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School Hours Study

February 28, 2013

Contents 1 Overview 2 Rationale 3

Transportation Facts

4

Non-Fiscal Considerations

7

New Start Time Options

10

Current Sample Bus Schedules

13

AACPS Length Of Day

14

Statewide School Hour Data

Option 1: Universal shift of all schools Option 2: Open high schools after middle schools and elementary schools Option 3: Establish school hours window of 8:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m.

Morning Trip – Bus 188 Afternoon Trip – Bus 188 Example of Typical Daily Bus Runs

Counties in Maryland Length of Day – High Schools with Varied Start Times Counties In Maryland Length of Day – High Schools With Same Start Times Statewide School Hour Survey September 2012–2013 Anne Arundel County Public Schools 2012-13 Final School Hours Listing

The School Hours Study is a report developed by Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS). The information contained in this report is based on historical AACPS data, current operational procedures, and logistics involved with any changes to school start times. Information contained in the charts on pages 14 and 15 was obtained through telephone interviews with other school systems in Maryland. Information contained in the chart on Page 16 was provided by the Maryland State Department of Education.

Overview Over the past ten years, there have been several reviews and discussions regarding the possibility of adjusting school start and end times. This report contains the following information:

Rationale and Transportation Facts

provides information for consideration and discussion purposes

Non-Fiscal Considerations

if high school start times are shifted

Options for New Start Times Option #1

provides for a shift of school start and stop times at 15-minute intervals. A 15- and 30-minute interval option is provided for each school. It is important to note that issues concerning the current dismissal times at Magothy River and Severn River middle schools, Old Mill Middle School North, and Old Mill Middle School South – already a concern among parents of students at those schools – are not addressed in this option. This option would also have additional transportation costs added if moving these schools’ start times later is considered. Additional equipment would be required to accommodate this move.

Option #2

simply shifts all high school start and stop times to 9:45 a.m. and 4:33 p.m., respectively. This option provides minimal change to other school times. CAT North and CAT South will be greatly impacted.

Option #3

establishes an 8:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. window component for all schools. Sub-options A and B provide for alternatives that generally reverse middle and high school start and stop times. The options vary in the need for additional buses and drivers as outlined within this report with additional annual costs ranging from $5.2 million to $8.4 million.

Sample of Current Bus Schedules School Hours Data The information in this report is only a review of possible options. Greater time, preparation, analysis, cost modeling, and Board approval would be needed before making any final decision on any option outlined in this report. Options requiring drastic changes to any schools’ start and end times would need to be discussed fully with the school administration and parents as part of the process. Many of the options would have significant budgetary implications requiring higher levels of funding commitments from the County Government. Changing of high school start and end times would also affect both CAT North and CAT South. None of these options takes into account the transportation needs of AACPS students attending special needs centers and out-of-county non-public facilities. Some of these students are transported to and from nonpublic facilities as far away as Frederick on a daily basis. Several of these options would disrupt buses serving those students and would require additional equipment and drivers, thus incurring additional costs.

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Rationale Objective

to examine alternatives to current start times for high schools and the impact any changes will have on other school start and end times, activities, and transportation costs.

Current Timing Practice • All high schools open at 7:17 a.m. and close at 2:05 p.m. The length of the high school instructional day is 6 hours and 48 minutes. A simultaneous start time coordinates instructional services at CAT North and CAT South. These simultaneous start times also allow for high school students to apply for magnet programs at other high schools and keep transportation costs to a minimum. • Middle schools open between 7:55 and 9:10 a.m., and close between 2:35 and 3:50 p.m. The length of the middle school instructional day is 6 hours and 40 minutes. • Elementary schools open between 8:05 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and close between 2:30 p.m. and 3:55 p.m. The length of the elementary school instructional day is 6 hours and 25 minutes. • The start times of special schools range from 7:17 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Dismissal times range from 1:40 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. • School start times are determined by the Transportation Division and are subject to the above established parameters. Timing coordination is critical to cost maintenance with regard to transportation.

Points to Consider

Parent Concerns: before and after care, afterschool activities, personal family time, and alternative work schedules. Any change in school times may also impact parents’ work schedules.



