Why is the Fairport Central School District changing school start and end times?

The FCSD Board of Education and District administration is dedicated to aligning policy with best practices for the health and safety of Fairport students. According to the Monroe County Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which is administered to middle and high school students every three years, 75% of Fairport students grades 9-12 report getting less than 8 hours of sleep each night. 42% of Fairport students grades 9-12 are getting less than or equal 6 hours of sleep. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, adolescents between 13 and 18 years old require 8-10 hours of sleep each day. 

Insufficient sleep can affect:

• Academic functioning
  • Insufficient sleep is tied to:
    • Lower academic achievement
    • Impaired executive fuctioning
    • Higher rates of absenteeism and tardiness
• Physical health
  • Insufficient sleep is tied to:
    • Cardiometabolic risk
    • Common illnesses
    • Headaches
    • Obesity
• Emotional health
  • Insufficient sleep can lead to:
    • Poor impulse control
    • Risk for substance use
    • Behavioral problems
• Safety
  • Insufficient sleep can lead to:
    • Drowsy driving crashes
    • An increase in sports-related injuries
    • An increase in risk-taking behaviors

How does changing school start times make a difference to student health?

Evidence shows that starting school after 8:30 a.m. for adolescents can lead to:

• More sleep, lower weekday to weekend differences, and reduced sleepiness
• Improvement in attendance and graduation rates
• Reductions in drowsy driving and motor vehicle accidents
• Improvements in adolescent alertness, mood and health

What could a “shifted” school start and end time schedule look like?

Below are examples of a “shifted” school day for our students K-12. PLEASE NOTE – this schedule is an example and subject to change as the District finalizes planning for the 2026-2027 school year.

Dudley –  7:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
Northside – 7:45 a.m. to  2:05 p.m.
Brooks Hill – 7:45 a.m. to  2:05 p.m.

Jefferson Avenue – 8:25 a.m. to  2:45 p.m.
Johanna Perrin –  8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Martha Brown – 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Fairport High School (grades 9-12) –  9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.