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Board weighs filing SST-1 compliance report after family survey; staff to run a short follow-up on a 15-minute shift
Summary
After staff reported 2,900 family survey responses showing 80% satisfaction with current start times, the board discussed the new Florida start-time law and the SST-1 compliance option. Staff will run a short, focused survey on a proposed 15-minute shift and return with transportation logistics; an SST-1, if pursued, must be submitted by June 1.
District staff presented options March 31 for responding to Florida's 2023 secondary school start-time statute and the 2025 compliance pathway that allows districts to maintain current schedules by filing a short impact report (form SST-1).
Deputy of Instruction Derek Jensen summarized the law and the alternative: districts that document community input, operational impacts and unintended consequences may submit an SST-1 compliance report to the state in lieu of immediately changing start times. Jensen told the board the district received roughly 2,900 survey responses representing about 3,600 students and that "80% of all respondents said their child's current school start time works well for their family." He also…
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