Start Time Task Force Considerations Survey & Transp. Update

Considerations Survey Continued

STTF Considerations Considerations that also received at least three votes: 1. Maintain Elementary Band and String Programs 2. Impact on Families (child care, safe places for children) 3. Elementary Travel not before sunrise or after sunset 4. Traffic Patterns and volumes Considerations that received one or two votes: 1. 7-Period Options 2. Providing for start times later than 8: HR and Negotiated Agreement Considerations 4. Minimizing the amount of time students would miss Considerations that did not receive votes but still to be used: 1. How early is developmentally appropriate for preschool students 2. Cost 3. Extent of Transportation – basic education versus choice

STTF Key Considerations 1. Middle School Start Times also No Earlier than 8:00. (This consideration would establish that Middle Schools should also start no earlier than 8:00 am. This consideration is based on the body of research that says that adolescents benefit from later school start times and acknowledges that middle school students fall into the age group considered adolescents by the research. ) 2. Maintenance of Athletic Programs. (This consideration would prioritize recommendations that do not result in decreasing student access to a broad athletic program.) 3. The most positive impacts to the majority of students with attention to equity.

Question Considerations 1. Academic 2. Equity 3. Health and Safety 4. Before - and After - School Activities 5. Athletics 6. Transportation Considerations 7. Community Use 8. Financial 9. Operational

Considerations Survey Continued What did we miss? What should we look more in-depth into? How can we look at data differently? How can we use what we have learned?

Please list any additional academic considerations the Start Time Task Force should use to develop a school start time recommendation: Themes Identified Count Homework303 Optimal learning time for all275 Music Programs68 0/7 th period options60 Before and after School Childcare 150 Safe Walking Hours135 “Don’t change” (don’t start elementary any later) 120 HS Start 8:00-9:00 am90 Total Responses: 1074

Please list any additional equity considerations the Start Time Task Force should use to develop a school start time recommendation: Themes Identified Count Child Care (affordability & HS students taking care of younger) 302 Working Families250 Optimal learning time for all grades 50 Access to meals25 After School Jobs15 Special Needs Students5 Total Responses: 714

Please list any additional health and safety considerations the Start Time Task Force should use to develop a school start time recommendation: Themes Identified Count Darkness or “Safe Hours”208 Traffic101 Mental health from lack of sleep50 Before school Supervision34 Alertness38 Recommended Sleep hours56 Total responses: 879

Please list any additional before - and after - school activities considerations the Start Time Task Force should use to develop a school start time recommendation: Themes Identified Count Before and After school Daycare108 Darkness “Safe Hours”76 Missing class time30 Before School Music Programs70 Alertness23 Amount of time for homework56 “Not just athletics”45 Total responses: 774

Please list any additional athletics considerations the Start Time Task Force should use to develop a school start time recommendation : Themes Identified Count Darkness “Safe Hours”178 Academics before athletics204 Missing class time76 Availability of coaches and referees30 Transp. for games and practice26 Before school athletics23 Total responses: 774

Please list any additional transportation considerations the Start Time Task Force should use to develop a school start time recommendation: Themes Identified Count Darkness “Safe Hours”76 Difficulty Hiring Drivers15 Traffic (commuter times)89 Bus Capacity34 Cost (buy and hire more buses)99 Metro Bus Passes32 Insufficient parking29 Flexibility (waivers, stagger times)56 Total responses: 595

Please list any additional community use considerations the Start Time Task Force should use to develop a school start time recommendation: Themes Identified Count Availability of facilities65 Activities affected: clubs, gym, fields, PAC 56 Not a top priority70 Total responses: 279

Please list any additional financial considerations the Start Time Task Force should use to develop a school start time recommendation: Themes Identified Count Childcare Costs (lower income and working families) 78 Transportation Costs25 Start Time Levy20 Don’t cut academics18 Total responses: 391

Please list any additional operational considerations the Start Time Task Force should use to develop a school start time recommendation: Themes Identified Count Staff Hours (Teachers, Admin, Bus drivers) 20 Labor Contracts18 Losing staff due to change30 Total responses: 301

Please provide any additional considerations the Start Time Task Force should use to develop a school start time recommendation: Themes Identified Count Use Research/real data50 0 periods16 Bus ridership fee14 Affect on Working Parents/Affordable Day Care 40 Metro8 Cost Neutral7 School day longer/shorter18 Homework time25 Attendance32 Total Responses: 595

Of all the input you have provided, what consideration is most important to you? Themes Identified Count Optimal Learning Time for all143 Childcare (Costs, availability, working parents) 203 Academics79 After School Activities56 Safe Transportation (darkness, walk mile, safe zones, traffic) 88 Health and Safety56 Missed class time43 Budget39 Traffic20 Total Responses: 1305

Transportation Driver Hiring & Retention

(Mid Winter Break--24 buses not pictured)

Driver Hiring Process Step 1: Driver orientation, 1 hour, every 8 weeks. An is sent to all applicants followed up by a phone call. Step 2: Applicants required to bring a 5 year abstract (a good driving record). Step 3: Set up interviews for the following week to all still interested. Step 4: 1st week- 25 hours of classroom. During this week applicants have to go to the DOL and pass four tests, a CDL physical, a drug test and get fingerprinted. Step 5: 2nd & 3rd week- Behind the wheel training, 80 hours, including ride-a-longs to observe student management. Step 6: 4th week- CDL test training, testing at the end of the week (2 hour test). Step 7: 5th week- 2 days of driving routes with a Driver Trainer observing. Step 8: Officially hired. Step 9: At 6 months reimbursed for CDL fees (85$) Step 10: Average driver drives as a sub for 6-12 months before moving to a full time position (prior to 2010 it was 1-3 yrs)

School Year Permanent Drivers Total Sub Applications Trained Car/Van driver Currently Car/van w/NSD CDL Sub Driver CDL (permanent) currently w/NSD Total CDL # of Driver's resigned or retired * Total (42 were permanent drivers) NSD Driver Data

School Year Average age of driver Estimated expected retirements (per year) Average age of bus – – Average net gain driversAverage net gain routes Last 5 years43 NSD Driver Data

Surrounding District Bus Driver Rates Edmonds School District Starting Sub Pay Rate$ Added incentivesMedical Benefits Issaquah School District Starting Sub Pay Rate$21 Added incentivesMedical Benefits Lake Washington School District Starting Sub Pay Rate$ Medical Benefits Northshore School District Starting Pay Rate Step 1 $19.19, step 2 - $20.51, step 3 - $20.92 and step 4 - $ (Average $20.49) Added incentives1500$ yearly attendance stipend, pro-rated benefits, and 6-8 hour shifts

Surrounding Area Bus driver Shortage districts-hiring-more-bus-drivers districts-hiring-more-bus-drivers but-no-drivers-or-buses/ but-no-drivers-or-buses/ recovery-school-districts-desperate-for-bus-drivers recovery-school-districts-desperate-for-bus-drivers

State Reimbursement & Efficiency Rating Recap

Transporting Summary (expected) Total Buses Total Mileage1,449,1961,554,952 1,700,000* Total Permanent Drivers Program Expenditure 6.8 million7.2 millionTBD Efficiency Rating100% State Reimbursement5.1 million7.2 million7.3 million*

Surrounding District Update details/2016/03/01/superintendent's-announcement-on-school-start- and-end-times details/2016/03/01/superintendent's-announcement-on-school-start- and-end-times