School Start Times Bill Wen May 7, 2019 Senior Director - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

School Start Times Bill Wen May 7, 2019 Senior Director Transportation Services

Agenda  Overview of current OCPS profile  Factors in creating a bus run  Factors in creating a bus route  Overview of requested models  Survey of other districts’ bell times  Questions 2

Profile of OCPS  Orange County is 904 square miles  Currently 196 schools  124 Elementary Schools  37 Middle Schools  7 K-8 Schools  20 High Schools  8 Exceptional/Alternative Schools 3

Profile of OCPS  Ended 2017-18 school year with 888 average daily bus routes  Currently operating 862 daily bus routes  Transports approximately 70,000 students each day  Current 2018 – 2019 bell times Tier School Type Start Time End Time Early Release Wednesday 1 High School 7:20 am 2:20 pm 1:10 pm 2 Elementary School 8:45 am 3:00 pm 2:10 pm 2 Elementary School with extra hour 8:15 am 3:30 pm 2:30 pm 3 Middle School 9:30 am 3:57 pm 2:54 pm 4

Factors in Creating a Bus Run Number of bus stops  Location of bus stops  Length of the run  Number of students  5

Factors in Creating a Bus Route Attendance zones  Window of operation  Length of school day  Number of buses for each tier  6

Attendance Zones  High school attendance zones are the largest 7

Attendance Zones  Middle school attendance zones vary 8

Attendance Zones  Elementary school attendance zones are the smallest 9

Window of Operation  The amount of time between the first trip and the last  This would be from the first bell time to bell time of the last tier  This applies to both morning and afternoon runs  Can reduce the need for buses and school bus operators by lengthening the window of operation 10

Student Length of Day  High Schools: 7 hours  Middle Schools: 6 hours 27 minutes  Elementary Schools: 6 hours 15 minutes  17 elementary schools have an extra hour for reading instruction as required by legislation 11

Current Number of Runs Per Tier First tier (HS) 730 runs Second tier (ES) 674 runs Third tier (MS) 602 runs Fourth tier (Alternative School) 56 runs 12

Process to Create Models Models designed for operational efficiency  Current routing software used to generate models  Added proposed start times in database within routing  software to run models Any programs based at specific schools and/or sites  Special needs’ buses requiring unique equipment  13

Factors to Consider for Each Model  Ninth grade centers will need to start 10 minutes earlier due to shuttles to/from the main campus  Special schools where the start time cannot be flexible  Half-day Pre-K Vocational Education programs  ESE high school transition programs Technical College campus start times and shuttles from high schools  For Technical Colleges, any changes also affect non K-12 attendees  14

Bell Time Models 15

OCPS Current Bell Times 2018-2019 Early Release Length of Tier School Type Start Time End Time Wednesday Day Hrs. 1 High School 7:20 am 2:20 pm 1:10 pm 7:00 2 Elementary School 8:45 am 3:00 pm 2:10 pm 6:15 Elementary School 2 8:15 am 3:30 pm 2:30 pm 7:15 with extra hour 3 Middle School 9:30 am 3:57 pm 2:54 pm 6:27 16

#1 - Move HS to 8:00 am Using Current Length of Day for Each Tier HS-ES-MS Early Release Length of Tier School Type Start Time End Time Wednesday Day Hrs. 1 High School 8:00 am 3:00 pm 2:00 pm 7:00 2 Elementary School 9:25 am 3:40 pm 2:40 pm 6:15 Elementary School 2 8:55 am 4:10 pm 3:10 pm 7:15 with extra hour 3 Middle School 10:10 am 4:37 pm 3:37 pm 6:27 17

#2 - Move ES to 8:00 am Using Current Length of Day for Each Tier ES-HS-MS Early Release Length of Tier School Type Start Time End Time Wednesday Day Hrs. 1 Elementary School 8:00 am 2:15 pm 1:15 pm 6:15 Elementary School 1 8:00 am 3:15 pm 2:15 pm 7:15 with extra hour 2 High School 8:45 am 3:45 pm 2:45 pm 7:00 3 Middle School 10:15 am 4:42 pm 3:42 pm 6:27 18

