Align PPS Middle and High School Start Times with Student Health Recommendations

The Solution ✅

• Move middle and high school start times to 8:00 a.m. or later.

Option 1: Swap with elementary schools. Little kids wake up at dawn anyway—let them start at 7:20. Middle school at 8:15, high school at 8:35. 🔄

Option 2: Stagger all starts. High school 8:15, middle school 8:30, adjust elementary accordingly. 📅

"But What About..." 🤔
Busing? 🚌 Hundreds of districts—larger than ours—run the same buses on later schedules. It's logistics, not rocket science.
Sibling pickups? 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Shift elementary dismissal 15-30 minutes or give siblings waivers to leave early. Problem solved.
Sports? ⚽🏀 Practice ends at 5:30 instead of 5:00. Coaches in other districts figured this out. Well-rested athletes actually perform better. 💪

The Bottom Line 💯

• School districts across Kentucky and the country have made this change. They had the same buses, the same sports schedules, the same concerns.
• They did it anyway. ✔️
• Their kids are healthier, safer, and learning better.
• If they can solve it, we can solve it. 🎯


What We're Asking 📝
Implement AAP-recommended start times (no earlier than 8:00 a.m. for middle and high school) beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
Let's schedule school around our kids' needs!. 💪🏫