Dr.FrancesWillsPresentationbasedonworkof“LaterStart

Committee”PVCSD

Parents:

Albano,Jennifer

Amin,Dr.Nadia

Cioffi,James

Denike,Jeannie

Esposito,Nina

Gabay,Kara

Montaldo,Catherine

Rein,Jeanette

Romero,Diana

Sauther,Amy

Treacy,Laureen

Voliva,Rosina

Wacaser,Tiffany

Yovane,Janet

PVFT:

Armbruster,Jen

Carlin,Gerry

Kahn,Cheryl

Ludovicy,Bruce

Rossano,Melissa

Sperling,Scott

Turner,Dan

BoardofEducation:

Ferraro,Joseph

CommunityMembers:

Parmly,Barbara

Students:

Bernstein,Richard

Pedersen,Erin

Admin:

Bellino,Patrick

Burrow,Brian

Doherty,Natalie

Figarella,Jill

Intrieri,Sandra

McCarty,Travis

O’Connor,Christopher

Podesta,Margaret

Wills,Fran

Whyconsideralaterstart?

Whyconsiderthechange?!  Recentresearchfindingsontheeffectofschoolstarttimeon

adolescentacademicachievementandmentalhealthcompelourattention.

!  Thestarttimeofourhighschoolisamongtheearliestintheregionstartingat7:10am.(Carmelalsostartsat7:10;otherneighboringschoolsbeginasearlyas7:17,7:20,7:30;afewbeginat8:00)

!  Weseestudenttardinessandabsenteeismasissuestoaddress.!  Weareseekingtoimproveacademicaccomplishmentand

supportstudentssocial-emotionalhealth.!  Studentsareattheirbusstops,someby6:10amincomplete

darknesswalkinginthedarkoncountryroadsandarrivingatthehighschoolby6:45am.

!  Studentsnowbeginlunchat9:30amattheHighSchool.

ResearchfindingsonimpactofearlyschoolstartonadolescentsAcademicimpact:

!  Biologicalresearchshowsthatcircadianrhythmsshiftduringtheteenyears,pushingboysandgirlstostayuplateratnightandsleeplaterintothemorning.”(ScientificAmerican,2014)

!  “Becauseeducationalstarttimesdonotadjustforthischange,earlyschoolstarttimeseffectivelylimitsleepinadolescents.”(StudentHealth)

!  KylaWahlstrom,DirectoroftheCenterforAppliedResearchandEducationalImprovementattheUniversityofMinnesota,publishedalargestudyinFebruarythattrackedmorethan9,000studentsineightpublichighschoolsinMinnesota,ColoradoandWyoming.Afteronesemester,whenschoolbeganat8:35amorlater,gradesearnedinmath,English,scienceandsocialstudiestypicallyroseaquarterstep—forexample,uphalfwayfromBtoB+.”(ScientificAmerican,2014)

Researchfindings

!  “Researchersfindhighergradepointaveragesincoreacademicclasses(Wahlstrometal,2014),highergradesingeneral(Carrelletal.,2011;Perkinson-Glooretal.,2013;Shortetal,2013),andgenerallyhighertestscores(Edwards,2012)foradolescentsinschoolswithlaterstarttimes.”

http://www.newpaltz.edu/media/crreo/crreo/2020_school_start_times.pdf

!  Nausetschoolofficialsin2012...pushedtheirstarttimebackto8:35a.m.,givingstudentsanextrahourtosleepin….Morestudentsshoweduptoschoolrefreshed.Tardinessfellby35percent,andthenumberofDsandFsdroppedbyhalf.”(BostonGlobe,2016)

Researchfindings!  Inthepastthreeyears,however,scientificstudieshave

piledup,andtheyallleadtothesameconclusion:alaterstarttimeimproveslearning.Andthelaterthestart,thebetter.”(ScientificAmerican,2014)

!  “A2012studyofNorthCarolinaschooldistrictsthatvariedschooltimesbecauseoftransportationproblemsshowedthatlaterstarttimescorrelatedwithhigherscoresinmathandreading.“(ScientificAmerican,20)

Findingsonimpactoflaterstart

!  Impactofevenasmallchangeontruancy,behavioralproblemsinschool(Owensetal.,2010)

!  Thelaterfirstperiodbegins,thehigherthedistributionofstudentgrades.(Carrell,et.al.,2011)

!  Lesslikelytoskipfirstperiodclass(Walstrom,2002)!  Betterdrivingandfeweraccidents(Vorona,2011)!  Otherfactorsnotedasresultofinsufficientsleep:Lackofexercise,

poordiet,useofcomputersforthreeormorehoursperday,physicalfighting,cigarette,alcohol,andmarijuanause,sexualactivity,depression,suicidaltendencies.(CDC,2011)

!  Earlystartmayimpactrisk-takingbehaviors.