Student Activities: athletics, band, afterschool activities, internships, community college attendance, and student work schedules Traffic and Daylight: risk assessment

Financial Cost: equipment, personnel, hours, and miles

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Transportation Facts 119 of 125 Anne Arundel County Public Schools served 30 non-public schools served that Anne Arundel County Public School students attend each day 10,117,785 annual miles traveled

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639,596 annual driver hours

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560 buses running routes

56,615 students transported daily to and from school 1,579 special education students transported daily to and from school 2,325 daily trips to and from school 88 percent of regular education students are delivered to and from school in 30 minutes or less Students attending out-of-area magnet programs could experience bus rides of up to an hour or more to and from school depending on their residence and the program in which they are enrolled. .

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Non-Fiscal Considerations if high school start times are shifted (in no priority order) • Precisely how much of a delay in a high school’s start time is considered to have a significantly positive impact (physiologically, cognitively, emotionally, or mentally) on the well-being of an adolescent student? • Were high schools to start later, what evidence is there that students will not simply stay up later to compensate for the later start time, thereby negating any positive impact upon wellness? • Are parents in Anne Arundel County willing to tolerate their middle and elementary school students ending school even later if the start of all schools is shifted by the same amount of time? Additionally, are parents in Anne Arundel County willing to have their middle and elementary students at bus stops in darkness or twilight hours, either before or after school? • A pilot involving one cluster is not feasible, given that magnet programs draw students from multiple clusters across the county, and that special education programs require buses to traverse the county. In addition, there would be lost instructional time for student athletes who would have to be dismissed from school early at a single pilot school to coordinate athletic schedules. • What will be the impact upon interscholastic athletics – both practices and contests – if high schools end later in the day? Keeping in mind that athletics often require transportation to and from distant events, would the later day present any difficulty with the scheduling of scrimmages and games with teams from other counties? How much later would such student athletes be returning home to begin their homework? In similar fashion, what would be the impact on other extracurricular activities such as drama club, theater rehearsals, etc., in delaying students arriving home? • What would be the impact of a later ending time to the high school day on families who depend upon an older sibling to take care of a younger sibling who would otherwise return after school to an empty house? With high schools ending first now, those older students who have no reason to stay after school can be depended upon to care for their younger siblings. Were the order of schools flipped that would not be the case, leaving many more children in latchkey situations, or families scrambling to find child care. • What would be the impact of a later starting and ending time on students who attend religious instruction or other outside activities such as dance or music classes as well as participation in youth sports leagues and Scouting after the regular school day?

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• What would be the impact of a later starting and ending time on high school students who participate in internships or maintain a part-time job after school, often walking or driving to it immediately after the last bell, sometimes to earn critical monies to support their family or college fund? Similarly, how would a later high school ending time impact students who take classes at the community college? • Unlike some suburban and urban jurisdictions that have a mature public transportation system on a grid that permits students to rely upon it for afterschool activities, we are not so fortunate in Anne Arundel County. Moreover, lacking such public transportation, the later our buses traverse county roads, the more likely they will be doing so near or in “rush hour,” often in the dark. • Parent and employee work schedules will be impacted by any changes. Also, school crossing guards, Health Department employees and Recreation and Parks hours would all require adjustments.

Twilight & Evening Schools • A shift in school schedules would have a minimal impact on Twilight School, since the start and end times can slide. Current times are determined by each high school, with the only requirement being twice a week classes for 1.5 hours per class. • The impact on Evening High School programs would be far more dramatic. The current time schedule of 3 to 9 p.m. allows for four periods per day. Thus, on a Monday-Wednesday/ Tuesday-Thursday schedule, students can take up to eight classes. In this way, Evening High School students are able to take as many courses as students in the day schools. A later high school schedule could mean cutting out at least one class period per day and negatively influencing the number of credits that students can earn in Evening High School. This would impact graduation rates. Another impact would be on teaching staff. Since Evening High School relies on day school teachers, a later school start means evening classes would need to be delayed until teachers could arrive. Starting classes by as little as 30 minutes later would result in cutting out a class period each day. It would not be in the best interests of students or teachers to extend the evening high school end time past 9 p.m.

Athletics

Negative Considerations • Baseball and softball practices and games begin in March - Typically, games in the first part of March begin early so that they can be completed in good and proper daylight.

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Non-Fiscal Considerations cont.

