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Elmbrook board debates multiple school start-time scenarios; action to return in April
Summary
Trustees discussed several start-time scenarios on March 20, weighing research on adolescent sleep and mental health against a roughly $1 million recurring operating cost and bus-driver shortages; members were split, and the item will return as an action item in April.
The Elmbrook School District board spent substantial time on March 20 reviewing proposed school start-time scenarios intended to shift middle- and high-school schedules to align more closely with adolescent sleep research.
Staff presenters Chris and Michelle outlined several models — labelled in materials as scenarios 2, 2a, 2-tier and 5b — and summarized transportation constraints, ridership patterns (including about 1,000 private/parochial students who may use district routes), and the trade-offs of move amounts. The presentation noted potential benefits of later starts for…
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