Here’s Superintendent Phyllis Edwards letter to the School Board from the agenda for the May 10th meeting (see action item IX g)…

As we prepare to open Glennwood K-3 and the 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue, it has become clear that school bell times and the district bus schedule must be modified. Earlier in the year, a schedule was proposed which lengthened the elementary day and took into consideration and additional school site.

The following month another schedule was proposed which placed the high school and the middle school at earlier start times.  The public comments centered around the research related to the needs of adolescents to have more sleep.

I asked the Board for parameters and I heard that I needed to develop a schedule with no school beginning before 8:00 am.  I was also asked to provide costs associated with adding additional buses.

After reviewing a number of options, the following schedule meets the parameters outlined and addresses the concerns that were heard at various times:

School	Time
Decatur High	8:00-3:00
Clairemont Elementary	8:00-2:30
Glennwood Elementary	8:00-2:30
Oakhurst Elementary	8:00-2:30
Winnona Park Elementary	8:00-2:30
Fifth Avenue 4/5 Academy	8:45-3:45
Renfroe Middle	8:45-3:45

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