• Basketball, soccer, and lacrosse - Three games are currently played consecutively at one site on each contest night. Typically, these games start at 3:30, 5:00, and 6:45 p.m. or 4:00, 5:30, and 7:00 p.m. depending on the typical game length for that sport. Starting the games later because of later ending school times could result in a 4:30, 6:00, and 7:30 p.m. format. This could mean games ending near 9:30 or 10:00 p.m., with buses getting back to their respective schools by 10:30 or 10:45 p.m. Many students, especially magnet students living out of the regular attendance area, could be getting home from school after 11:00 p.m. Shifts in schedules would eliminate many efficiencies obtained through shuttling buses and combining teams on buses. Additionally, moving games to a two-games-per-site format would require an additional night of contests for field hockey. That, in turn, would dramatically affect our Memorandum of Understanding with the county Department of Recreation and Parks for turf field usage. Lesser amounts of available daylight for after school activities would significantly impact youth sports and recreation participation. Positive Considerations • A later high school start time might allow for swimming teams to practice early before school starts, but that would negate any wellness benefits due to the sleep cycle. • A later high school start time may allow more middle school and elementary school teachers to coach. • A later high school start time may allow more officials to be recruited to work the junior varsity contests. Other considerations • Does a later high school start time allow for morning practices? • Buses are used for both athletics and school. What is this going to mean logistically?

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New Start Time Options Option 1: Universal shift of all schools Concept: Delay the opening and closing time of all schools by an equal amount. For example, delay the start time for all schools by 15 minutes. High School

Current Start Time

7:17 a.m.



New Start Time

7:32 a.m.

Impact: Transportation cost impact is marginal Issues to Consider: “Sleep” benefit Closing time window extended from 4:10 to 4:25 p.m. or later Impact on community and activities Afternoon Issues: High school activities Middle school activities CAT North/CAT South Mary Moss, J. Albert Adams, and alternative education sites Additional Options for Delayed Start Times: 15, 20, 25, 30 minutes

Timing Options Assessment Estimate – Examples School Meade High School

MacArthur Middle School Brock Bridge Elementary School

Current Time

Possible Shifts in Hours

Minutes Delayed

7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.

7:32 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. 7:37 a.m. to 2:25 p.m. 7:42 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 7:47 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.

15 20 25 30

8:45 a.m. to 3:25 p.m.

9:00 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. 9:05 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. 9:10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. 9:15 a.m. to 3:55 p.m.

15 20 25 30

9:30 a.m. to 3:55 p.m.

9:45 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. 9:50 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 9:55 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. 10:00 a.m. to 4:25 p.m.

15 20 25 30

Each school level would have to be delayed the same number of minutes to maintain the correct logistical coordination with regard to transportation.

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Option 2: Open high schools after middle schools and elementary schools Concept: Start high schools at 9:45 a.m. and close at 4:33 p.m.

Student length of day remains 6 hours and 48 minutes “Sleep” issue addressed Marginal impact on hours at elementary and middle school start and stop times. Activity day dismissal for middle school at 5:15 p.m. or later

Issues to Consider: Loss of afternoon connectors from magnet programs to community school bus stops Afterschool activities at high schools impacted Athletic practice and game time adjustments needed

Daylight conflicts, and instructional time missed for athletes when playing other schools out of the county due to different start and stop times in other counties



Work, internships, community college attendance, and opportunities for private activities impacted

Students’ evening time with family impacted Current high school time schedule guarantees all buses are at high schools prior to dismissal bell for students; not all buses would be available at dismissal time for each high school under this option Later dismissal for many students causing safety concerns such as putting buses in rush hour traffic and causing students to walk in the dark Impact upon Twilight and Evening High Schools

End of School Hours with Option 2 High School Annapolis Arundel Broadneck Chesapeake Glen Burnie Meade North County Northeast Old Mill Severna Park South River Southern

Current 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. 7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.

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Delayed 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m. 9:45 a.m. to 4:33 p.m.

Option 3: Establish school hours window of 8:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. Option 3A

High schools 8:00 a.m. to 2:48 p.m. Middle schools would close no later than 4:00 p.m. Elementary schools could be scheduled at the same time as many of the middle schools

Issues to Consider: Earliest instructional bell at 8:00 a.m. Latest closing bell at 4:00 p.m. Schedule and secure additional equipment and personnel Transportation cost is significant; 95 to 120 additional buses Additional school bus drivers and attendants required. CDL drivers are in short supply. Cost range $6.6 million to $8.4 million annually; impacts Maintenance of Effort funding requirements. “Sleep” issue addressed Considerable impact on hours at elementary schools and middle schools All school hours will change Middle school activity bus runs normally take one hour, resulting in students getting home after 6:00 p.m. (possibly longer for some students) Community activities impacted dramatically

Option 3B

Middle schools 8:00 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. High schools 9:15 a.m. to 4:03 p.m. Elementary schools staggered between the high school and middle school hours

