Reimagining Time Presentation to the Board of Education February 5, 2020 1
Task Force Work Overview I mpro ving the stude nt e xpe rie nc e a nd e q uity: ● Sta rt T ime T a sk F o rc e ○ Stude nt he a lth c o nne c te d to sle e p ○ Va ria b ility o f diffe re nt sta rt/ e nd time s in 110 o f 157 sc ho o ls ○ Va ria b ility o f instruc tio na l ho urs (le ng th o f da y) b y le ve l ● L a te Sta rt T a sk F o rc e ○ Va ria b ility o f te a c he r pla nning time b y le ve l ● F o o d & Nutritio n T a sk F o rc e ○ Va ria b ility o f se a te d stude nt lunc h time b y le ve l 2
Agenda : Information, Challenges & Recommendations ● c e (40 minute s) Star t T ime T ask F or ● Bo a rd o f E duc a tio n Que stio ns (20 minute s) ● c e (10 minute s) L ate Star t T ask F or ● c e (5 minute s) F ood & Nutr ition T ask F or ● Sta ff Re c o mme nda tio ns (5 minute s) ● Bo a rd o f E duc a tio n Que stio ns (10 minute s) 3
Start Time Task Force 4
Experts agree - Middle/High School should start no earlier than 8:30 am • 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 • Ame ric a n Me dic a l Asso c ia tio n • Ame ric a n Ac a de my o f Sle e p Me dic ine • Ame ric a n Ac a de my o f Child a nd Ado le sc e nt Psyc hia trists • Ame ric a n Psyc ho lo g ic a l Asso c ia tio n • Na tio na l Asso c ia tio n o f Sc ho o l Nurse s • Ame ric a n T ho ra c ic So c ie ty • Na tio na l Sle e p F o unda tio n 5
Deficient Sleep in Children/Adolescents • Risk-ta king b e ha vio rs a nd • Ne uro c o g nitive de fic its inc re a se d a c c ide nts • Atte ntio n • Se rio usly c o nside r • Me mo ry a tte mpting suic ide • E xe c utive func tio ning • Mo o d a nd a ffe c t c ha ng e s • We ig ht g a in • F e e ling sa d o r ho pe le ss • I nc re a se d c a lo ric inta ke • Be ha vio r pro b le ms • I nc re a se d c o nsumptio n • No n-c o mplia nc e fa ts a nd c a rb s • Ag g re ssio n, physic a l Mc K nig ht-E ily L R1, E a to n DK , L o wry R, Cro ft JB, Pre sle y-Ca ntre ll L , Pe rry GS.Also Be e b e (2011); Grub e r e t a l. (2012); Owe ns e t fig hting a l. (2014) • Hype ra c tivity Glo re , Gro b , L e mo la 2013 • Po o r impulse c o ntro l 6
School Districts Making/Made the Change Che rry Cre e k E dina - Minne so ta Be lling ha m Ada ms 12 Se a ttle Bo ulde r Va lle y Huntsville City L ittle to n L a ke Oswe g o Brig hto n 27J Sa n Die g o Gre e le y E va ns F a irfa x Co unty T ho mpso n And mo re ... Ho usto n Ac a de my 20 Ca lifo rnia 7
Edina, MN Post-change Research T he stude nts who se hig h sc ho o ls sta rte d a t 8:30 a .m. o r la te r re po rte d sta tistic a lly sig nific a nt le ss de pre ssive fe e ling s o n tho se q ue stio ns tha n did the e a rly sta rt stude nts (p ra ng e d fro m < .05 to < .001.) “Sta rting sc ho o l la te r wa s the mo st sig nific a nt a nd b e ne fic ia l de c isio n I ma de in a ll the ye a rs I wa s a n e duc a to r.” -K e nne th Dra g se th, Ph.D, Re tire d Supe rinte nde nt, E dina Pub lic Sc ho o ls, Minne so ta 8
Cherry Creek Post-change Research • F e we r stude nts re po rte d fe e ling to o sle e py to do the ir ho me wo rk fo r b o th Middle Sc ho o l (MS) (46% vs. 35%) a nd Hig h Sc ho o l (HS) (71% vs. 56%). • Whe n c o ntro lling fo r fre e / re duc e d lunc h (F RL ) sta tus a nd ra c e , re sults we re simila r fo r HS stude nts; ho we ve r, sle e p dura tio n inc re a se d mo re fo r MS stude nts who re c e ive d F RL (19m vs. 10m). "I do n't kno w ho w ma ny o f o ur hig h sc ho o l stude nts ha ve c o me up to me a nd sa id, 'T his ha s c ha ng e d my life fo r the b e tte r.' T he y've to ld me the y're g e tting up to a n ho ur o f a dditio na l sle e p b e fo re sc ho o l sta rts," Sie g frie d sa id. " T ha t e xtra sle e p ma ke s a re a l diffe re nc e in te rms of he a lth a nd we llne ss . T he input fro m o ur stude nts a nd the numb e rs fro m this la ndma rk study po int to the sa me c o nc lusio n: T he c ha ng e in our sta rt time s ha s be e n a positive ste p a nd be ne fite d our stude nts' e ve ryda y routine s." - CCSD Supe rinte nde nt Dr. Sc o tt Sie g frie d 9
