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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Option 2 is the obvious choice.  Survey results have to be tilted like 90-10.[/quote]

no freaking way do elementary parents want their kids starting at almost 10am. that is so late. little kids learn better early. they will be in school until almost 5[/quote]

actually some do. yes. there are the 9-5 parents but there are also many parents whose jobs don’t allow them home in time for bedtime so idea of being able to spend more morning hours would be amazing! and for some parents that do after care, later school can be better too.    for those parents and others, they’d be happy with later times and even happier if later times mean some families move/go private to get smaller class sizes[/quote]

I think if you surveyed the majority of working parents with ES kids they would say a 9:50 start is ridiculous. Will there be a few it works for? Yes. I teach at a late ES and our parents are very vocal about how a 9:20 start is not ideal. My school is also in a high traffic area where a lot of people work. I can absolutely tell you the last hour will be a wash. It currently is. My mornings are way smoother with less behavior problems because the kids are more focused. Secondly, we gave kids in my school eating lunch at 1:30. Pushing things back would mean kids are eating at 2:00. Add in Early Release Wed, and a 9:50 start is a joke. [/quote]

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