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School Time Task Force Survey — Parents

School Time Task Force Survey — Parents. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. April 3 – 25, 2014.

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School Time Task Force Survey — Parents

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  1. School Time Task Force Survey — Parents Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools April 3 – 25, 2014

  2. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools established the School Time Task Force to study current bell schedules and to make recommendations to help inform district leadership about potential changes in bell schedules. In order to gather as much feedback as possible, the task force designed a School Time Survey which examines various daily start and end times. Survey questions focused on a variety of issues, including how school bell schedules might impact student learning, physical well-being, extracurricular activities and family schedules. Parents, staff members and students were asked to participate. This report summarizes the results of the parent survey. The School Time Task Force Survey was open April 3-25, 2014. Parents for whom the district had email addresses were emailed unique URL invitations to participate. Additionally, a public URL was available on the district’s website, and paper surveys were made available at Central Office and in all schools. Overview

  3. Survey Development • In order to increase content validity, survey questions were jointly developed in collaboration with the School Time Task Force. • Most questions were voluntary; however, individuals were required to identify how many children they had enrolled in CMS Public Schools, the school level of each of their children, the name of their children's schools, and whether or not their children use CMS Public Schools’ transportation services to or from school. The required information was necessary for data analysis. • Most items used 5-point Likert scales (Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree, No Opinion) • Survey Deployment • Pre-survey communications included a press release and a letter to parents announcing the survey. • The survey was administered via a public URL, email invitations with unique links and on paper. • Out of 48,490 emails, 45,178 were successfully delivered. • The survey was offered in English and Spanish. Technical Notes

  4. Data Analysis and Reporting • The findings for each question in the report exclude participants who did not answer the item. • Results do not reflect random sampling; therefore, they should not be generalized to the entire CMS parent population. Rather, results reflect the perceptions and opinions of just those 11,233 parents who responded to the survey. • The denominator for all analyses is the actual count of responses to a given question or set of questions. This number may be the same or lower than the total number of survey responses. • Data labels of 5% or less are not shown. • Stacked bar charts show the full distribution of responses across all statements in each topic area. Sum of percentages may exceed 100 due to rounding. • Theme analysis procedure: 10% or 100 (whichever is greater) of randomized open-ended responses were analyzed for common themes. Technical Notes (Continued)

  5. More than 11,000 parents participated in the survey. Six out of 10 parents have children attending elementary school and approximately four out of 10 have children attending secondary school. All Parents Participation Note: The sum of percentages may exceed 100% because participants could select more than one response option.

  6. How many of your school-aged children are enrolled in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools? (N=11,232) All Parents Children Enrolled in CMS

  7. Do you currently use CMS transportation services to or from school? (N=11,225) All Parents Transportation

  8. All Parents Themes from Open-Ended Responses Note: Only participants who indicated that they do not use CMS transportation services to or from school were given the opportunity to answer this question.

  9. CMS is open to exploring changes to bell schedules. One option is to "flip" schedules, so that elementary students will take on the high school schedule and high school students will take on the elementary school schedule. Below is a list of the current CMS schedules: 7:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. (High School) 7:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. (Elementary School) 8:15 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. (Elementary and Middle School) 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. (Elementary and Middle School) 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Middle School) 9:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. (Elementary, Middle and 6-12 School) All Parents Current CMS Bell Schedules

  10. Of the participating parents, 48% indicated the middle school schedule start and end time should be 15 minutes earlier, while 36% indicated the elementary start and end time should be 15 minutes earlier. Please indicate how strongly you disagree or agree with the following statements. CMS should . . . All Parents CMS Bell Schedule Options

  11. Elementary School Parents

  12. Of the participating parents with children attending elementary schools, 41% prefer a 7-hour day and 34% prefer a 6.25-hour school day. In 2011, CMS extended the elementary school day by 45 minutes, providing additional instructional time. This resulted in reduced transportation costs and avoided extra cuts to classrooms. The elementary school day was extended from 6.25 hours per day to 7 hours per day. The state of North Carolina requires a minimum of 5.69 hours. Please select your preferred length of school day from the list below. (N=6,956) Elementary School Parents Preferred Length of School Day

  13. Six out of 10 elementary school parents feel the current bell schedule works for their family. Please select the statement that best describes how you feel about the current bell schedule (start/end time) at your elementary school. (N=6,856) Elementary School Parents Current Bell Schedule Sentiment

  14. The majority of participating elementary school parent responses are split between the two earliest bell schedules: 40% for the 7:45 a.m. schedule and 30% for the 8:15 a.m. schedule. From the list of current CMS tiered elementary bell schedules, which do you prefer? (N=6,887) Elementary School Parents Preferred Tiered Elementary Bell Schedule

  15. The most important factor elementary school parents considered when selecting a preferred bell schedule was their child’s health and sleep. Please rank order the following factors when considering your child's preferred school bell schedule. 1 = Most Important to 6 = Least Important Elementary School Parents Factors Considered When Selecting Preferred Bell Schedule

