Late Start Listening Tour

The Salt Lake City Board of Education is considering implementing later start times for our SLCSD high schools.  

In order to make an informed decision, the Board of Education has spent time learning about the pros and cons of late start, digging into research on the subject, and listening to informal community input. This year, the Board hired a firm, Y2Analytics, to gather community feedback in a more formal manner. Y2Analytics reported their findings at our last Board meeting earlier this month. 

As part of the discussion, four different start time options were shared with the Board, Options A, B, C, which you can find on our district websitelink to late start options. At their next meeting, Board members will discuss these options and their impact on our students.  

In the month of January, Board members will also embark on a listening tour throughout the district. Because a change to high school start times will impact starting/ending times for almost all other schools in the district, we invite all SLCSD community members and stakeholders to join us at one of four listening sessions to share your thoughts on late start with our Board.

Meetings will be held on: 

• Monday, January 13, 2020, at 6 p.m. at Bryant Middle School (RSVP on our Facebook eventFB event)
• Thursday, January 16, 2020, at 6 p.m. at Northwest Middle School (RSVP on our Facebook eventFB event)
• Friday, January 17, 2020, at 6 p.m. at Hillside Middle School (RSVP on our Facebook eventFB event)
• Saturday, January 18, 2020, at 10 a.m. at the Glendale Public Library (RSVP on our Facebook eventFB event)

Spanish translation will be provided at all four meetings. If you need translation services in any other language, we would be happy to accommodate. Translation requests require at least 48 hours’ notice and can be requested by calling Lisa Alleman at 801-578-8351. 

We hope you’ll join us at one or more of our listening sessions. If you are unable to attend any of the meetings, you can sign up to share your thoughts during the public comment portion of any Board meeting (sign up in person or by calling 801-578-8351) or reach out to your individual Board member. Contact information for all Board members can be found on our websiteboard member page. 

Here is a newsletter from our wonderful recess and PE leader, Coach Liz.

Parents, Come watch our students parade through our school and into the gym in their costumes.

This Thursday:

• Halloween Parade

  • K-6 8:30 am

  • Pre-K am 9:30 am

  • Pre-K pm 1:30 pm 

Parent-Teacher Conferences are next week, October 10 and 11 (Thursday and Friday). Please make sure you have made a time to meet with your child’s teacher.

Also, visit the BOOK FAIR up in the library Wednesday October 9 afterschool until 4:30. Thursday and Friday during parent-teacher conferences. Don’t miss out. We will close by 6:30 on Friday, October 11.  (If you are having trouble getting to the book fair those hours, please contact Ms. Houtz, our librarian regarding best times to shop the fair during the school day. 801-578-8180 ext. 2012)

Please join us on August 29^th from 5:00-7:00 pm for a back-to-school barbeque and classroom visits.

This is a great time to get to know your child’s teacher and the rest of the community.

Please feel free to contact the school office 801-578-8180 if you have any questions. 

Families,

Please join our School Community Council. Meetings are the last Wednesday of the month at 4:00, starting in September, for no more than an hour.

This committee is responsible for helping decide where to spend our Land Trust money as well as make many school decisions regarding calendars, schedules, and other budget priorities.

Even if you can only come to some of the meetings, we would love to have your input. We look forward to see you on September 25^th!

• Start preparing for the BATTLE OF THE BOOKS.

• Participate in all the fun activities in the CITY LIBRARY’S SUMMER CHALLENGE.

(Toddlers, elementary students, teens, and even adults can read and do other fun activities and WIN PRIZES.

Find out more about Liberty’s wonderful and skilled counseling team.