Start Times

School Start Times

New bell times, including later start times for secondary schools, took effect in September 2021. The Olympia School Board received a report on new bell times for the 2021-22 school year during its May 27, 2021 regular meeting. 

 

History

The committee's work began on March 5, 2019 and continued through the 2019-20 school year. Meetings were scheduled from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Knox Administrative Center (Meeting agendas and minutes are posted below).

Spring and Fall 2019 School Start Times Survey Information and Research 

The deadlines to complete the spring and fall 2019 school start times surveys have passed. Below is information, including survey results, committee presentations to the Olympia School Board and committee research.

 

CAC November 25, 2019 Recommendation to the Olympia School Board and Handouts

 

Note:

  • On November 25, 2019 the Olympia School Board accepted the CAC report as presented and referred the information to staff for further analysis, with a request to report back at the March 23, 2020 school board meeting.
  • On April 20, 2020, staff shared with the board a Start Times Proposal Research presentation. Staff recommended the board postpone any implementation of a later start time for high schools until September 2021. 
  • On May 26, 2020 staff presented a revised Start Times Proposal Research presentation with the same recommendation to postpone any implementation of a later start time for high schools until September 2021. The Board accepted the staff recommendation.

 

Fall 2019 School Start Times Survey 2


Note: To view all 114 files of comprehensive Fall 2019 survey results, please download the Fall 2019 survey results zip file. If you have questions about this file, please contact Emmie San Nicolas, executive assistant to the superintendent, at (360) 596-6114.

  

Spring 2019 School Start Times Survey 1


Initial Research

 

Scheduled Committee Meetings

 

November 19, 2019,  6  p.m., Knox 111 Administrative Center, 111 Bethel St. N.E., Olympia 

 

November 14, 2019,  6  p.m., Knox 111 Administrative Center, 111 Bethel St. N.E., Olympia

 

November 7, 2019, 6 p.m., Knox 111 Administrative Center, 111 Bethel St. N.E., Olympia


October 29, 2019, 6 p.m., Knox 111 Administrative Center, 111 Bethel St. N.E., Olympia

 

October 9, 2019, 6 p.m., Knox 111 Administrative Center, 111 Bethel St. N.E., Olympia

 

August 14, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Knox Administrative Center, 1113 Legion Way S.E., Olympia


June 19, 2019
, 6:30 p.m, Knox Administrative Center, 1113 Legion Way S.E., Olympia

 

June 5, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Knox Administrative Center, 1113 Legion Way S.E., Olympia

 

May 8, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Knox Administrative Center, 1113 Legion Way S.E., Olympia

April 24, 20196:30 p.m., Knox Administrative Center, 1113 Legion Way S.E., Olympia

 

April 10, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Knox Administrative Center. 1113 Legion Way S.E., Olympia

 

March 19, 20196:30 p.m., Knox Administrative Center Room 303, 1113 Legion Way S.E., Olympia.


March 5, 20196:30 p.m. in the Knox Administrative Center Board Room, 1113 Legion Way S.E., Olympia.

 

Committee Charter