Prepared by Toni ZawisaApril 2011

Late Start Justified for Philipsburg-Osceola Area

High School

15 - 20 % increase in car accidents involving teens when they start school earlier;

increased absenteeism and tardiness;

increased abuse of substances, drugs, alcohol

increased depression and emotional difficulties;

increased behavioral problems;

decreased academic performance; decreased athletic performance and difficulty in muscle

recovery - potentially leading to greater number of sports injuries and slower recovery time following injuries;

increased falling asleep in class, poor memory and retention

increased obesity

Earlier School Start Times for Teens Result In:

Decreased Downtime/Increase Instruction Time

Transportation Schedule Efficiency Revamp Professional Development Schedule Decrease Lost Class Time by Athletes Reduce the Amount Spent on Substitutes Separate Secondary and Elementary Routes Minimize Ride Time

District Proposal Points/Needs

Present JH Schedule

Arrival at School 7:30-8:15 Classes Begin 8:31

Classes End 3:27

Classes 42 min Flex 42 min

Student Educational Time 5:36 Teacher Day 8:15-3:35

7hours 20 minutes

Professional Development 2 hours each Wednesday

Year: 5.6hrs/day X 180 days = 1008 hours Proposed JH Schedule

Arrival at School 7:20-7:30

Classes Begin 7:35

Classes End 2:28

Classes 46 min Flex 40 min

Student Educational Time 6:00

Teacher Day 7:20-2:28 7 hours 08 minutes

Professional Development 60 min/week 1 hour/week

Year: 6 hrs/day X 180 days = 1080 hrs

Present SH Schedule

Arrival at School 7:30-8:15 Classes Begin 8:31

Classes End 3:27

Classes 41 minutes

Student Educational Time 5 hour 51 minutes

Teacher Day 8:15-3:35 7 hours 20 minutes

Professional Development 2 hours each Wednesday

Year: 5.8hrs/day X 180 days = 1044 hrs Proposed SH Schedule

Arrival at School 7:20-7:30 Classes Begin 7:35

Classes End 2:28

Classes 44 minutes Student Educational time

5 hours 55 minutes

Teacher Day 7:20-2:28 7 hours 08 minutes

Professional Development

60 min/week Year: 6 hrs/day X 180 days = 1080 hrs

AM Bus Route Inefficiencies

Route No.Earliest Pick up Drop Elem

# Min to Class or HR (8:15) Drop Elem

# Min to Class or HR (8:15) Drop JH

# Min to Class or HR (8:15) Drop HS

# Min to Class or HR (8:15)

VoTech Pick up

VoTech Unload

1 7:20 7:56 19 8:15 0

2 7:20 7:53 22 7:56 19 8:00 15

5 7:19 7:45 30 8:09 6 8:05 10 7:57 18

6 7:25 7:46 29 8:10 5

7 7:16 7:42 33 8:03 12 8:00 15

8 7:35 7:58 17 8:08 7

10 7:14 7:43 32 7:53 22 7:58 17 8:05 8:30

11 7:05 8:10 5 8:05 10 8:00 15

12 7:34 8:05 10 7:55 20 7:49 26

13 7:19 7:59 16 7:45 30 7:50 25

14 7:25 7:35 40 8:07 8 7:45 30

15 7:24 8:00 15

Elementary Class Start 8:35/Secondary 8:31

Route No.

Earliest Pick up

Drop Elem

# Min to Class or HR (8:15)

Drop Elem

# Min to Class or HR (8:15) Drop JH

# Min to Class or HR (8:15) Drop HS

# Min to Class or HR (8:15)

VoTech Pick up

VoTech Unload

17 7:23 7:49 26 8:03 12 7:57 18

18 7:40 8:15 0 8:00 15 7:55 20

19 7:29 8:09 6 8:05 10

20 7:16 7:54 21 8:14 17:57/8:10 18/5 8:04 11

21 7:03 7:51 24 7:55 20 8:00 15

22 7:15 7:39 36 8:06 97:45/8:03 30/12 7:50 25

23 7:20 8:02 13 7:59 16

25 7:18 7:41 34 8:04 11 7:49 26 7:46 29

26 7:23 8:00 8:14 1 8:10 5

27 7:14 7:54 21

29 6:45 7:47 28 8:05 10 8:00 15

AM Bus Route Inefficiencies

Elementary Class Start 8:35/Secondary 8:31

Athletics Leave Early – Sub Costs

Sport Gender Roster Size

Estimated Teacher/ Coaches

requiring subs

Estimated hourly wage for each

Sub

# class periods missed current

schedule

# class periods missed with time

change

Baseball Boys 30 3 25.00/hr. 25 16

Basketball Boys & Girls 32 3 25.00/hr. 4 3

Bowling Boys & Girls ? 3 25.00/hr. 5 4

Cross Country Boys & Girls 22 3 25.00/hr. 11 6

Golf Boys & Girls 12 3 25.00/hr. 80 68

Soccer Boys & Girls 39 3 25.00/hr. 19 10

Softball Girls 26 3 25.00/hr. 22 14

Track Boys & Girls 86 3 25.00/hr. 23 15

Wrestling Boys 19 3 25.00/hr. 27 23

266 216 159

$16,200.00 $11,925.00

Early Start Cost Savings = $4,275

Existing Contract - $4,247.92/day

New Draft Contract – New Contract Term – Unlimited Mileage to Accommodate Proposed School Schedules - $6,164.00/day

$1,916.08 Increase Per Day

$344,894.40 Increase Per Year

District Pays 30% of this or $103,468.32

Transportation Costs23 Buses + VoTech

(Does not include Fuel Costs)

Relationship to Other District Proposals

Pay freeze – The governor has asked districts to freeze pay for employees. The administration has entered a dialogue with the unions about a pay freeze for teachers, staff and administrators.