#3 - Lengthening the Middle School Day by 33 Minutes ES-HS-MS Early Release Length of Tier School Type Start Time End Time Wednesday Day Hrs. 1 Elementary School 8:00 am 2:15 pm 1:15 pm 6:15 Elementary School 1 8:00 am 3:15 pm 2:15 pm 7:15 with extra hour 2 High School 8:45 am 3:45 pm 2:45 pm 7:00 3 Middle School 9:45 am 4:45 pm 3:45 pm 7:00 19

#4 - Start All Schools Later with a 6-Period HS Day HS-ES-MS Early Release Length of Tier School Type Start Time End Time Wednesday Day Hrs. 1 High School 8:20 am 2:20 pm 1:20 pm 6:00 2 Elementary School 9:10 am 3:25 pm 2:25 pm 6:15 Elementary School 2 9:8:40 am 3:55 pm 2:55 pm 7:15 with extra hour 3 Middle School 10:00 am 4:27 pm 2:27 pm 6:27 20

Survey of Other Districts’ Bell Times 21

Bell Time Changes for Local Districts for School Year 2019-2020 Length of Tier School Type Start Time End Time Day Hrs. 1 High School 7:20 am 2:20 pm 7:00 2 Elementary 8:20 am 3:20 pm 7:00 3 Middle School 9:20 am 4:20 pm 7:00 22

Bell Time Changes for Local Districts for School Year 2019-2020 Length of Tier School Type Start Time End Time Day Hrs. 1 Elementary 7:50 am 2:30 pm 6:40 2 High School 8:30 am 3:30 pm 7:00 3 Middle School 9:30 am 4:15 pm 6:45 23

Bell Time Changes for Local Districts for School Year 2019-2020 Length of Tier School Type Start Time End Time Day Hrs. 1 Elementary 7:40 am 1:55 pm 6:15 2 High School 8:30 am 3:25 pm 6:55 3 Middle School 9:25 am 4:20 pm 6:55 24

Bell Time Changes for Local Districts for School Year 2019-2020 Length of Tier School Type Start Time End Time Day Hrs. 1 High School 7:20 am 2:20 pm 7:00 2 Elementary 8:35 am 3:05 pm 6:30 3 Middle School 9:20 am 3:55 pm 6:35 25

Sample Bell Times of CGCS Member Schools  Conducted survey in March 2019  Fourteen member districts responded  Eleven have a 3-tier bell system  6 have high school schools starting at 8:00 am or earlier  1 district has high school at the 3 rd tier starting at 9:00 am  Three have a 2-tier system  All 3 have HS/ES/MS schools starting at 8:00 am or earlier 26

Sample Bell Times of CGCS Member Schools St. Louis PS Missouri Austin ISD Texas Tier School Type Start Time End Time Tier School Type Start Time End Time 1 High School 7:10 am 2:07 pm 1 Elementary 7:45 am 2:57 pm 2 Middle School 8:05 am 3:02 pm 2 Middle School 8:25 am 3:40 pm 3 Elementary 9:10 am 4:07 pm 3 High School 9:00 am 4:30 pm Palm Beach PS Florida Atlanta PS Georgia Tier School Type Start Time End Time Tier School Type Start Time End Time 1 High School 7:30 am 2:50 pm 1 Elementary 8:00 am 2:30 pm 2 Elementary 8:00 am 2:05 pm/2:35 pm 2 High School 8:30 am 3:30 pm 3 Middle School 9:30 am 4:05 pm 3 Middle School 9:05 am 4:05 pm 27

Lessons Learned by Other Districts for Implementation  Provide ample time to promote and obtain feedback  Engage all stakeholders to include parents, students, school staff (Teaching/Learning and Operations), and community partners  Review costs of implementing and recurring costs  Review the ability to provide consistent transportation services 28

Superintendent’s Comments Questions/Discussion 29