School Start &

Dismissal Times

Phase I--Task Force: February 2014-October 2014
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Phase III--Community Involvement: January 2016-February 2016
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Local & National School Districts: Recent Studies of High School Start Times

Many school districts around the country have changed their start times. View some of their stories below.

 

Later High School Start Times a Challenge for Districts, March 24, 2014

This article from U.S. News Education considers that new research suggests academic benefits with later high school start times, but officials say logistical issues can make a shift difficult.

Fairfax County, Virginia

In 2014, the Fairfax County School Board voted to change high school and middle school start and dismissal times for the 2015-2016 school year. Following this new schedule:

  • High schools start at 8:00 or 8:10 and dismiss at 2:45 or 2:55
  • Middle schools start at 7:30 and end at 2:15
  • Elementary school start and dismissal times remained unchanged with elementary schools starting between 8:00 and 9:20. 
    You can see the 2015-16 New Bell Schedule, Overview of School Start Times Plan, Cost References ($5.4 million)  here.

AACPS contacted Fairfax County with questions about the process of changing start times in their county.  Click here to see their response.

Montgomery County, MD

In 2015, the Montgomery County Board of Education voted to change school start and dismissal times for the 2015-2016 school year:

  • High schools start at 7:45 and dismiss at 2:30 (20 minute shift)
  • Middle schools start at 8:15 and dismiss at 3:00 (20 minute shift)
  • Elementary schools start between 9:00-9:25 and dismiss between 3:25-3:50. (In addition to shifting the start of elementary schools by 10 minutes, the change also lengthened the elementary school day by 10 minutes. 
    You can see the 2015-16 New Bell Scheduld, Overview of the Bell Time Options, and other information about this change  here.

AACPS contacted Montgomery County with questions about the process of changing start times in their county. Click here to see their response.

Durham County, NC

In August 2015, the Durham County Public Schools Board of Education voted to change high school start times to 9:00 a.m. This article  discusses the benefit and impacts of this decision.

North Dakota

In North Dakota, 78.5% of secondary schools start at or after 8:30 a.m., a higher percentage than in any other state. This article discusses the benefits and transportation considerations of this late start time.


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