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MNPS presents school start/end time study: Formative models scenarios after 16,000 responses
Summary
District staff presented interim results from a study of bell times: Formative collected over 16,000 survey responses and multiple focus groups; staff will present modeled scenarios in January and aim to bring recommendations to the board by Jan. 27 to allow planning for 2026–27.
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools staff updated the board on a districtwide study of school start and end times, a partnership with Formative intended to examine transportation, student well‑being and operational tradeoffs.
Staff said Formative’s engagement produced more than 16,000 online survey responses in seven languages, 13 focus groups with over 110 participants, and two town halls with more than 200 attendees. Nearly every school in the district was represented, staff said, with especially strong engagement from high…
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