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School Start Times Bill Wen May 7, 2019 Senior Director Transportation Services Agenda Overview of current OCPS profile Factors in creating a bus run Factors in creating a bus route Overview of requested models Survey of

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School Start Times

Bill Wen Senior Director Transportation Services

May 7, 2019

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Agenda

  • Overview of current OCPS profile
  • Factors in creating a bus run
  • Factors in creating a bus route
  • Overview of requested models
  • Survey of other districts’ bell times
  • Questions

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Profile of OCPS

  • Orange County is 904 square miles
  • Currently 196 schools

 124 Elementary Schools  37 Middle Schools  7 K-8 Schools  20 High Schools  8 Exceptional/Alternative Schools

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Profile of OCPS

  • Ended 2017-18 school year with 888 average daily bus routes
  • Currently operating 862 daily bus routes
  • Transports approximately 70,000 students each day
  • Current 2018 – 2019 bell times

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Tier School Type Start Time End Time Early Release Wednesday 1 High School 7:20 am 2:20 pm 1:10 pm 2 Elementary School 8:45 am 3:00 pm 2:10 pm 2 Elementary School with extra hour 8:15 am 3:30 pm 2:30 pm 3 Middle School 9:30 am 3:57 pm 2:54 pm

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Factors in Creating a Bus Run

  • Number of bus stops
  • Location of bus stops
  • Length of the run
  • Number of students

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Factors in Creating a Bus Route

  • Attendance zones
  • Window of operation
  • Length of school day
  • Number of buses for each tier

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Attendance Zones

  • High school attendance

zones are the largest

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Attendance Zones

  • Middle school attendance

zones vary

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Attendance Zones

  • Elementary school

attendance zones are the smallest

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Window of Operation

  • The amount of time between the first trip and the last
  • This would be from the first bell time to bell time of the last tier
  • This applies to both morning and afternoon runs
  • Can reduce the need for buses and school bus operators by

lengthening the window of operation

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Student Length of Day

  • High Schools: 7 hours
  • Middle Schools: 6 hours 27 minutes
  • Elementary Schools: 6 hours 15 minutes

 17 elementary schools have an extra hour for reading instruction as required by legislation

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Current Number of Runs Per Tier

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First tier (HS) 730 runs Second tier (ES) 674 runs Third tier (MS) 602 runs Fourth tier (Alternative School) 56 runs

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Process to Create Models

  • Models designed for operational efficiency
  • Current routing software used to generate models
  • Added proposed start times in database within routing

software to run models

  • Any programs based at specific schools and/or sites
  • Special needs’ buses requiring unique equipment

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Factors to Consider for Each Model

  • Ninth grade centers will need to start 10 minutes earlier due to

shuttles to/from the main campus

  • Special schools where the start time cannot be flexible
  • Half-day Pre-K Vocational Education programs
  • ESE high school transition programs
  • Technical College campus start times and shuttles from high schools

 For Technical Colleges, any changes also affect non K-12 attendees

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Bell Time Models

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Tier School Type Start Time End Time Early Release Wednesday Length of Day Hrs. 1 High School 7:20 am 2:20 pm 1:10 pm 7:00 2 Elementary School 8:45 am 3:00 pm 2:10 pm 6:15 2 Elementary School with extra hour 8:15 am 3:30 pm 2:30 pm 7:15 3 Middle School 9:30 am 3:57 pm 2:54 pm 6:27

OCPS Current Bell Times 2018-2019

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#1 - Move HS to 8:00 am Using Current Length of Day for Each Tier HS-ES-MS

Tier School Type Start Time End Time Early Release Wednesday Length of Day Hrs. 1 High School 8:00 am 3:00 pm 2:00 pm 7:00 2 Elementary School 9:25 am 3:40 pm 2:40 pm 6:15 2 Elementary School with extra hour 8:55 am 4:10 pm 3:10 pm 7:15 3 Middle School 10:10 am 4:37 pm 3:37 pm 6:27

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#2 - Move ES to 8:00 am Using Current Length of Day for Each Tier ES-HS-MS

