September 2018
Mental Health - Next Steps - Start Times Organizations that support later start times: Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistants Minnesota Medical Association Minnesota Nurse Practitioners Minnesota School Psychologist Association Minnesota Sleep Society NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) School Nurse Organization of Minnesota American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Sleep Medicine American Medical Association Center for Disease Control Education Committee of the States Society of Behavioral Medicine Start School Later
Mental Health - Next Steps - Start Times Westonka current GMS - 7:40 a.m. - 2:35 p.m. MWHS - 7:41 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Primaries - 8:55 a.m. - 3:35 p.m. Proposal #1 Primaries - 7:45 a.m. - 2:25 p.m. GMS - 8:30 a.m. - 3:10 p.m. MWHS - 8:35 a.m. - 3:20 p.m. Proposal #2 GMS - 8:10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. MWHS - 8:20 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Primaries - 9:05 a.m.- 3:45 p.m.
Mental Health - Next Steps - Start Times Some proven benefits of later start times: Improved driver safety. Improved alertness to facilitate peak academic performance. Reduced anxiety and depression. Less risk-taking behavior (i.e. drug and alcohol use, smoking) Less tardiness and school absences to foster improved opportunities for learning.
Areas Impacted by Later Secondary Start Times Involves change for students, staff, and parents Students’ end of the day would adjust (Recommended option would be 15 minutes Secondary, 10 minutes Primary) Student day shortens to 6 hours 40 minutes (Same as Minnetonka and Orono)
Survey Results - Ranked Choices Top choice = 3 points Second choice = 2 points Third choice = 1 point Divided by total
Survey Results Thoughts on current schedule
Survey Results Overall opinion about school start times and scheduling and their alignment with the biological clocks of students
Mental Health - Next Steps - Start Times Westonka current GMS - 7:40 a.m. - 2:35 p.m. MWHS - 7:41 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Primaries - 8:55 a.m. - 3:35 p.m. Proposal #1 Primaries - 7:45 a.m. - 2:25 p.m. GMS - 8:30 a.m. - 3:10 p.m. MWHS - 8:35 a.m. - 3:20 p.m. Proposal #2 GMS - 8:10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. MWHS - 8:20 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Primaries - 9:05 a.m.- 3:45 p.m.
High School Start Times District Start Time End Time Length of Day Westonka Current 7:41 a.m. 2:45 p.m. 7:04 Orono 7:50 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 6:40 Waconia 8:00 a.m. 2:55 p.m. 6:55 Eastern Carver 2:50 p.m. 6:50 Minnetonka 2:40 p.m. Delano 8:05 a.m. Westonka Proposed 8:20 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Wayzata 3:10 p.m. Edina 8:30 a.m. 3:16 a.m. 6:46
Middle School Start Times District Start Time End Time Length of Day Westonka Current 7:40 a.m. 2:35 p.m. 6:55 Orono 8:00 a.m. 2:40 p.m. 6:40 Waconia 2:58 p.m. 6:58 Delano 8:05 a.m. 2:55 p.m. 6:50 Westonka Proposed 8:10 a.m. 2:50 p.m. Eastern Carver 8:40 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Wayzata 9:10 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Minnetonka 9:15 a.m. 3:55 p.m. Edina 9:20 a.m. 4:05 p.m. 6:45
Primary School Start Times District Start Time End Time Length of Day Waconia 1 7:45 a.m. 2:45 p.m. 7:00 Wayzata 1 2:25 p.m. 6:40 Edina 1 7:50 a.m. 6:35 Eastern Carver 1 8:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 6:30 Minnetonka 1 2:40 p.m. Waconia 2 2:42 p.m. 6:42 Delano 8:10 a.m. Wayzata 2 8:30 a.m. 3:10 p.m. Eastern Carver 2 8:40 a.m. Edina 2 3:15 p.m. Minnetonka 2 3:20 p.m. Westonka Current 8:55 a.m. 3:35 p.m. Westonka Proposed 9:05 a.m. 3:45 p.m. Orono 9:10 a.m. 3:40 p.m. Eastern Carver 3 9:20 a.m. 3:50 p.m.
Required Minutes Westonka Proposal K 51,000 62,160 1 56,100 2 3 4 5 6 7 61,200 8 63,336 9 10 11 12 61,948
Mental Health - Next Steps - Start Times Timeline Spring survey (completed May 21) Fall listening sessions Dec. 10, 2018 decision 2019-2020 implementation