In April of 2012, the Fairfax County School Board adopted a resolution with the goal of the Fairfax County School Board to start high schools after 8 AM. The Board issued a Request for Proposals (RFP)  for a consulting firm to perform research of school systems with later start times and to prepare a specific plan for FCPS based upon that research. The contract was awarded to the Children's National Medical Center in March 2013 which presented four options for school start times in May and June 2014. After analyzing the feedback, CNMC made a final recommendation to the School Board at its work session on July 14, 2014. The School Board voted on the plan in October 2014. (While the work of the AACPS Task Force occured before October 2014, you can click here to see the results of the October 2014 School Board vote). 

As a neighbor to Virginia, the AACPS School Start Times Task Force followed the work occuring in Fairfax County closely. Follow the links below to learn more about School Start Times in Fairfax County Public Schools.

•  Smart School Start Website
•  September 2014 News Release: Fairfax schools chief proposes later high school start times to improve teen health
•  2012 Change of High School Start Times Request for Proposals (pdf)
•  2008 study on starting school later in Fairfax County (pdf)
•  Fairfax County Later School Times Website
•  Frequently Asked Questions From Fairfax County
•  Fairfax County School Start Times Issues and Events

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