Bell Survey

Woodson Parents:

Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey regarding the new proposed bell start times from the Fairfax County Council of PTAs: http://www.fccpta.org/trans_survey/start_time_survey.htm

It takes about 3 to 5 minutes to complete—depending on how much thought you put into your answers. Also, please share the link with other parents.

Explanation: The Fairfax County School Board believes that later start times would be beneficial for high school students and is looking into the possibility of changing school start times to better correspond with children’s sleep cycles. The primary reason for the change would be to improve student health and academic performance.

Background: Here are some items to keep in mind as you take the survey

§    Bell schedules (start and end times of the school day) are based on using buses to make more than one trip.
§    Now, buses are used 2 or 3 times each morning, so start times are staggered across three basic time frames.
§    Elementary schools are in all three time frames from 7:50 am to 9:25 am.
§    If bell schedules change, elementary schools would still be in all three time frames, but more elementary schools would start between 7:50 am and 8:55 am.
§    Some elementary schools would still be in the latest time frame, starting between 9:00 am and 9:40 am.

The Fairfax County Council of PTAs (FCCPTA) would like to know about your student’s school-related habits and your views on this issue. Responses are anonymous. Please submit one survey per household. If you have questions, please contact the FCCPTA School Start Survey Coordinator.

Thank you.