Researchfindings:!  Shiftingschoolstarttimesto8:30orlatercanbringaboutpowerfulchangetostudents’academicperformanceandoverallhealth,accordingtoastudybytheCenterforAppliedResearchandEducationalImprovementattheUniversityofMinnesota,whichexaminedeightschoolswithlaterstarttimesinMinnesota,Colorado,andWyoming.Thelatertimesallowedabout60percentofstudentstogetatleasteighthoursofsleep,andtheschoolssawincreasesinstandardizedtestscoresandattendanceratesandadecreaseintardiness….”(BostonGlobe,2016)

Start:mesinregion

!  Surveyofregion-27responses-2schoolsstartat7:10am(Carmel,PV)-3schoolsstartat8:00amorlater-(latestis

Katonahat8:15am)-remaining22schoolsbetween7:17amand

8:00am

Findingsofcommi;eeonalterna:veop:ons! Threealternativeswerereviewedbasedonanalysisbytransportationconsultant;eachinvolvedmovingfromthreetiertotwotierbussysteminordertocreatealaterstartwithincontractualrequirementsofa3:30dismissalattheElementarySchool(alsorecognizingimpactoflaterdismissal). 1)Addingfifthgradetoelementarystructure(K-5and6-12transportation) 2)CreatingstaggeredK-6and7-12system 3)Transportingstudentsingrades5-12andK-4ontworuns.

Impactofeachofthefindings:K-5and6-12model

Mostsalientadvantages:!  Provideadevelopmentalconsistencyandcontinuityofcurriculumandstructurefor6yearsatthe

ElementarySchool!  Transportationdividedequallywithadditionofthreebuses!  Moreopportunityforprofessionalcollaboration

Mostsalientdisadvantages !  AnalysisofcapacityandusageofElementarySchoolindicatesausagethatwouldrequireadditional

classroomsand/orreductionofcurrentresourcesprovidedbythecurrentutilization,i.e.additionalENLrequirements,squarefootageforspecialeducationclasses,speechandlanguage,reading,andsquarefootagerequirements;maker-space.

!  ProgramdisruptionatMiddleSchoolwithelectiveopportunitiesand5-6/7-8balance;5thgradestudentscreatea“younger”environmentthatappearstoreducebehavioralconcernsforearlyteens.

!  Studentperspectiveofferssenseofreadinessforincreasedindependence!  Potentiallossofinstructionalspace!  Possibleimpactonprogramorsharedstaffingrequired!  Increasedloadfornurse,psychologist,specialists

Overallconsensus:Notrecommendedatthistime

Impactoffindings:K-6and7-12model

Mostsalientadvantages!  Evendistributionofstudentsonbuses-additionoftwoorthreebuses!  Resultsinalignedclassesfor7-12withopportunitiesforsharedstaff

andstudents

Mostsalientdisadvantages! DisruptstheMiddleSchoolcommunity! Complicatesstaffingandcontractualconsiderations!  RemovesopportunitieswithintheMiddleSchoolforsomeelectives,

participatinginclubsandschedulingaccommodations! Disruptseducationalresourcesandprogram

Overallconsensus:Notrecommendedatthistime

Capacitystudy:ElementarySchoolandMiddleSchool

FocusonK-4and5-12op:on!  Leastdisruptivetootherschoolcommunitiesandresources

! Possibilityofmovingtouniform5-12starttimeof7:40withdismissalof2:18or7:50withdismissalof2:30

! Analysisofthismodelindicatesthattheadditionoffourbuseswouldpermitexecutionofthisplan

! Costperbusisapproximately$60,000;however,reductioninfuelandefficienciescouldresultinreductionofthiscost

AdvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheK-4/5-12plan--Parents!  Parentperspectivepro:

!  Respondstopreponderanceofresearch-basedevidenceonimpactofearlystarttimeonstudentachievement,physicalandmentalhealth

!  Promotessafetyforwalkingandwaitingindarkearlymorninghours

!  Parentperspectivecon:!  ConcernsaboutstudentsfromMiddleSchoolandHighSchoolonsamebuses

!  Concernsabouttimeforafterschoolhelpandconflictswithclubsandathletics

!  Concernaboutpossibilityoflaterreturnimpactinghomeworkandactualsleeptime

Studentperspec:ve!  Studentsurveyindicatesthat108respondents(about25%of

eachclassresponding)arenotinfavorofthelaterstart.64%ofthoserespondingpreferthecurrenttime.38%wouldpreferastartbetween7:30and8:00.

!  Afollowupsurveyisplannedwithmoreconcreteinformation!  Inthenarrativeresponses,studentswereconcernedprimarily

aboutimpactontheirafter-schoolresponsibilitiesandabilitytoparticipateinextra-help,clubsandathletics

!  Studentexpressedconcernaboutlatenessofhomeworkwhichwouldaffectbed-time.