  16. Elementary School Parents Themes from Open-Ended Responses

  17. Elementary School Parents Themes from Open-Ended Responses

  18. How many hours of sleep does your elementary school-aged child get on most school nights? (N=6,983) Elementary School Parents Sleep for Elementary School-Aged Children

  19. Which of the following statements best describes your oldest or only elementary school-aged child on most school mornings? (N=6,974) Elementary School Parents Description of Most School Mornings

  20. Which of the following statements best describes your oldest or only elementary school-aged child at the end of the school day? (N=6,956) Elementary School Parents Description of Elementary School-Aged Child at End of School Day

  21. Middle School Parents

  22. The slight majority of participating middle school parents (55%) indicated the current bell schedule is too late and they would prefer an earlier start/end time. Please select the statement that best describes how you feel about the current bell schedule (start/end time) at your middle school. (N=4,271) Middle School Parents Current Bell Schedule Sentiment

  23. Six out of 10 middle school parents prefer the 8:15 a.m. schedule. Below is a list of current CMS middle school bell schedules. From the list, which do you prefer? (N=4,262) Middle School Parents Preferred Tiered Middle School Bell Schedule

  24. Similar to elementary school parents, the most important factor middle school parents considered when selecting a preferred bell schedule was their child’s health and sleep. Please rank order the following factors when considering your child's preferred school schedule. 1 = Most Important to 6= Least Important Middle School Parents Factors Considered When Selecting Preferred Bell Schedule

  25. Middle School Parents Themes from Open-Ended Responses

  26. Middle School Parents Themes from Open-Ended Responses

  27. High School Parents

  28. A slight majority of participating high school parents feel the current bell schedule is too early and would prefer a later start/end time. The current high school schedule is from 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Please select the statement that best describes how you feel about the current bell schedule (start/end time) at your high school. (N=3,929) High School Parents Current High School Bell Schedule Sentiment

  29. The majority of participating high school parents were split between the 8:15 a.m. schedule (44%) and the 7:15 a.m. schedule (32%). The current CMS high school bell schedule is 7:15 a.m. - 2.15 p.m. From the list of secondary bell schedules below, which do you prefer? (N=3,913) High School Parents Preferred Tiered Secondary Bell Schedule

  30. Themes from Open-Ended Responses

  31. The most important factor high school parents considered when selecting a preferred bell schedule was their child’s health and sleep. Please rank order the following factors when considering your child's preferred school schedule. 1 = Most Important to 7= Least Important High School Parents Factors Considered When Selecting Preferred Bell Schedule

  32. High School Parents Themes from Open-Ended Responses

  33. The majority of participating secondary parents (64%) indicated their child gets between 7 and 9 hours of sleep on an average school night. Some research suggests that a child's biological clock is reset during puberty, causing many teens to naturally fall asleep about 11:00 p.m. or later. How many hours of sleep does your oldest or only secondary school-aged child get on an average school night? (N=6,727) Middle or High School Parents Sleep on Average School Night for Secondary Students

  34. On most school days, my oldest or only secondary school-aged child . . . (N=6,671) Middle or High School Parents Secondary Student Readiness for School Day

  35. While the majority of parents (69%) indicated their child has enough time to complete schoolwork, 61% indicated their child does not have enough for a part-time job. How strongly do you disagree or agree with the following statements? Middle or High School Parents Time for After-School Activities Notes: Not Applicable responses have been excluded from calculations. Sum of percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding.

  36. Family Needs

  37. The School Time Task Force is charged with learning how parents feel about the current bell schedule, school day length (school start and end times), and how your child(ren)'s current school day schedule affects you and your family. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements? All Parents School Schedule and Effect on Family

  38. How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements? All Parents School Schedule and Effect on Family (Continued)

  39. Considering Schedule Change

  40. Based on a preliminary review, the district may need to increase the transportation budget in order to accommodate any bell schedule change.  This may require reallocation from and/or cuts to other areas in the budget. Please select potential trade-offs CMS should consider. All Parents Potential Trade-Offs Note: The sum of percentages may exceed 100% because participants could select more than one response option.

  41. All Parents Themes from Open-Ended Responses

  42. Establishing start and end times for the school day is a complex process that must balance multiple factors that include instructional time, curriculum requirements, transportation and budgetary constraints. In order for CMS to consider any school-day bell schedule adjustment, the current tiered CMS bell schedule and bus routes would need to be evaluated for feasibility. Tier 1 7:15 - 2:15 Tier 2 7:45 - 2:45 Tier 3 8:00 - 3:00 Tier 4 8:15 - 3:15 Tier 5 8:30 - 3:30 Tier 6 8:45 - 3:45 Tier 7 9:00 - 4:00 Tier 8 9:15 - 4:15 Based on this information, do you think the district should consider altering the current tiered bell schedule? All Parents Altering the Current Tiered Bus Schedule

  43. All Parents Themes from Open-Ended Responses

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