LARRY MUSSOLINE, PH.D, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
JEFFREY SIMMONS, TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR
Altering Secondary and Elementary Start and End Times & Two-Tiered
Busing Rationale: 2014-15
The Educational Proposal
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District Elementary Program Total Engaged Time 2013-14
Elementary Program Instructional Time Changes
Current length of overall day = 6 hours & 25 minutes
Proposed length of overall day = 6 hours & 40 minutes
Teacher work day under both scenarios = 7 hours & 30 minutes
Current Elementary Program = K-5 8:15 am teachers arrive —8:55 am until 3:20 pm Student Day (6:25)----3:45 pm teachers depart
Proposal for 2014-15 Elementary Program = K-6 8:20 am teachers arrive —8:50 am until 3:30 pm Student Day (6:40)--3:50 pm teachers depart
Current High School Program = 9-12 7:15 am teachers arrive —7:25 am until 2:25pm Student Day (7:00)----2:45 pm teachers depart
Middle School Program = 6-8 7:30 am teachers arrive —7:50 am until 2:46 pm Student Day (6:56)----3:00 teachers depart
Proposal for 2014-15 Secondary Program = 7-12 7:25 am Teachers Arrive —7:40 am until 2:40 pm Student Day (7:00)--2:55 pm teachers depart
Time Change Proposals
Educational Rationale for the Time Change in 2014-15
1. As per a previous slide, DASD’s elementary program is one of the shortest elementary programs in terms of engaged time in Chester County.
2. The onset of the 6th center program in 2014-15 located on an elementary
school site requires time schedules to be more congruent for bussing and sharing teachers in order to create organizational efficiencies related to costs and time.
3. The elementary program will align to the secondary program having a 6-
day cycle schedule starting in 2014-15 again for organizational efficiencies related to staffing and costs.
4. The World Language encore will begin as the 6th encore for all (K-5) elementary students in 2014-15 thus creating a 6-day cycle for the elementary program. 6-day cycle alignment is key for staffing.
Educational Rationale for the Time Change in 2014-15
5. While all current encore (5-day cycle) subjects meet 36 times for 45 minutes during the school year, the proposal going to a 6-day cycle & the time change will allow for 30 meetings for 50 minutes per encore subject. 1. The net loss of instructional minutes for all encore subjects will now
be 120 minutes rather than 270 minutes. (ex. - 150 minutes gained adding 5 minutes on to 30 encore periods and then subtracting the 270 minute loss of 6 meeting dates)
6. Beginning the secondary day 15 minutes later, especially for high school
students will assist a bit with older adolescent sleep patterns.
7. Beginning the secondary day 15 minutes later will assist in winter daylight issues with bus stop pickups.
8. While the teacher contractual day remains the same for all teachers, the middle level day will actually pick up 4 additional minutes in the student day. Positive for Wed PD days.
Organizational Rationale for the Two-Tiered Busing Proposal 2014-15
9. We believe the creation of a two-tiered bussing system will provide organizational efficiencies by transporting K-6 students together and 7-12 students together.
10. We were told in December of 2010 when the decision was made to
create a 6th center at Shamona Creek that between 8 to even 20 new bus runs would be needed to transport 6th graders from all attendance areas to this site in a timely manor. We believe this proposal mitigates the need for excessive transportation budgetary increases because of the efficiencies in groupings of students now available as a result of the two-tiered system.
11. We will be alleviating traffic issues around all townships by not running
busses at six (6) different AM and PM times each day for 180 days. Traffic will be reduced to four runs.
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Organizational Rationale for the Two-Tiered Busing Proposal 2014-15
12. Older siblings will still be able to arrive home before the younger siblings in the K-6 program.
13. A two tiered schedule now clearly aligns teacher staffing to
share teachers between our K-6 programs and our 7-12 programs much more easily.
14. The Wednesday professional development schedule will
improve because we will move to a two-tiered system of 7-12 meetings followed by K-6 meetings rather than a three-tired system of meeting with our staff on these very important days.
Time Line for Initiative
1. July 2013 – Review elementary time compared with Chester County and CBA review
2. August 21, 2013 – Meet with DAEA leadership to explain our proposal
3. September 3, 2013 – Explain the proposal to the Board (most board members attended) and entire Curriculum Council at a public BCC meeting.
4. October 1, 2013 – Reiterate the finalized proposal to Board and BCC
5. October 2, 2013 – Present proposal to full board at public work session asking for review and questions.
6. October 2, 2013 through final vote – Respond to questions. 7. December 2, 2013 – Bussing mock up analysis of cost for 6th center
and two-tiered schedule 8. Vote on this proposal on January 8, 2014 or February 13, 2014.
Transportation Report on the 2014 – 2015 Proposed
Changes
Transportation Information (Current Day)
183 School Buses/Vans
3 Bus Contractors Eagle-Wolfington Leasing
Krapf Bus Company
On The Go Kids
15 Public Schools
34 Private Schools
4 Charter Schools
38 Special Programs
162 Bell Times Per Day
Breakdown of Fleet (approx.)
103 Buses – Public
40 Buses – Private/Charter
40 Buses – Special Programs
Two Tier Public Bell Schedule (Proposed for 2014-2015)
Bell Times Present Day
High School
7:25AM to 2:25PM
Middle School
7:55AM to 2:46PM
Elementary
8:55AM to 3:20PM
Bell Times 2014-2015
High School
7:40AM to 2:40PM
Middle School
7:40AM to 2:40PM
Elementary
8:50AM to 3:30PM
Sixth Grade Center
8:50AM to 3:30PM
Two Tier Public Bell Schedule (Proposed for 2014-2015)
Factors:
Addition of the Sixth Grade Center
31 Bus Routes AM & PM (includes buses with Shamona Creek Elementary)
Combination of Grades 7 through 12 on same bus runs
Given challenges:
Private and Charter School Runs / Start & End Times
Special Programs / Start & End Times
Least amount of increase in vehicles
Maintaining manageable capacities on vehicles
Reasonable ride times to and from school
Shape and size of the district (82 square miles – hour glass shape)
Busing Plan Comparison Buses*
Current Year 3 Tier Bussing
2014-15 Proposed Bell
changes 2 Tier
Bussing Sixth Grade Ctr.
2014-15 No Bell Schedule
change 3 Tier
Bussing Sixth Grade Ctr.
Public 103 112 116
Private / Charter
40 41 47
Special Programs
40 40 40
Total 183 193 203
Increase ----- +10 +20 *Approximate
AVERAGE RIDE TIMES w/ Bell Schedule Changes in 14-15
Building 2013-2014 2014-2015
DHSE 29 35
DHSW 38 45
DMS 40 --
LMS 44 --
STEM 48 48
SIXTH GRADE CTR. -- 49
BC 45 36
BH 35 35
BW 33 29
EW 25 25
LE 34 31
PV 28 25
SC 28 --
SM 37 35
UH 22 19
WB 36 29
AVERAGE LOAD COUNTS w/ Bell Schedule Changes in 14-15
Building 2013-2014 2014-2015
DHSE 57 53
DHSW 59 50
DMS 42 --
LMS 52 --
STEM 32 32
SIXTH GRADE CTR. 47
BC 50 49
BH 50 54
BW 47 44
EW 51 58
LE 55 51
PV 48 49
SC 42 --
SM 47 49
UH 54 54
WB 55 51
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