PAC SLPS Bell Times Survey

Bell Times Survey for SLPS Parents (from Parent Action Council)

Dear SLPS Parents,

As you know the starting bell times for the schools in the St. Louis Public School system were pushed back by 20 minutes for all three tiers for this year.

Since then there have been discussions about the impact of later starting times on the students and families. The Parent Action Council, under the guidance of Superintendent Dr. Adams, is reviewing the bell times and bus routes to see if any changes can or should be made.

Please fill this survey as completely as possible to help explore optimal school start times. This survey is an effort by the Parent Action Council to create an understanding about school start times and transportation issues. We can’t promise any particular changes but we can help in figuring out the needs of all the students.

Please fill out ONE SURVEY FOR EACH CHILD/STUDENT in your household. If you have more than one SLPS student at home, it is important to assess the needs of each child, especially if you have children in more than one school.

With thanks,

Parent Action Council - SLPS

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* 1. Please tell us about your student:

	Grade level	School
Grade Level and School	Grade Level and School Grade level menu	Grade Level and School School menu

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* 2. What time does your child naturally wake up in the morning (if he/she has no obligations that day)?

5 am

6 am

7 am

8 am

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* 3. How has bell change effected your ability to do each of the following? Has it made it…

	Much more difficult	Somewhat difficult	The same	Somewhat easier	Much easier
Provide care before school	Provide care before school Much more difficult	Provide care before school Somewhat difficult	Provide care before school The same	Provide care before school Somewhat easier	Provide care before school Much easier
Provide care after school	Provide care after school Much more difficult	Provide care after school Somewhat difficult	Provide care after school The same	Provide care after school Somewhat easier	Provide care after school Much easier
Involve your child in athletics/school sports	Involve your child in athletics/school sports Much more difficult	Involve your child in athletics/school sports Somewhat difficult	Involve your child in athletics/school sports The same	Involve your child in athletics/school sports Somewhat easier	Involve your child in athletics/school sports Much easier
Involve child in extra curricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc)	Involve child in extra curricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc) Much more difficult	Involve child in extra curricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc) Somewhat difficult	Involve child in extra curricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc) The same	Involve child in extra curricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc) Somewhat easier	Involve child in extra curricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc) Much easier
Be a part of your child’s academic routine (e.g. completing homework, involvement at school, etc).	Be a part of your child’s academic routine (e.g. completing homework, involvement at school, etc). Much more difficult	Be a part of your child’s academic routine (e.g. completing homework, involvement at school, etc). Somewhat difficult	Be a part of your child’s academic routine (e.g. completing homework, involvement at school, etc). The same	Be a part of your child’s academic routine (e.g. completing homework, involvement at school, etc). Somewhat easier	Be a part of your child’s academic routine (e.g. completing homework, involvement at school, etc). Much easier

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* 4. How has the change in bell time impacted your child's performance in the following? Has their performance been…

	Much worse	Somewhat worse	The same	Somewhat better	Much better
Academics	Academics Much worse	Academics Somewhat worse	Academics The same	Academics Somewhat better	Academics Much better
Athletics/School Sports	Athletics/School Sports Much worse	Athletics/School Sports Somewhat worse	Athletics/School Sports The same	Athletics/School Sports Somewhat better	Athletics/School Sports Much better
Extracurricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc)	Extracurricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc) Much worse	Extracurricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc) Somewhat worse	Extracurricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc) The same	Extracurricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc) Somewhat better	Extracurricular activities (Scouts, Dance, Clubs, etc) Much better
Homework	Homework Much worse	Homework Somewhat worse	Homework The same	Homework Somewhat better	Homework Much better

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* 5. What has been the overall impact of later bell times on:

	Much worse	Somewhat worse	The same	Somewhat better	Much better
Your child	Your child Much worse	Your child Somewhat worse	Your child The same	Your child Somewhat better	Your child Much better
Your family	Your family Much worse	Your family Somewhat worse	Your family The same	Your family Somewhat better	Your family Much better

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* a. If you said bell time has impacted your child and/or family negatively, please tell us why - be as specific as possible.

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* b. If you said bell time has impacted your child and/or family positively, please tell us why - be as specific as possible.

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* 6. Research suggests there is a wide range of start times that may work for kids. What do you think is the optimal time for your child to start school?

7 am

7:15 am

7:30 am

7:45 am

8 am

8:15 am

8:30 am

8:45 am

9 am

9:15 am

9:30 am

9:45 am

10 am

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

Don't forget, if you have more than one child in the SLPS system, please fill out one survey for every student in your household.