Issues to Consider: Cost softened from 3A above – 75 to 95 additionally buses Additional school bus drivers and attendants required. CDL drivers are in short supply. Cost range $5.2 million to $6.6 million annually; impacts Maintenance of Effort funding requirements. Logistics requires closer scrutiny

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Current Sample Bus Schedules Bus 188 transports approximately 179 students each morning and 172 students each afternoon. Actual student counts vary by season and enrollment fluctuation. As is depicted on these pages, Bus 188 makes 28 stops each morning and 25 stops each afternoon as it services four schools – Meade High, Arundel Middle, MacArthur Middle, and Hebron-Harman Elementary. Other bus routes, particularly those that serve magnet program students, are longer and more complex.

Morning Trip – Bus 188 5:55 6:10





Pre-trip requirements Bus departs bus lot

Trip One

Trip Three

6:25 6:35 6:47 6:48 6:55 7:00 7:17

8:15 8:16 8:30 8:35 8:45

Four Seasons Elementary Arundel Middle School Blue Water at Regiment Way Blue Water at Eagle Landing Arrives at Meade High School Bus Departure School Starts

Trip Four 8:50 8:52 8:53 8:54 8:55 8:57 8:58 9:00 9:05 9:10 9:30

Trip Two 7:10 7:30 7:31 7:32 7:33 7:35 7:36 7:37 7:38 7:40 7:41 7:45 7:50 8:00



Meade Village Circle Meade Village Road at Barnett Court Arrives at MacArthur Middle School Bus Departure School Starts

Royal Inn (Homeless) Town Center Blvd. at Hale Road Hale Road at Nevada Avenue Ducking Street at Kidstation Ducking Street at Baldwin Odenton Road at Town Center Winmeyer Avenue #372 North Patuxent at Treasure North Patuxent at Odenton Road Odenton Road at Skyline Avenue Odenton Road at Waco Avenue Arrives at Arundel Middle School Bus Departure School Starts

Arundel Mills Blvd. at Somerton Court Arundel Mills Blvd. at Flaxpool Court Milestone Parkway at Split Creek Lane Milestone Parkway at Arundel Perserve Kirklees Way at Rotherham Drive Rotherham Drive at playground area Rotherham Drive at open space by house #7707 Corner sidewalk at entrance to complex for Goddard School Arrives at Hebron-Harman Elementary Bus Departure School Starts

9:25 Bus returns to bus lot

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Afternoon Trip – Bus 188



1:35 Bus departs bus lot

Trip One

Trip Three

1:55 2:11 2:20 2:22 2:35

3:32 3:47 3:49 3:55

Bus lineup at Meade High School Departs Meade High School Blue Water at Regiment Way Blue Water at Eagle Landing Arrives at Arundel Middle School

Trip Two 2:47 2:56 2:57 2:59 3:00 3:01 3:04 3:05 3:06 3:08 3:09 3:12 3:25



Departs Arundel Middle North Patuxent at Treasure North Patuxent at Odenton Road Odenton Road at Skyline Avenue Odenton Road at Waco Avenue Winmeyer Avenue #372 Ducking Street at Kidstation Ducking Street at Baldwin Odenton Road at Town Center Town Center Blvd. at Hale Road Hale Road at Nevada Avenue Royal Inn Arrives at MacArthur Middle School

Departs MacArthur Middle School Meade Village Road at Barnett Court Meade Village Circle Arrives at Hebron-Harman Elementary

Trip Four 4:02 4:04 4:07 4:09 4:12 4:14 4:18 4:21 4:25

Departs Hebron-Harman Elementary Corner sidewalk at entrance to complex for Goddard School Arundel Mills Blvd. at Somerton Court Arundel Mills Blvd. at Flaxpool Court Millstone Parkway at Split Creek Lane Milestone Parkway at Arundel Perserve Kirklees Way at Rotherham Drive Rotherham Drive at playground area Rotherham Drive at open space by house #7707

4:46 Arrives at bus lot

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Current Sample Bus Schedules cont.

Example of Typical Daily Bus Runs This chart shows the complexity of bus routes and the multiple bus runs in a typical cluster. Buses that begin their runs at Meade High School, shown here, service the high school, middle and elementary schools inside and outside of the Meade cluster, the Center for Applied Technology – North, J. Albert Adams Academy, and Mary Moss Academy. Note: Buses may end their daily runs at different points throughout the day. Because of time and distance requirements, not all buses make an equivalent number of runs.