Tier School Type Start Time End Time Early Release Wednesday Length of Day Hrs. 1 Elementary School 8:00 am 2:15 pm 1:15 pm 6:15 1 Elementary School with extra hour 8:00 am 3:15 pm 2:15 pm 7:15 2 High School 8:45 am 3:45 pm 2:45 pm 7:00 3 Middle School 10:15 am 4:42 pm 3:42 pm 6:27

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#3 - Lengthening the Middle School Day by 33 Minutes ES-HS-MS

Tier School Type Start Time End Time Early Release Wednesday Length of Day Hrs. 1 Elementary School 8:00 am 2:15 pm 1:15 pm 6:15 1 Elementary School with extra hour 8:00 am 3:15 pm 2:15 pm 7:15 2 High School 8:45 am 3:45 pm 2:45 pm 7:00 3 Middle School 9:45 am 4:45 pm 3:45 pm 7:00

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#4 - Start All Schools Later with a 6-Period HS Day HS-ES-MS

Tier School Type Start Time End Time Early Release Wednesday Length of Day Hrs. 1 High School 8:20 am 2:20 pm 1:20 pm 6:00 2 Elementary School 9:10 am 3:25 pm 2:25 pm 6:15 2 Elementary School with extra hour 9:8:40 am 3:55 pm 2:55 pm 7:15 3 Middle School 10:00 am 4:27 pm 2:27 pm 6:27

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Survey of Other Districts’ Bell Times

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Bell Time Changes for Local Districts for School Year 2019-2020

Tier School Type Start Time End Time Length of Day Hrs. 1 High School 7:20 am 2:20 pm 7:00 2 Elementary 8:20 am 3:20 pm 7:00 3 Middle School 9:20 am 4:20 pm 7:00

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Bell Time Changes for Local Districts for School Year 2019-2020

Tier School Type Start Time End Time Length of Day Hrs. 1 Elementary 7:50 am 2:30 pm 6:40 2 High School 8:30 am 3:30 pm 7:00 3 Middle School 9:30 am 4:15 pm 6:45

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Bell Time Changes for Local Districts for School Year 2019-2020

Tier School Type Start Time End Time Length of Day Hrs. 1 Elementary 7:40 am 1:55 pm 6:15 2 High School 8:30 am 3:25 pm 6:55 3 Middle School 9:25 am 4:20 pm 6:55

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Bell Time Changes for Local Districts for School Year 2019-2020

Tier School Type Start Time End Time Length of Day Hrs. 1 High School 7:20 am 2:20 pm 7:00 2 Elementary 8:35 am 3:05 pm 6:30 3 Middle School 9:20 am 3:55 pm 6:35

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Sample Bell Times of CGCS Member Schools

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  • Conducted survey in March 2019
  • Fourteen member districts responded
  • Eleven have a 3-tier bell system

 6 have high school schools starting at 8:00 am or earlier  1 district has high school at the 3rd tier starting at 9:00 am

  • Three have a 2-tier system

 All 3 have HS/ES/MS schools starting at 8:00 am or earlier

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Sample Bell Times of CGCS Member Schools

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  • St. Louis PS

Missouri Tier School Type Start Time End Time 1 High School 7:10 am 2:07 pm 2 Middle School 8:05 am 3:02 pm 3 Elementary 9:10 am 4:07 pm Palm Beach PS Florida Tier School Type Start Time End Time 1 High School 7:30 am 2:50 pm 2 Elementary 8:00 am 2:05 pm/2:35 pm 3 Middle School 9:30 am 4:05 pm Austin ISD Texas Tier School Type Start Time End Time 1 Elementary 7:45 am 2:57 pm 2 Middle School 8:25 am 3:40 pm 3 High School 9:00 am 4:30 pm Atlanta PS Georgia Tier School Type Start Time End Time 1 Elementary 8:00 am 2:30 pm 2 High School 8:30 am 3:30 pm 3 Middle School 9:05 am 4:05 pm

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Lessons Learned by Other Districts for Implementation

  • Provide ample time to promote and obtain feedback
  • Engage all stakeholders to include parents, students, school staff

(Teaching/Learning and Operations), and community partners

  • Review costs of implementing and recurring costs
  • Review the ability to provide consistent transportation services

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Superintendent’s Comments Questions/Discussion

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