School Start Time (SST)

Beginning in the fall of 2020, the school start and end times will be changing at the elementary, middle and high school levels. The Dover School Committee, Sherborn School Committee and Dover-Sherborn School Committee unanimously voted last April to approve a modified "flip" of school start times.

Latest Updates

Click here to obtain a PDF of the new schedule

Click here to view HS Headmaster, John Smith's Q & A 

Click here to view general FAQs

Overview of General Start Times, end times, and bus schedules

SST Approved for Fall 2020

Foundation for Decision 

  • Began initial investigations during the 2015-2016 school year
  • Convened a Task Force in the fall of 2018 under the direction of Dr. Andrew Keough
  • Collected data from surveys of DS elementary, middle, and high school families, staff and students (over 1,800 participants)
  • Conducted over two dozen stakeholder meetings and open coffees including six at elementary schools
  • Presented on Community Cable
  • Engaged in 1:1 discussions with two renowned sleep experts
  • Presented at three Joint School Committee Meetings

Spring 2020 Goals

  • Maximize efficiency of bus routes 
  • Adjust the high school and middle school schedule, creating new opportunities for collaborative learning and extra help
  • Expand after school care options at Pine Hill and Chickering
  • Offer a sleep hygiene event for parents in the spring of 2020

Click here to view the entire process with background info

    

 

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  • Dover-Sherborn Public Schools
  • 157 Farm Street, Dover, MA 02030
  • Phone (508) 785-0036
  • Fax (508) 785-2239
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