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Western Demographics
Shannon Bingham
School Start Time Survey Results and Discussion
Anchorage School DistrictBoard Work Session – 5/21/18
May 21, 2018
Potential School Start Time Changes ‐Chronology
• Summer 2016 – Board listed topic as desired Board project (during Board retreat)
• Summer 2017 – Request to explore issue (during Board retreat)
• Fall 2017 – February 2018 – Internal analysis and stakeholder process development
• March 2018 – Focus group meetings• April 2018 – Open house meetings, Chamber meeting• May 2018 Adjusted scenario development, Hays Research survey
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Adjusted Scenarios Developed After Stakeholder Process Scenario Level Start Release
Current Plus 30High 8:00 2:30
Middle 8:45 3:15Elementary 9:30 4:00
Scenario 3 Plus 15
Elementary 8:00 2:30High 8:45 3:15
Middle 9:30 4:00
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Current Start TimesScenario Level Start Release
CurrentHigh 7:30 2:00
Middle 8:15 2:45Elementary 9:00 3:30
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Hays Survey ‐ Background & MethodologyHays Research Group LLC (HRG) conducted a scientific telephone survey of Anchorage residents with at least one child currently attending an Anchorage School District (ASD) school in the 2017‐2018 school year. Households were selected at random from a list of ASD parents provided to HRG by the district. 383 telephone interviews were completed between May 10th and May 12th, 2018 resulting in a margin of error of +/‐ 5.0%. This margin of error was determined by the HRG Research Director to be sufficient for this survey and results in data relating to school start times in this survey that are statistically significant.
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Hays Survey Script“Hello, my name is ________________ and I am calling on
behalf of the Anchorage School District. We are conducting a brief survey of Anchorage parents this evening to help the school district gather data from parents to help inform future decisions. This survey is very short, only a few questions.” (All participants were verified to be 18 or older and to have at least one child who currently attends ASD schools.)
• Q1. Beginning in the Fall of 2017, the Anchorage School District started studying the issue of changing school start times. Research has demonstrated that delaying school start times improves wellness and academic performance for adolescent students, and the District has found community support for making a change. The two proposed new start time scenarios are (rotate options A/B to avoid order bias):
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Hays Questions• Option A would be the current schedule, only school start and
release times would be 30 minutes later, so high school would start at 8 am and release at 2:30 pm, middle school would start at 8:45 am and release at 3:15 pm, and elementary school would start at 9:30am and release at 4 pm.
• Option B would start and release schools 30 minutes later than the current schedule but would also switch the start times for different school ages. Elementary school would start at 8am and release at 2:30pm, high school would start at 8:45 am and release at 3:15 pm, and middle school would start at 9:30am and release at 4pm.
• Of these two options, which do you favor? A or B?
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Hays Results
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Potential to Combine Middle School & High School Into One Bell time – Cost Estimates
One‐time capital costs to facilitate change
• Regular Education Bus 53 x $130,000 = $6,890,000• Special Education Bus 26 x $114,000 = $2,964,000 • Capital Investment Total: $9,542,000
Annual operational costs to run an additional 79 routes
• Regular Education Route 53 x $89,000 = $4,717,000*• Special Education Route 26 x $114,000 = $2,964,000*• Operational Yearly Cost Total: $7,681,000*
• Premiums will be required to recruit additional drivers given current shortage –Shorter work day, less pay, retention will result in additional cost
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Potential to Compress Bus Tiers from 45 Minutes to 30 Minutes – Cost Estimates
One‐time capital costs to facilitate change
• Regular Education Bus 45 x $130,000 = $5,850,000• Special Education Bus 33 x $114,000 = $3,762,000 • Capital Investment Total: $9,612,000
Annual operational costs to run an additional 79 routes
• Regular Education Route 45 x $89,000 = $4,005,000*• Special Education Route 33 x $114,000 = $3,762,000*• Operational Yearly Cost Total: $7,767,000*
• Premiums will be required to recruit additional drivers given current shortage –Shorter work day, less pay, retention will result in additional cost
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Observations of Prior Focus Group / Open House Survey Results
• There were 440 focus group surveys received and 223 open house surveys received – slightly more people attended and did not submit a survey
• The focus groups had higher teacher and student participant counts while the open house meetings were more exclusively parents
• The focus group meetings were relatively balanced between elementary and secondary school‐focused participants, while the open house meetings had a higher percentage of elementary school‐focused participants
• Focus group participants were generally in favor of change at all levels and agreed with research asserting benefits to student performance and wellness with stronger benefits assigned to secondary students
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Observations (Continued)• Open house meetings were attended by more families
representing preschool and elementary‐students 54% to 40% secondary
• Open house participants were more in favor of retaining the current schedule 45% to 41% including those favoring change who wanted further demonstration of benefits
• Secondary participants tended to be in favor of change, while participants representing elementary were against
• Expected concerns reinforced during open house meetings:– Elementary concerns
• Pedestrian safety in morning darkness and cold• Mid‐afternoon release• Lack of before / after child supervision and programs
– Secondary concerns• After school extra‐curricular and childcare issues• After school employment
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A. Very favorably
21%
B. Favorably 37%
C. Unfavorably
18%
D. Very unfavorably
10%
E. Other or does not apply.14%
How would you respond to earlier elementaryschool start times?
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FocusGroups
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A. Very favorably
13%
B. Favorably 48%
C. Unfavorably11%
D. Very unfavorably
7%
E. Other or does not apply.
21%
How would you respond to later middle school start times?
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FocusGroups
May 21, 2018
A. Very favorably
38%
B. Favorably 35%
C. Unfavorably11%
D. Very unfavorably
9%E. Other or
does not apply.7%
How would you respond to later high school start times?
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FocusGroups
May 21, 2018
What are your thoughts on changing start times now that you have seen the
research?
A. I have no opinion on the
change10% B. I would like to
see a change25%
C. I would be open to a change if
benefits could be demonstrated
16%
D. I like the current schedule and prefer not to
change45%
E. Other or does not apply
4%
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Open Houses
May 21, 2018
What is your preferred scenario?
A. Current start times48%
B. Scenario 19%
C. Scenario 212%
D. Scenario 322%
E. Other or I do not have a preference
9%
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Open Houses
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Chamber of Commerce Event
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Anecdotal Comments Recorded on Survey Forms at Focus Group / Open House Meetings – Descending Order
Anecdotal concern Approximate count
Challenges to the before and after school childcare 22
School should start after 8 o'clock 15
Challenges scheduling for after school activities and sports 15
This is overdue, thanks 14Elementary students challenged by darkness and pedestrian issues 14
Elementary research isn't cohesive 14Starting school early is a life lesson 13Affordability of childcare 13
Combine middle and high school into one start time 11
We prefer scenario three 10
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Discussion and Questions
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Next Steps
• Discussion• Make a final decision on start times• Develop an implementation plan for the 2019 – 2020 school year