High School Middle School

Schools are not necessarily shown in actual geographic proximity.

Meade Feeder Glen Burnie IB Buses retu rn to Glen Bu rnie area to pick up MYP Students for MacArthur

Elementary School

North County

IB MYP

Meade HS

Alternative Centers Bus Routes

MYP

7:17–2:05

Outside of Meade Feeder

Phoenix Annap.

Bus 188

Manor View 8:05–2:30

Ridgeway

Pershing Hill 8:05–2:30

Van Bokkelen 8:00–2:25 Meade MS 8:05–2:45

CAT-North 7:25 Severn

Arundel MS 8:00–2:40 MD City 8:10–2:35

Seven Oaks 8:10–2:35

West Meade 8:40–3:05

Oak Hill MacArthur MS 8:45–3:25

Jessup 8:50–3:15

Odenton Hebron-Harman 9:30–3:55

CAT-North 3:45

Adams Academy 9:30–3:50

MacArthur MS 4:20 Activity Buses

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Mary Moss 9:30–4:10

Meade Heights 9:25–3:50

Meade MS 4:10 Activity Buses

Brock Bridge 9:30–3:55

AACPS Length Of Day School Day

Total Time

High Schools

7:17 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.

6 hours and 48 minutes

Middle Schools

7:55 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. 8:05 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. 8:10 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. 8:15 a.m. to 2:55 p.m.

6 hours and 40 minutes

8:25 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. 8:45 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. 9:10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m.

Elementary Schools

8:00 a.m. to 2:25 p.m. 9:30 a.m. to 3:55 p.m.

6 hours and 25 minutes

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Statewide School Hour Data Counties in Maryland Length of Day – High Schools with Varied Start Times High School

Middle School

Elementary School

County

Hours

Length of Day

Hours

Length of Day

Hours

Length of Day

Allegany

7:45-2:40 7:55-2:40

6 hours-55 min. 6 hours-45 min.

7:40-2:25 7:50-2:50

6 hours-45 min. 7 hours

7:40-2:25 9:25-3:50

6 hours-45 min. 6 hours-25 min.

Baltimore Co.

7:30-2:00 7:50-2:20

6 hours-30 min. 6 hours-45 min.

7:40-2:10 8:30-3:00

6 hours-30 min. 6 hours-30 min.

8:25-2:55 9:20-3:50

6 hours-30 min. 6 hours-30 min.

Calvert

7:25-2:20 7:40-2:35

6 hours-55 min. 6 hours-55 min.

7:17-2:17 8:25-3:15

7 hours 6 hours-50 min.

8:20-3:15 9:05-3:45

6 hours-55 min. 6 hours-40 min.

Cecil

7:27-2:26 7:47-2:46

6 hours-59 min. 6 hours-59 min.

7:45-2:32 8:19-3:10

6 hours-47 min. 6 hours-51 min.

9:00-3:40

6 hours-40 min.

Charles

7:30-2:15 8:05-2:50

6 hours-45 min. 6 hours-45 min.

7:30-2:00 8:40-3:10

6 hours-30 min. 6 hours-30 min.

8:30-3:00 9:20-3:50

6 hours-30 min. 6 hours-30 min.

Queen Anne

7:35-2:20 8:00-2:30

6 hours-45 min. 6 hours-30 min.

7:30-2:30 8:05-2:50

7 hours 6 hours-45 min.

7:45-2:30 9:15-3:45

6 hours-45 min. 6 hours-30 min.

*These times reflect the earliest start and ending time as well as the latest start and ending time for each school level. In some cases there are additional start and ending times that fall in between the two time frames in each category.

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Counties In Maryland Length of Day – High Schools With Same Start Times High School County

Hours

Length of Day

Anne Arundel

7:17-2:05

6 hours 48 minutes

Carroll

7:30-2:20

6 hours 50 minutes

Dorchester

7:50-2:45

6 hours 55 minutes

Frederick

7:30-2:20

6 hours 50 minutes

Garrett

8:25-3:15

6 hours 50 minutes

Harford

7:30-2:00

6 hours 30 minutes

Howard

7:25-2:10

6 hours 45 minutes

Wicomico

7:45-2:45

7 hours

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Statewide School Hour Data cont.

Statewide School Hour Survey September 2012–2013 High Schools

Middle Schools

Elementary Schools

County

Earliest Opening Time

Latest Closing Time

Earliest Opening Time

Latest Closing Time

Earliest Opening Time

Latest Closing Time

Allegany

7:45 a.m.

2:30 p.m.

