 5 th Block 3:00 PM- 4:05 PM 1 hour, 5 minutes Requires 40 Buses
Middle School High School 3:05 PM- 5 th Block options 8:05 AM- Music 3:40 PM- Music 8:30 AM- School day Ensemble practice ensembles, athletic starts include: extra-help, clubs & practices, extra-help & music 8:55 AM- School day clubs start 3:00 PM- School day starts ends 4:15 PM- Athletic practice starts 3:35 PM- School day ends AM bus pick up on average PM buses: AM bus pick up on average PM buses: 8:25 AM 3:35, 4:05, 5:00 PM 7:55 AM 3:00, 4:05, 6:20 PM
Gather stakeholder feedback from opportunities such as Community Town Hall listening event (March 11 th ) Continue investigation on impacts on athletic and music programs, teacher contract implications, budget needs and tax implications Provide ongoing feedback opportunities for staff, students, parents, and community members. Present and report findings of investigation to WSSD School Board for April 27th meeting.
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