{"id":40468,"date":"2018-08-15T09:15:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T13:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=40468"},"modified":"2018-08-15T13:36:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T17:36:24","slug":"survey-suggests-ucf-students-get-more-sleep-after-schedule-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=40468","title":{"rendered":"Survey suggests UCF students get more sleep after schedule change"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JP Phillips<\/strong>, Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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Unionville High School is preparing to greet students on the first day of school–Aug. 27.<\/p><\/div>\n

EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 Unionville-Chadds Ford School District\u2019s \u201cStart Time Initiative,\u201d implemented last year, may be reaping rewards.<\/p>\n

At Monday night\u2019s School Board Work Session, Assistant Superintendent John Nolen compared two years of student \u201cCleveland Adolescent Sleepiness Questionnaire\u201d results.\u00a0 They indicate that UCF students are generally sleeping 15-30 minutes more, feel somewhat more engaged, alert, and less sleepy in class.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Nolen, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends school-aged children get 8-10 hours of sleep nightly.\u00a0 The surveys suggest that Patton middle schoolers are now generally meeting that requirement.\u00a0 Nolen stressed that there is only one year of data, which is too little to assume conclusive results.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll in all,\u201d Nolen said, \u201cWe feel like, for the modest change that we made, the students are reporting that it has had a positive effect on them as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are still issues that need to be addressed, mainly concerning transportation.\u00a0 For example, challenges exist at the elementary schools when buses arrive before students can be admitted into their classrooms.\u00a0 Additionally, Board member Gregg Lindner (who represents residents in Chadds-Ford and Pennsbury townships) noted that due to long bus rides with many stops, students living near the District\u2019s boundaries cannot sleep in; Pick up times are very similar to what they were prior to the later start time.<\/p>\n

The Board started the meeting by approving Marco Sordi as the new Director of Transportation effective October 1, 2018.\u00a0 Since Sordi\u2019s entire focus will be transportation (Marie Wickersham, the previous director, split her time between transportation and food services), he will be able to tackle these important issues. Changes could be made during the school year.<\/p>\n

Though problems exist, in general students do start their day later.\u00a0 According to Board President Jeff Hellrung, the average bus trip is 4 minutes shorter versus the previous year.\u00a0 Superintendent John Sanville added that on average, students are picked up 29 minutes later each morning.<\/p>\n

In other news, Supervisor of Buildings and Ground James Whitesel along with Sanville and Hellrung provided some history and a timeline for the facilities plan presented by K&W Consultants during the June 11th<\/sup> work session<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Sanville, the original May 2017 facilities plan focused more on buildings versus the best use of grounds.\u00a0 That is why Administration recommended–and the Board approved–a study that examined the best use of the high school, middle school, and Unionville elementary campuses.<\/p>\n

During next month\u2019s work session, K&W will provide cost estimates for each option in that plan.\u00a0 Hellrung stressed that \u201cnone, some, or all\u201d of those options would be considered by Administration. Administration would make a recommendation to the Board.\u00a0 Based on the Board\u2019s vote, a final grounds plan would be included in an updated ten-year long-term plan.<\/p>\n

The Board approved the new Athletic handbook after Administration assured Lindner that the \u201cweekly academic eligibility\u201d requirement allowed time for students\/parents to question grades that were the result of possible error.\u00a0 PIAA requirements stipulate that a student who is failing two classes cannot play sports the following week.<\/p>\n

Nolen thanked the Board for changes made last year to the District\u2019s substitute teacher program.\u00a0 The 2017-18 \u201cfill rate\u201d for substitutes increased to 95.5% from 91.3% the previous year.<\/p>\n

Next Up:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Board meeting on August 20th at 7:30 in room 14 at the District Office, adjacent to the High School.<\/p>\n

All board meetings are open to the public.\u00a0 They are broadcasted live (and archived) on the UCFSD web site.<\/p>\n

Board documents:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.boarddocs.com\/pa\/uncf\/Board.nsf\/public<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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