7:45 a.m.

3:10 p.m.

7:45 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

Anne Arundel

7:17 a.m.

2:05 p.m.

7:55 a.m.

3:50 p.m.

8:00 a.m.

3:55 p.m.

Baltimore City

7:45 a.m.

4:33 p.m.

7:45 a.m.

3:50 p.m.

7:45 a.m.

3:40 p.m.

Baltimore

7:30 a.m.

2:25 p.m.

7:45 a.m.

3:45 p.m.

8:25 a.m.

3:50 p.m.

Calvert

7:25 a.m.

2:35 p.m.

7:25 a.m.

3:20 p.m.

8:20 a.m.

3:45 p.m.

Caroline

7:40 a.m.

2:45 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

2:35 p.m.

8:45 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

Carroll

7:30 a.m.

2:20 p.m.

8:25 a.m.

3:10 p.m.

7:45 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

Cecil

7:27 a.m.

2:48 p.m.

7:45 a.m.

3:10 p.m.

9:00 a.m.

3:40 p.m.

Charles

7:30 a.m.

2:50 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

3:10 p.m.

8:20 a.m.

3:50 p.m.

Dorchester

7:50 a.m.

2:45 p.m.

8:05 a.m.

2:35 p.m.

8:25 a.m.

3:30 p.m.

Frederick

7:30 a.m.

2:20 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

2:20 p.m.

8:20 a.m.

3:45 p.m.

Garrett

8:25 a.m.

3:15 p.m.

8:30 a.m.

3:15 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

3:10 p.m.

Harford

7:30 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

8:15 a.m.

2:45 p.m.

9:00 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

Howard

7:25 a.m.

2:10 pm.

7:40 a.m.

3:15 p.m.

8:15 a.m.

3:55 p.m.

Kent

7:30 a.m.

2:40 p.m.

8:20 a.m.

3:35 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

3:30 p.m.

Montgomery

7:25 a.m.

2:10 p.m.

7:55 a.m.

2:40 p.m.

8:50 a.m.

3:30 p.m.

Prince George’s

7:50 a.m.

4:10 p.m.

7:50 a.m.

4:10 p.m.

7:50 a.m.

3:45 p.m.

Queen Anne’s

7:25 a.m.

2:30 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

3:20 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

St Mary’s

8:00 a.m.

2:45 p.m.

7:20 a.m.

2:45 p.m.

8:00 a.m.

3:45 p.m.

Somerset

7:30 a.m.

2:30 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

2:30 p.m.

8:30 a.m.

3:30 p.m.

Talbot

7:45 a.m.

2:40 p.m.

7:55 a.m.

2:50 p.m.

8:40 a.m.

3:45 p.m.

Washington

8:45 a.m.

3:30 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

3:30 p.m.

7:30 a.m.

3:45 p.m.

Wicomico

7:45 a.m.

2:45 p.m.

7:45 a.m.

2:45 p.m.

8:00 a.m.

3:45 p.m.

Worcester

7:55 a.m.

2:50 p.m.

7:45 a.m.

3:20 p.m.

8:00 a.m.

3:35 p.m. Revised 1/31/13

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Statewide School Hour Data cont.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools 2012-13 Final School Hours Listing 2012-2013 School Hours

