CMS School Time Task Force Survey - Students

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Middle School Students

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

April 3 - 25, 2014

Q1. Which school do you attend?
Responses / Count / %
Albemarle Road Middle / 1 / 0%
Alexander Graham Middle / 3 / 0%
ArdreyKell High / 0 / 0%
Ashley Park PreK-8 School / 1 / 0%
Bailey Middle / 5 / 0%
Berryhill School / 2 / 0%
Bruns Academy / 0 / 0%
Butler High / 0 / 0%
Carmel Middle / 559 / 35%
Cato Middle College High / 0 / 0%
Chantilly Montessori / 0 / 0%
Cochrane Collegiate Academy / 0 / 0%
Collinswood Language Academy / 0 / 0%
Community House Middle / 720 / 45%
Coulwood Middle / 0 / 0%
Crestdale Middle / 14 / 1%
Druid Hills Academy / 0 / 0%
East Mecklenburg High / 0 / 0%
Eastway Middle / 25 / 2%
EC Howell's Cntr - Clear Creek / 0 / 0%
Francis Bradley Middle / 0 / 0%
Future Schools / 0 / 0%
Garinger High / 0 / 0%
Harding University High / 0 / 0%
Hawthorne High / 0 / 0%
Highland Mill Montessori / 0 / 0%
Hopewell High / 0 / 0%
Independence High / 0 / 0%
J M Alexander Middle / 2 / 0%
James Martin Middle / 16 / 1%
Jay M Robinson Middle / 31 / 2%
Kennedy Middle / 7 / 0%
LEP / 0 / 0%
Lincoln Heights Academy / 0 / 0%
Mallard Creek High / 0 / 0%
Martin Luther King Jr Middle / 0 / 0%
McClintock Middle / 23 / 1%
Metro School / 0 / 0%
MG Davis Military and Global Lead Academy / 0 / 0%
Mint Hill Middle / 0 / 0%
Morehead STEM Academy / 0 / 0%
Myers Park High / 0 / 0%
North Mecklenburg High / 0 / 0%
Northeast Middle / 0 / 0%
Northridge Middle / 0 / 0%
Northwest School of the Arts / 0 / 0%
Oaklawn Language Academy / 1 / 0%
Olympic High - Biotech Health Pub Admin / 0 / 0%
Olympic High - Intl Studies and Global Econ / 0 / 0%
Olympic High - Renaissance School / 0 / 0%
Olympic High -Intl Bus and Comm Studies / 0 / 0%
Olympic High-Math Eng Tech Science / 0 / 0%
Parentally-Placed Private Sch / 0 / 0%
Park Road Montessori / 0 / 0%
Performance Learning Center / 0 / 0%
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology / 0 / 0%
Piedmont IB Middle / 10 / 1%
Providence High / 0 / 0%
Quail Hollow Middle / 3 / 0%
Randolph Middle / 8 / 0%
Ranson Middle / 15 / 1%
Reid Park Academy / 0 / 0%
Ridge Road Middle / 6 / 0%
Rocky River High / 0 / 0%
Sedgefield Middle / 0 / 0%
South Charlotte Middle / 1 / 0%
South Mecklenburg High / 0 / 0%
Southwest Middle School / 159 / 10%
Thomasboro Academy / 1 / 0%
Turning Point Academy / 0 / 0%
Vance High / 0 / 0%
Waddell Language Academy / 1 / 0%
Walter G Byers School / 0 / 0%
West Charlotte High / 0 / 0%
West Mecklenburg High / 0 / 0%
Westerly Hills Academy / 1 / 0%
Whitewater Middle / 0 / 0%
William Amos Hough High / 0 / 0%
Total Responses / 1,615
Q2. Please select the statement that best describes how you feel about the current bell schedule (start/end time) at your school.
Responses / Count / %
It works for me and my family. / 462 / 29%
It is too early. I would prefer a later start/end time. / 149 / 9%
It is too late. I would prefer an earlier start/end time. / 972 / 61%
Total Responses / 1,583
Q3. On an average school night, how many hours of sleep do you get?
Responses / Count / %
More than 9 hours / 154 / 10%
Between 8 and 9 hours / 471 / 30%
Between 7 and 8 hours / 668 / 42%
Less than 7 hours / 290 / 18%
Total Responses / 1,583
Q4. On most school days . . .
Responses / Count / %
I wake up without an alarm with enough time to get ready for school. / 407 / 26%
It is easy to wake up and get out of bed without much effort or delay. / 544 / 34%
