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STAFF 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 work in:

Response Percent Response Count
Elementary School 38.4% 293
Middle School 18.3% 140
High School 37.6% 287
Central Office/Support 5.6% 43

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

Response Percent Response Count
Yes 98.4% 750
No 1.6% 12

Please rank the following factors when considering the preferred school schedules, where Rank 1 is most important and Rank 6 is least important:

Students’ health and sleep
Response Percent Response Count
1 65.8% 503
2 16.4% 125
3 7.2% 55
4 3.0% 23
5 2.5% 19
6 5.0% 38
Students’ academic performance
Response Percent Response Count
1 54.5% 416
2 32.6% 249
3 5.0% 38
4 1.6% 12
5 2.1% 16
6 4.2% 32
Before and after-school care
Response Percent Response Count
1 15.8% 121
2 13.2% 101
3 25.8% 197
4 15.8% 121
5 12.2% 93
6 16.9% 129
My work schedule
Response Percent Response Count
1 18.5% 141
2 11.1% 85
3 21.7% 166
4 13.0% 99
5 13.9% 106
6 21.6% 165
Timing of athletics and/or after-school extra-curricular activities
Response Percent Response Count
1 14.1% 108
2 14.7% 112
3 22.8% 174
4 19.0% 145
5 16.0% 122
6 13.0% 99
Transportation availability other than school bus (parent, carpool, etc.)
Response Percent Response Count
1 15.1% 115
2 12.2% 93
3 19.0% 145
4 16.0% 122
5 16.6% 127
6 19.0% 145

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 46.3% 353
Agree 30.3% 231
Neutral 11.0% 84
Disagree 7.9% 60
Strongly Disagree 3.9% 30
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 41.9% 320
Agree 24.2% 185
Neutral 10.4% 79
Disagree 10.9% 83
Strongly Disagree 12.1% 92
I support the idea of younger children starting school earlier than adolescent age children
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 36.3% 277
Agree 26.3% 201
Neutral 12.7% 97
Disagree 10.6% 81
Strongly Disagree 13.4% 102

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 35.6% 272
Agree 34.4% 263
Neutral 12.7% 97
Disagree 11.5% 88
Strongly Disagree 5.8% 44
help them complete study and homework assignments
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 23.0% 176
Agree 27.9% 213
Neutral 18.3% 140
Disagree 20.3% 155
Strongly Disagree 10.1% 77
have a positive impact on their sleep
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 43.1% 329
Agree 31.3% 239
Neutral 9.2% 70
Disagree 10.6% 81
Strongly Disagree 5.5% 42
have a positive impact on their health
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 40.6% 310
Agree 32.1% 245
Neutral 14.0% 107
Disagree 8.8% 67
Strongly Disagree 3.9% 30
have a negative impact on the schedule for my family
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 14.3% 109
Agree 15.6% 119
Neutral 31.9% 244
Disagree 23.3% 178
Strongly Disagree 14.3% 109
have a negative impact on school-based athletics and/or after-school extra-curricular activities
Response Percent Response Count
Strongly Agree 19.2% 147
Agree 23.6% 180
Neutral 27.0% 206
Disagree 20.8% 159
Strongly Disagree 8.9% 68

Do you live in Virginia Beach?

Response Percent Response Count
Yes 85.7% 653
No 14.3% 109

Do you have a child in a school division outside of Virginia Beach?

Response Percent Response Count
Yes 13.8% 105
No 86.2% 658

Do you work in a school-based environment, such that your work day would be affected by changed school start times?

Response Percent Response Count
Yes 90.1% 688
No 9.9% 76

Why do you currently teach/work at the school that you do:

Response Percent Response Count
This is the level for which I am currently certified 47.2% 323
The school hours of operation 9.5% 65
The location of the school relative to my home 15.0% 103
Other 28.3% 194

If the operational hours for your school changed, would you:

Response Percent Response Count
Remain at your school 88.5% 602
Look for employment in another school division 3.2% 22
Seek transfer to another school level/time (i.e., from elementary to middle) 8.2% 56
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April 20, 2017, 2:23 PM
  • I currently work in:
    • 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 schedules, where Rank 1 is most important and Rank 6 is least important:
    • Students’ health and sleep - 5
    • Students’ academic performance - 1
    • Before and after-school care - 6
    • My work schedule - 3
    • Timing of athletics and/or after-school extra-curricular activities - 4
  • 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 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 - Agree
  • 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
  • Do you live in Virginia Beach?
    • Yes
  • Do you have a child in a school division outside of Virginia Beach?
    • No
  • Do you work in a school-based environment, such that your work day would be affected by changed school start times?
    • Yes
  • Why do you currently teach/work at the school that you do:
    • The school hours of operation
  • If the operational hours for your school changed, would you:
    • Remain at your school
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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.)
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 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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