1. September 2018

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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)

12. Survey Results - Ranked Choices
Top choice = 3 points
Second choice = 2 points
Third choice = 1 point
Divided by total

17. Survey Results
Thoughts on current schedule

22. Survey Results
Overall opinion about school start times and scheduling and their alignment with the biological clocks of students

24. 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.

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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.

28. 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

29. Mental Health - Next Steps - Start Times Timeline
Spring survey (completed May 21)
Fall listening sessions
Dec. 10, 2018 decision
implementation