District Bell Time Study
Decision on 2005-06 bell times made.
A March 25th
King County Journal article is informative and factual
except for an incorrect start time for Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus. The correct statement is, “Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus will start
15 minutes later than District high schools.”
School start times to stay mostly same.
Seattle Times, Mar 25, 2005.
Committee concludes its work
and
creates final report to be presented to the PTSA Council on February 10 and the District Advisory Team on February 15.
Parent committee members Fred Nystrom and Randy Nevin outline their
presentation for the PTSA and District Advisory Team.
Powerpoint presentation used on February 10 and 15 for the PTSA and District Advisory Team.
February 5, 2005 King County Journal article "Tight school budgets trump sleep studies"
Related information
February 2, 2005 Seattle Times article "Later start times endorsed for some Issaquah schools"
January 26, 2005 Issaquah Press article "Final bell times toll"
January 3, 2005 King County Journal article: Issaquah schools look at shifting start times againDecember 22, 2004 Issaquah Press article "Schools could start half-hour later"
December 10, 2004 District news release
Sleep research summary compiled by committee member, Randy Nevin.
Executive Summary of committee work up to October, 2004.
October 7, 2004 District news release
PHASE ONE final report was among data used to set the 2004-2005 school district budget.
Bell Time Study - What, How, When, Who?
Sept. 16, 2003 Bell Time Study District news release
History
How does efficient use of school buses relate to when school days start and end? What is the relationship between school bell times and school bus transportation? What does the
research say about brain development of students and their ability to learn? What does it say about sleep needs of students? What would it cost to have a different bell schedule?
In 2003-2004, the District Bell Time Study Committee began researching these and other questions with a goal toward creating a different bell schedule that would have minimal impact on funding available for classrooms. Their work, done in two phases, continues through 2004-2005 with a
committee composed of returning and new members.