I struggle to wake up and get ready for school. / 578 / 36%
I am often late because I am unable to wake up in time for school. / 56 / 4%
Total Responses / 1,585
How strongly do you disagree or agree with the following statements about how school bell schedules might affect students?
Q5.
Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree / Total Responses
(a) / There would be little impact on my schedule with a change in school bell schedule. / 324
20% / 533
33% / 553
35% / 192
12% / 1,602
(b) / An earlier start time would improve my academic performance. / 265
16% / 396
25% / 531
33% / 416
26% / 1,608
(c) / A later start time would cut into my after-school and extracurricular activities. / 133
8% / 274
17% / 377
24% / 807
51% / 1,591
(d) / A later start time would increase my learning. / 468
29% / 666
42% / 302
19% / 158
10% / 1,594
(e) / A later start time would cause me to return home too late. / 130
8% / 207
13% / 440
28% / 808
51% / 1,585
(f) / A later bell schedule would have a negative impact on athletic schedules. / 175
11% / 259
16% / 463
29% / 694
44% / 1,591
(g) / A later start time would allow me to get to school on time. / 324
21% / 594
38% / 439
28% / 222
14% / 1,579
(h) / I would get more sleep if school started later. / 298
19% / 476
30% / 465
29% / 352
22% / 1,591
How strongly do you disagree or agree with the following statements about after-school activities?
Q6.
Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree / Total Responses
(a) / I have enough time to complete homework. / 281
18% / 518
32% / 612
38% / 194
12% / 1,605
(b) / I have enough time to participate in extracurricular activities such as clubs. / 335
21% / 616
38% / 527
33% / 128
8% / 1,606
(c) / I have enough free time to spend with family. / 416
26% / 587
37% / 444
28% / 150
9% / 1,597
(d) / I have enough time to work a part-time job. / 641
41% / 619
40% / 226
15% / 68
4% / 1,554
(e) / I have enough time to participate in community activities. / 411
26% / 670
42% / 417
26% / 93
6% / 1,591
Please indicate how strongly you disagree or agree with the following statements.
Q8. CMS should. . .
Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Agree / Strongly Agree / No Opinion / Total Responses
(a) / Replace the elementary school schedule with the high school schedule. / 399
25% / 388
24% / 220
14% / 157
10% / 438
27% / 1,602
(b) / Replace the high school schedule with the middle school schedule. / 480
30% / 322
20% / 252
16% / 341
21% / 201
13% / 1,596
(c) / Replace the middle school schedule with the elementary school schedule. / 242
15% / 266
17% / 396
25% / 445
28% / 231
15% / 1,580
(d) / Start and end the elementary school schedule 15 minutes earlier. / 150
10% / 300
19% / 297
19% / 163
10% / 667
42% / 1,577
(e) / Start and end the middle school schedule 15 minutes earlier. / 163
10% / 184
12% / 485
31% / 473
30% / 265
17% / 1,570
(f) / Start and end the high school schedule 15 minutes earlier. / 272
17% / 303
19% / 257
16% / 262
17% / 485
31% / 1,579
Q9. From the list of secondary bell schedules below, which do you prefer?
Responses / Count / %
7:15 a.m. – 2:15 p.m. / 636 / 40%
8:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. / 439 / 27%
8:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. / 167 / 10%
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. / 69 / 4%
9:15 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. / 101 / 6%
Other (Please specify) / 185 / 12%
Total Responses / 1,597