Pre Kindergarten and ECI School Hours A.M. Session

P.M. Session

Elementary Schools

A.M. Opening

P.M. Closing

A.M. Opening

A.M. Closing

P.M. Opening

P.M. Closing

Annapolis @ Annapolis MS

9:15 AM

3:40 PM

9:15 AM

11:50 AM

1:05 PM

3:40 PM

Arnold

8:05 AM

2:30 PM

Belle Grove*

8:05 AM

2:30 PM

Belvedere

8:45 AM

3:10 PM

8:45 AM

11:20 AM

12:35 PM

3:10 PM

Benfield

9:15 AM

3:40 PM

9:15 AM

Bodkin

9:20 AM

3:45 PM

11:50 AM

1:05 PM

3:40 PM

Broadneck

8:15 AM

2:40 PM

Brock Bridge

9:30 AM

3:55 PM

9:30 AM

Brooklyn Park

8:35 AM

3:00 PM

8:35 AM

12:05 PM

1:20 PM

3:55 PM

11:10 AM

12:25 PM

3:00 PM

Cape St. Claire

8:15 AM

2:40 PM

Central

9:00 AM

3:25 PM

Crofton*

9:10 AM

3:35 PM

Crofton Meadows

8:15AM

2:40 PM

Crofton Woods

8:45 AM

3:10 PM

Davidsonville

9:15 AM

3:40 PM

Deale

8:15 AM

2:40 PM

Eastport

8:15 AM

2:40 PM

Edgewater

8:30 AM

2:55 PM

Ferndale Early Childhood Center

9:15 AM

3:40 PM

Folger McKinsey *

9:20 AM

3:45 PM

Fort Smallwood

9:00 AM

3:25 PM

9:00 AM

Four Seasons

8:50 AM

3:15 PM

8:50 AM

11:35 AM

12:50 PM

3:25 PM

11:25 AM

12:40 PM

3:15 PM

Freetown

9:00 AM

3:25 PM

George T. Cromwell

8:45 AM

3:10 PM

Georgetown East

9:05 AM

3:30 PM

12:55 PM

3:30 PM

Germantown

9:00 AM

3:25 PM

Glen Burnie Park

8:35 AM

3:00 PM

8:35 AM

11:10 AM

12:25 PM

3:00 PM

Glendale

8:05 AM

2:30 PM

Hebron - Harman

9:30 AM

3:55 PM

8:05 AM

10:40 AM

11:55 AM

2:30 PM

9:30 AM

12:05 PM

1:20 PM

3:55 PM

High Point

8:55 AM

3:20 PM

8:55 AM

11:30 AM

12:45 PM

3:20 PM

Hillsmere Hilltop

9:05 AM

3:30 PM

9:05 AM

11:40 AM

12:55 PM

3:30 PM

8:45 AM

3:10 PM

Jacobsville

8:50 AM

3:15 PM

Jessup

8:50 AM

3:15 PM

8:50 AM

11:25 AM

12:40 PM

3:15 PM

Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten

Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten

Full Day Pre-Kindergarten Full Day Pre-Kindergarten

Full Day Pre-Kindergarten 9:05 AM

11:40 AM Full Day Pre-Kindergarten

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Pre Kindergarten and ECI School Hours

