New Start, End Times For TESD Schools To Be Discussed April 11

BERWYN, PA — The Tredyffrin/Easttown School District is getting closer to implementing new start and end times at all its schools after launching a survey on the potential new times.

Results from the survey will be presented and discussed at the Education Committee Meeting on at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 11 in the Tredyffrin/Easttown Administration Offices.

Then, the Education Committee will determine whether there will be a recommendation for full Board consideration at the April 22 Regular School Board Meeting.

The district launched a survey for T/E parents, middle/high school students and staff members on the 2019-2020 school start time option listed below. More than 7,000 responses to the survey were recorded.

The district sought feedback on whether members of the target audiences support the 2019-2020 school start time option and to assess the impact of the start time option on parents, students and staff. While the survey data was verified and carefully analyzed by the district's technology team, the survey results were not intended to meet scientific survey research protocols.

Survey results are available here and you can read summaries of open comments grouped by theme here.

Option for new school start and end times for the 2019-2020 school year are:

• High School — 7:50 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.
• Middle Schools — 8:27 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
• Elementary Schools — 9:10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Current start and end times are:

• High School — 7:20 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.
• Middle Schools — 7:50 a.m. to 2:33 p.m.
• Elementary Schools — 8:45 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.

Click here for the School Start Times web page, which includes additional updates and resources.