A freeze would save about $400,000. 

Will $100,000 of savings from wages go to pay for starting earlier???

 

Day Start Time Sport LVL Gender Place #

OccurencesRoster Size

M - TH 7 or 7:30PM Basketball V Boys & Girls Away 12 32

M - TH 7 or 7:30PM Soccer V Boys & Girls Away 6 39

M - TH 7 or 7:30PM Volleyball V Girls Away 8 20

M - TH 7 or 7:30PM Wrestling V Boys Away 4 19

30 110

Athletics Predicted to Return Later than 10PM School Nights

These 110 Varsity Athletes will be Negatively Affected by Earlier Start Time

Penn Cambria – Start = 7:30 AM

October 13, 2010

Crash kills Penn Cambriastudent; 12 other pupils, busdriver hurt

The accident took place around 7:30 a.m. on Route 53 in Gallitzin Township.

“He was that kid that everybody liked. No matter what he did, it was topnotch. He was No. 1 in his class. He was a top-notch wrestler, a top-notch cross country runner.

Joseph Stoy FilePhoto/The Tribune-Democrat

Richland JH/HS Start Time 7:35 AM

High School Mourns Teen DeathPosted: 9:13 pm EST March 4, 201117-year-old Richland Area High School

senior Kiersten Robertson was killed.

Richland Area High School Superintendent Tom Fleming described Kiersten as upbeat, positive, bubbly. He said she was very well loved by everyone who knew her and lots of friends. Fleming said Kiersten had been a swimmer and a dancer. She was supposed to have been in the March 4-6 performance of the high school musical.

⇧ Teen Car Accidents

⇩ Academic Performance

⇧Absenteeism and Tardiness

⇧ Emotional & Behavioral Problems

⇧$100,000 Annual Cost

⇩ Down Time

⇧Professional Development Time

⇩Missed Classes

⇩$5,000 Annual Cost

Negatives Outweigh Positives

Late Start Justified for Philipsburg-Osceola Area

High SchoolSchool Start Times and Academic

Performance

Academic Study Area Boundary

County School Grade Group

Number Scored Math

% Advanced Math

% Proficient Math

Sum % advanced & Proficient Math

Number Scored Reading

% Advanced Reading

% Proficient Reading

Sum % Advanced and Proficient Reading

start time

* = No HR

2008 Secondary % Average Daily Attendance

Preliminary 2010 Cohort Graduation Rate

Clearfield

WEST BRANCH AREA JSH 11

All Students 82 17.1 29.3 46.4 82 19.5 34.1 53.6 7:15 92.6 74.58%

ClearfieldHARMONY AREA HS 11

All Students 30 33.3 36.7 70.0 30 10.0 53.3 63.3 7:27 93.4 82.86%

ClearfieldMOSHANNON VALLEY JSH 11

All Students 71 8.5 29.6 38.1 72 23.6 36.1 59.7 7:35 92.1 93.02%

ClearfieldCURWENSVILLE AREA JSHS 11

All Students 100 24.0 36.0 60.0 105 30.5 40.0 70.5 7:36 93.8 89.02%

ClearfieldDUBOIS AREA SHS 11

All Students 306 40.2 26.5 66.7 305 35.4 34.4 69.8 7:41* 93.5 84.79%

ClearfieldCLEARFIELD AREA HS 11

All Students 185 16.2 33.5 49.7 191 28.3 36.1 64.4 7:53 92.2 74.64%

BlairBELLWOOD ANTIS HS 11

All Students 91 48.4 25.3 73.7 91 38.5 44.0 82.5 7:55 93.8 93.16%

ClearfieldGLENDALE JSHS 11

All Students 62 37.1 25.8 62.9 66 22.7 40.9 63.6 7:55* 94.1 91.94%

CentreBELLEFONTE AREA HS 11

All Students 246 34.6 31.7 66.3 246 43.1 31.3 74.4 8:00 94.0 91.19%

BlairTYRONE AREA HS 11

All Students 134 17.2 31.3 48.5 133 45.1 33.8 78.9 8:05 93.1 89.57%

CentreBALD EAGLE AREA JSHS 11

All Students 140 27.9 36.4 64.3 145 26.9 39.3 66.2 8:05 94.5 87.70%

Centre

PENNS VALLEY AREA JSHS 11

All Students 103 47.6 28.2 75.8 110 50.9 29.1 80.0 8:07 94.5 91.73%

Centre

STATE COLLEGE AREA H 11

All Students 592 57.8 20.9 78.7 600 58.5 28.3 86.8 8:10 96.1 92.94%

ClearfieldPHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA HS 11

All Students 156 25.6 34.0 59.6 160 37.5 35.6 73.1 8:15 92.8 81.08%

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⇧ Teen Car Accidents

⇩ Academic Performance

⇧Absenteeism and Tardiness

⇧ Emotional & Behavioral Problems

⇧$100,000 Annual Cost

⇩ Down Time

⇧Professional Development Time

⇩Missed Classes

⇩$5,000 Annual Cost

Negatives Outweigh Positives