!  Studentsgenerallylikethecurrentearlydismissaltime(1:50)Theyseethatthereistimeforpractice,work,clubs,etc.

Teacherperspec:ve!  Comments:

!  HighSchoolteachersacknowledgetheresearchonadolescentwell-beingandacademicachievement.!  Arecentsurveyofteacheropinionsprovidedresponsesfrom34teachers.50%oftheteachersfeelthechangetoa

laterstartwouldhaveapositiveimpactonstudentperformance.!  48%oftheteacherrespondentsfeltthatstudentswerenotalertduring1stperiod,but75%feltthattheywere

alertduringsecondperiod.!  Mostoftheteachersfeltthatfirstperiodabsenteeismwasaproblemforonlyasmallgroupofstudents.

!  Concerns: !  Teachersareconcernedabouttheschedulingandopportunityforafter-schoolhelp!  Concernabouttrafficatdrop-offofstudentsinthemorningandmoretrafficonroadatlatertime!  TeachersareverypositiveaboutthenewleadershipattheHighSchoolandengagedinanumberof

initiatives(IB,analysisofpossiblerotatingschedule)thattheyfeelwillbedisruptedwiththeadditionalchallengealaterstart.

!  Laterstartwillimpactthescheduleofafterschoolactivitiesandpossiblyextrahelp;somediscussionofactivitiesbeforetheregularday

!  Therewerecommentsonbothsidesinthesurvey,withconcernaboutmixingagesofstudentsonthebuses,andthedesiretomaintainthecurrentsystemthattheyfeelworkssatisfactorily.

Administra:veperspec:ve:Benefitstolaterstart

!  Research-basedevidenceonstudentwell-beingandacademicachievementpointstothelaterstarttimeasapositivedirection.

!  Studentsafetyinearlymorninghourswouldbegreatlyimproved.

!  Furtheropportunitytoaddressattendanceandtardiness

!  Weatherdelaydecisionswouldbelessconstrainedbythecurrentneedtomakedecisionsveryearly,by5:00amduetotheearlystart.

!  ThealignmentofMiddleSchoolandHighSchoolschedulesprovidesflexibilityinteacherassignmentsandstudentopportunityforadvancedcoursework.

!  Withadditionalrunsinthemorning,thetimeonthebuswouldnotlengthen;thischangecouldresultinshorter,neighborhoodruns.

!  Thisconfiguration(K-4/5-12)wouldnotdisruptbasicfunctionsofotherschools,includingMiddleSchoolprogramandElementarySchooldismissaltime.

!  FourbuseswouldbepostedatElementarySchooltoexpeditedismissals

Whynot?Concerns!  Fixedannualcostfortransportationincreasesbybetween

$200,000to$240,000-approximately$60,000perbusforfourbuses.

!  BOCESandprivateschooltransportationwouldrequireanadditionalbuspriortoschoolstart.(Costcouldbemitigatedbythetransferringoneofthelaterrunstoanearlymorningrun.)

!  TimewillbeneededtolookatschedulingattheHighSchoolandotherinitiativesthatareintheplanningstages.

!  TheperiodbeforeschoolatMiddleSchoolnowprovidessomeflexibilityfortutoring,intramuralsorotheropportunities.

Responsetosomeconcernsexpressedbycons:tuents:Busesandridership

! Timeonbustobedetermined,butwillmorethanlikelybesimilarorlesstimethancurrentrunsduetoshorterrunswithmoredensehouseholdridership.

! Grades5-12ononebus:probabilityofsiblings,neighborsandalmostnoseniorsandfewhighschoolstudentsonthebuses.Olderstudentsoftenprovideaprotectivetemperingofmiddleschoolstudentbehavior;currently,highschoolstudentsdoridetheMiddleSchoolbusesinamandpmforvariousreasons.

Suggestedclarifica:onandresponsestoconcernsoflateraQernoonac:vi:eswith2:18dismissal

! Currentdeparturetimeofathleticawaygamesis2:45;dismissalwithlaterstartwouldbe2:18

! Clubsandextra-helpwouldbeavailablebeforepracticesifthesearemovedto3:00;dramaparticipationwouldstillbeavailable

!  Somewhatlaterhomeworktimewouldoccurifstudentschosenottodohomeworkpriortogametimeorpracticetime

2015-16and2016-17DistrictEnrollment

BuildingEnrollments

Nextsteps! Boardreview! Publiccommentinvitedthroughthewebsitespecialemailsectionin-boxandanumberofformalmeetings

!  InsidePutnamValleyvideowithinformationinearlyDecember

!  Formalmeetings(tobelivestreamedandposted):!  PublicforumonThursday,December8at6:00pm!  PublicforumpriortoBoardmeetingonThursday,December15,2016from6:00pm-7:00pm.

!  ProjectBoardofEducationformalconsiderationatthefirstJanuarymeeting:January5,2017