2012-2013 School Hours

A.M. Session

Elementary Schools

A.M. Opening

P.M. Closing

A.M. Opening

A.M. Closing

Jones

8:50 AM

3:15 PM

Lake Shore

8:55 AM

3:20 PM

Linthicum

9:15 AM

3:40 PM

Lothian

9:05 AM

3:30 PM

9:05 AM

Manor View

8:05 AM

2:30 PM

Marley

9:00 AM

Maryland City

8:10 AM

3:25 PM 2:35 PM

Mayo

8:00 AM

2:25 PM

Meade Heights

9:25 AM

3:50 PM

Millersville

9:00 AM

3:25 PM

Mills-Parole

8:45 AM

3:10 PM

Nantucket

8:50 AM

3:15 PM

North Glen

8:45 AM

3:10 PM

8:45 AM

Oak Hill

8:45 AM

3:10 PM

Oakwood

8:10 AM

2:35 PM

Odenton

9:20 AM

3:45 PM

Overlook

9:20 AM

3:45 PM

Park

9:00 AM

3:25 PM

Pasadena

9:15 AM

3:40 PM

Pershing Hill

8:05 AM

2:30 PM

Piney Orchard

8:50 AM

3:15 PM

Pt. Pleasant

8:05 AM

2:30 PM

8:05 AM

Quarterfield

9:15 AM

3:40 PM

9:15 AM

Richard Henry Lee

8:45 AM

3:10 PM

Ridgeway

8:40 AM

3:05 PM

Rippling Woods

8:20 AM

2:45 PM

Riviera Beach

9:00 AM

3:25 PM

Rolling Knolls

9:15 AM

Seven Oaks

8:00 AM

Severn

8:10 AM

2:35 PM

Severna Park

8:50 AM

3:15 PM

Shady Side

9:15 AM

3:40 PM

Shipley’s Choice

9:00 AM

3:25 PM

Solley

9:20 AM

Southgate

8:50 AM

South Shore

8:20 AM

2:45 PM

Sunset

8:45 AM

3:10 PM

P.M. Session P.M. Opening

P.M. Closing

11:40 AM

12:55 PM

3:30 PM

9:00 AM

11:35 AM

12:50 PM

3:25 PM

8:10 AM

10:45 AM

12:00 PM

2:35 PM

9:25 AM

12:00 PM

1:15 PM

3:50 PM

11:20 AM

12:35 PM

3:10 PM

8:45 AM

11:20 AM

12:35 PM

3:10 PM

8:10 AM

10:45 AM

12:00 PM

2:35 PM

10:40 AM

11:55 AM

2:30 PM

11:50 AM

1:05 PM

3:40 PM

8:20 AM

10:55 AM

12:10 PM

2:45 PM

3:40 PM

9:15 AM

11:50 AM

1:05 PM

3:40 PM

2:25 PM

8:00 AM

10:35 AM

11:50 AM

2:25 PM

9:15 AM

11:50 AM

1:05 PM

3:40 PM

3:45 PM

9:20 AM

11:55 AM

1:10 PM

3:45 PM

3:15 PM

8:50 AM

11:25 AM

12:40 PM

3:15 PM

8:45 AM

11:20 AM

12:35 PM

3:10 PM

Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten

Full Day Pre-Kindergarten Full Day Pre-Kindergarten

Full Day Pre-Kindergarten

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2012-2013 School Hours

Pre Kindergarten and ECI School Hours A.M. Session

Elementary Schools

P.M. Closing

Tracey’s

9:15 AM

3:40 PM

Tyler Heights

8:45 AM

3:10 PM

Full Day Pre-Kindergarten

Van Bokkelen

8:00 AM

2:25 PM

Full Day Pre-Kindergarten

Waugh Chapel

8:50 AM

3:15 PM

West Annapolis

8:25 AM

2:50 PM

West Meade Early Education Center *

8:40 AM

3:05 PM

Windsor Farm

8:30 AM

2:55 PM

Woodside

8:05 AM

2:30 PM

2012-2013 School Hours

Special Schools

A.M. Opening

P.M. Closing

J. Albert Adams

9:30 AM

4:10 PM

Central Special Center

9:00 AM

Marley Glen Special

A.M. Opening

P.M. Session

A.M. Opening

A.M. Closing

Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten

P.M. Opening

P.M. Closing

8:40 AM

11:15 AM

12:30 PM

3:05 PM

8:05 AM

10:40 AM

11:55 AM

2:30 PM

Pre Kindergarten and ECI School Hours A.M. Session

P.M. Session

A.M. Opening

A.M. Closing

Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten

P.M. Opening

3:25 PM

9:00 AM

11:35 AM

12:50 PM

3:25 PM

9:30 AM

3:55 PM

9:30 AM

12:05 PM

1:20 PM

3:55 PM

Mary E. Moss

9:30 AM

4:10 PM

Phoenix Annapolis

7:15 AM

1:40 PM

Phoenix Chesapeake Bay MS

8:00 AM

2:40 PM

Phoenix Chesapeake HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

Phoenix Glendale

8:05 AM

2:30 PM

Ruth Eason Special

9:15 AM

3:40 PM

9:15 AM

11:50 AM

1:05 PM

3:40 PM

P.M. Closing

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2012-2013 School Hours

2012-2013 School Hours

Middle Schools

A.M. Opening

P.M. Closing

High Schools

A.M. Opening

P.M. Closing

Annapolis MS

8:15 AM

2:55 PM

Annapolis HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

Arundel MS

8:00 AM

2:40 PM

Arundel HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

Bates MS

8:10 AM

2:50 PM

Broadneck HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

Brooklyn Park MS

8:00 AM

2:40 PM

Chesapeake HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

Central MS

8:10 AM

2:50 PM

Glen Burnie HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

Chesapeake Bay MS

8:00 AM

2:40 PM

Meade Senior HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

Corkran MS

8:00 AM

2:40 PM

Northeast HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

Crofton MS

8:10 AM

2:50 PM

North County HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

George Fox MS

7:55 AM

2:35 PM

Old Mill HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

Lindale MS

8:00 AM

2:40 PM

Severna Park HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

MacArthur MS

8:45 AM

3:25 PM

Southern HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

Magothy River MS

9:10 AM

3:50 PM

South River HS

7:17 AM

2:05 PM

Marley MS

8:25 AM

3:05 PM

Meade MS

8:05 AM

2:45 PM

Old Mill MS - North

9:10 AM

3:50 PM

Old Mill MS - South

9:10 AM

3:50 PM

Severn River MS

9:10 AM

3:50 PM

Severna Park MS

8:00 AM

Southern MS

8:10 AM

2012-2013 School Hours

Applied Technology Centers

A.M. Opening

P.M. Closing

2:40 PM

CAT-North

7:17 AM

3:45 PM

2:50 PM

CAT-South

7:17 AM

3:45 PM

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Kevin M. Maxwell, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools