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PARENT SURVEY: Potential Change to School Start Times

What are your thoughts on the potential to adjust school start times?

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I currently have children in (select all that are applicable):

Response Percent Response Count
Elementary School 53.2% 1,218
Middle School 47.3% 1,082
High School 48.2% 1,102

Are you aware of the medical research suggesting that adolescent students (ages 11-17) benefit from more sleep?

Response Percent Response Count
Yes 93.5% 2,142
No 6.5% 149

Please rank the following factors when considering the preferred school schedule for your child/children, where Rank 1 is most important and Rank 7 is least important:

Students’ health and sleep
Response Percent Response Count
1 75.5% 1,731
2 9.6% 221
3 2.4% 56
4 1.9% 43
5 1.2% 27
6 2.0% 46
7 7.3% 167
Students’ academic performance
Response Percent Response Count
1 61.9% 1,420
2 23.6% 541
3 3.1% 70
4 1.3% 29
5 1.0% 24
6 2.8% 64
7 6.2% 142
Before and after-school care
Response Percent Response Count
1 13.4% 308
2 7.9% 182
3 11.0% 253
4 12.3% 283
5 8.2% 189
6 10.6% 244
7 35.5% 814
My work schedule
Response Percent Response Count
1 13.6% 312
2 8.8% 201
3 14.0% 321
4 15.3% 352
5 11.9% 274
6 11.8% 270
7 23.9% 548
Timing of athletics and/or after-school extra-curricular activities
Response Percent Response Count
1 10.8% 248
2 13.3% 304
3 24.0% 551
4 20.2% 463
5 12.5% 287
6 8.7% 199
7 9.9% 228
Transportation availability other than school bus (parent, carpool, etc.)
Response Percent Response Count
1 14.4% 331
2 11.6% 266
3 15.0% 343
4 16.9% 388
5 13.8% 316
6 10.9% 251
7 16.4% 377
My child’s part-time job
Response Percent Response Count
1 8.9% 204
2 3.7% 84
3 5.5% 127
4 9.9% 227
5 8.7% 199
6 9.8% 225
7 52.1% 1,196

Please respond to the following statements regarding school start times.

Based on your understanding of the research regarding adolescents and sleep, later start times are beneficial to the health, safety and well-being of adolescents
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 61.6% 1,413
Agree 21.3% 489
Neutral 8.4% 193
Disagree 4.4% 101
Strongly Disagree 3.4% 79
I am satisfied with the current school start times at Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 16.4% 376
Agree 12.7% 292
Neutral 21.2% 486
Disagree 29.3% 671
Strongly Disagree 20.1% 461
I support an effort by Virginia Beach City Public Schools to develop a schedule that allows later school start times for adolescent age children
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 56.5% 1,296
Agree 20.7% 475
Neutral 7.6% 175
Disagree 7.1% 163
Strongly Disagree 7.5% 173
I support the idea of younger children starting school earlier than adolescent age children
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 34.0% 780
Agree 25.9% 594
Neutral 16.0% 367
Disagree 11.9% 273
Strongly Disagree 11.9% 273

How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the potential impacts of changing start times for adolescent students (strongly agree to strongly disagree)? A later school start time for adolescent students could…

improve their academic performance
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 50.1% 1,150
Agree 28.2% 647
Neutral 10.6% 244
Disagree 7.4% 169
Strongly Disagree 3.6% 82
help them complete study and homework assignments
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 38.4% 880
Agree 26.9% 617
Neutral 15.5% 355
Disagree 12.8% 293
Strongly Disagree 6.3% 145
have a positive impact on their sleep
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 59.9% 1,375
Agree 22.2% 509
Neutral 7.8% 180
Disagree 6.1% 140
Strongly Disagree 3.7% 84
have a positive impact on their health
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 57.1% 1,309
Agree 24.1% 554
Neutral 10.2% 233
Disagree 5.4% 124
Strongly Disagree 2.8% 65
have a negative impact on the schedule for my family
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 10.4% 238
Agree 9.3% 214
Neutral 24.0% 550
Disagree 28.9% 663
Strongly Disagree 27.3% 627
have a negative impact on school-based athletics and/or after-school extra-curricular activities
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 10.4% 238
Agree 14.7% 337
Neutral 31.2% 715
Disagree 26.0% 597
Strongly Disagree 17.5% 401
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April 21, 2017, 4:51 PM
  • I currently have children in (select all that are applicable):
    • Elementary School
  • Are you aware of the medical research suggesting that adolescent students (ages 11-17) benefit from more sleep?
    • Yes
  • Please rank the following factors when considering the preferred school schedule for your child/children, where Rank 1 is most important and Rank 7 is least important:
    • Students’ health and sleep - 1
    • Students’ academic performance - 2
    • Before and after-school care - 1
    • My work schedule - 1
    • Timing of athletics and/or after-school extra-curricular activities - 3
    • Transportation availability other than school bus (parent, carpool, etc.) - 2
    • My child’s part-time job - 6
  • Please respond to the following statements regarding school start times.
    • Based on your understanding of the research regarding adolescents and sleep, later start times are beneficial to the health, safety and well-being of adolescents - Disagree
    • I am satisfied with the current school start times at Virginia Beach City Public Schools - Strongly Agree
    • I support an effort by Virginia Beach City Public Schools to develop a schedule that allows later school start times for adolescent age children - Disagree
    • I support the idea of younger children starting school earlier than adolescent age children - Disagree
  • How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the potential impacts of changing start times for adolescent students (strongly agree to strongly disagree)? A later school start time for adolescent students could…
    • improve their academic performance - Disagree
    • help them complete study and homework assignments - Disagree
    • have a positive impact on their sleep - Agree
    • have a positive impact on their health - Neutral
    • have a negative impact on the schedule for my family - Agree
    • have a negative impact on school-based athletics and/or after-school extra-curricular activities - Agree
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Students’ health and sleep
Students’ academic performance
Before and after-school care
My work schedule
Timing of athletics and/or after-school extra-curricular activities
Transportation availability other than school bus (parent, carpool, etc.)
My child’s part-time job
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Based on your understanding of the research regarding adolescents and sleep, later start times are beneficial to the health, safety and well-being of adolescents
I am satisfied with the current school start times at Virginia Beach City Public Schools
I support an effort by Virginia Beach City Public Schools to develop a schedule that allows later school start times for adolescent age children
I support the idea of younger children starting school earlier than adolescent age children
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
improve their academic performance
help them complete study and homework assignments
have a positive impact on their sleep
have a positive impact on their health
have a negative impact on the schedule for my family
have a negative impact on school-based athletics and/or after-school extra-curricular activities
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