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Former Scott School staff urge board to restore later student arrival time
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Summary
A former Scott School building representative told the board that a change requiring Scott students to enter at 7:55 a.m. instead of 8:00 a.m. creates an additional 315 minutes this school year of unpaid or extra supervisory time for staff and urged the district to reverse the practice.
A former Scott School building representative told the Naperville CUSD 203 Board of Education on April 20 that an administrative change shifting student entry five minutes earlier is unfair to Scott staff and should be corrected.
"Administration is having all students enter the building at 7:55 a.m. instead of at 8:00 a.m.," Alicia Smith said in public comment. Smith, who said she worked at Scott School until February and served as the building representative, told the board staff had repeatedly requested a return to the prior schedule. She calculated the difference as 63 school days at five extra minutes per day — a total of 315 minutes, or more than five hours — that Scott teachers now provide for morning supervision.
Smith noted Scott’s record of achievements — a national Blue Ribbon award and three consecutive exemplary designations — and said the school’s staff “do not deserve this.” She told the board that staff first raised the issue with administration in January and continued to press it in subsequent months.
The board chair reminded commenters that operational questions raised during public comment are typically addressed by the superintendent, who is designated to respond and will apprise the board. The board did not take immediate action in response to Smith’s remarks during the meeting; the superintendent was identified as the district designee to follow up.
The comment was made during the public comment period, and the board closed public comment and moved to the business portion of the agenda.