Jeffco’s Been Talking and Wants a Change • 2012 Go ld e n a rtic ula tio n a re a sta rts the c o nve rsa tio n • 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 in the we st a re a • 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 Sta rt T ime Info rma tio n Nig ht a nd invite s pe o ple to jo in ta sk fo rc e • 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 Pub lic Sc ho o ls c a b ine t • Aug ust 31, 2018: 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 a sk F o rc e me e ts mo nthly, Se pte mb e r 2018 to Ja nua ry 2019 • F e b rua ry 7, 2019: T a sk F o rc e pre se nts fina l re c o mme nd a tio ns to Je ffc o Bo a rd o f E d uc a tio n (BOE ) • Ma y 2019; BOE a ppro ve s Bud g e ting F o r Outc o me s (BF O) c o st fo r c o nsulta nt • Aug ust 2019: Ro b e rt Ja c o b us, Sc ho o l Bus L o g istic s, is hire d • F a ll 2019: “Re ima g ing T ime ” c o mb ine d g ro up stud ie s impa c ts o n time with Ro b e rt Ja c o b us • Ja nua ry 2020: Wo rk is c o mple te d a nd re a d y to b e pre se nte d to the BOE 10
Nov 2018 Jeffco Community Survey Results - Summary • 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 HS sta rt time sho uld b e 8:00 a m o r la te r • 72% sa y the e a rlie st a c c e pta b le MS sta rt time sho uld b e 8:00 a m o r la te r • 60% sa y the e a rlie st a c c e pta b le e le me nta ry sc ho o l (E S) sta rt time sho uld b e 8:00 a m o r la te r 11
Start Time Task Force Final Recommendations- February 2019 a ll 2020 , a ll sta rt time s in Je ffe rso n Co unty 1. E sta blish polic y tha t be g inning in F Sc ho o ls sta rt o n o r a fte r: Middle : 8:00 a m a nd Hig h: 8:30 a m. Hire a n imple me nta tion firm/ c onsulta nt in the Spring 2019 to b e g in the 2. 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. 3. F o r the inte rim, ha ve a ll Je ffc o sc ho o ls sta rt a ha lf hour la te r for the 2019- 2020 sc hool ye a r . Shift 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 : While the task fo rc e pre fe rs that no sc ho o l starts b e fo re 8:30 am, 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. 12
Jeffco Planning Parameters • Distric twide Sta rt T ime s: • Middle Sc ho o l - o n o r a fte r 8:00 a m • Hig h Sc ho o l - o n o r a fte r 8:30 a m • Co nsiste nt Da ily I nstruc tio na l Ho urs b y Gra de L e ve l: • E le me nta ry Sc ho o l - 6.5 ho urs • Middle Sc ho o l - 7 ho urs • Hig h Sc ho o l - 7.5 ho urs • 30 minute stude nt lunc h pe rio d fo r a ll sc ho o ls • 30 minute duty-fre e lunc h fo r te a c he rs 13
Consultant Pre-Routing Preparations Pre -Ro uting ● Use d T ra nsfinde r so ftwa re to e va lua te ro ute s b y No rth, Ce ntra l, So uth a nd We st b us te rmina ls ● E va lua te d o ve r 1,500 runs* fo r lo a d c o unts to se e if we c o uld c o mb ine runs ● Re duc e d 90 runs fro m sc ho o ls using ne w pro po se d la te r sta rt time s *A run is a se g me nt o r le g o f a ro ute . A ro ute is a c o mpila tio n o f runs (mo rning & a fte rno o n) tha t ma ke up the e ntire ro ute fo r the da y fo r a pa rtic ula r drive r a nd b us. 14
Jeffco Analysis ● L e a st a mo unt o f impa c t o n e le me nta ry sc ho o ls ● Ne e d a t le a st 30-45 minute s b e twe e n b e lls ● Curre nt e a rlie st dro p-o ff is 7:00 a m fo r HS ● Pro po se d e a rlie st dro p-o ff is 7:30 a m fo r E S ● Optio n a nd Alte rna tive sc ho o ls tha t c urre ntly ha ve b using a re inc lude d in ro ute pla nning 15
Bus Runs & Routes Ho w we pa c ka g e d the ro ute s: 1. Ge nE d a nd Spe d 2. E le me nta ry 1 Sc ho o ls tha t sta rt a t 7:45 a m 3. Pla c e d Out o f Distric t (POOD): 19 c urre nt ro ute s 4. Optio n a nd Alte rna tive Sc ho o ls: 34 c urre nt ro ute s 16
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