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Board opens study of swapping elementary and high-school start times; forms task force for stakeholder review
Summary
Board members discussed a proposal to swap elementary and high-school start times (later high-school start) to align with adolescent sleep research; staff cautioned that transportation, CTE, athletics and tenant schedules require detailed analysis and recommended surveys and a cross-functional task force before any decision.
Board members discussed an exploratory proposal to swap elementary and high-school start times — shifting high schools later and elementary schools earlier — after trustees and staff reviewed research suggesting later start times can improve adolescent health, attendance and academic performance.
The superintendent and board members said examples exist in other jurisdictions such as Wake County (NC) and Anne Arundel County (MD) and noted benefits cited in the research: improved attendance,…
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