1. Photos by Susie Fitzhugh Bell Times Task Force Athletics, Child Care and After School Programs for the District, City of Seattle and Community Based Organizations February 26, 2015

2. Overview SPS Athletics and Intermural Activities – Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Athletic Office – Facilities – Transportation Sports Fields and Programs – City of Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) Child Care and After School Activities – City of Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) – City of Seattle Office for Education and Early Learning (DEEL) – SPS Partnerships Neighbor to Neighbor Options Feedback Agenda 2

3. Service Delivery Number of Students High School Athletics * Fall 2445 Winter1694 Spring2627 Middle School Intermural * Fall1089 Winter 381 Spring1174 * 13/14 participation Number of Providers Child Care Elementary68 PreK or Preschool 29 Alignment Activities Elementary14 Middle14 High9 School-based Health Centers (all levels) 28

4. Photos by Susie Fitzhugh Bell Times Analysis Task Force SPS Athletics February 26 th, 2015

5. Structure of Athletic Program and Metro League History and Context Scheduling games and practices Facilities Transportation Agenda and objectives 5

6. For many students, athletics is a key factor to keep them engaged in school. Studies shows the student athletes on average have: – Higher GPAs – Better Attendance – Lower number of Discipline Referrals – Lower drop out rate – Higher graduation rate (Whitley,1995,p. 2-6) Impact of Athletics on Students 6

7. The Athletics Department coordinates the athletic program for 10 high schools and 20 middle schools. There are 21 sports offered at the high school level along with 7 sports offered at middle school level. There is also a Unified sports program offered across the Elementary, Middle, and High School levels. SPS Athletic Program 7

8. Run in conjunction with the Special Olympics of Washington. Creates teams by combining special needs students and Gen Ed students. Builds teamwork and understanding. 660 students currently participating in basketball and soccer. Unified Sports 8

9. The 10 Seattle Public High schools are members of the Metro League along with 6 private schools and an additional public school from another school district. The Athletics Department heads the Metro League, scheduling all league games and coordinating post season tournaments among other things. Metro League 9

10. 2:20pm2:25pm2:30pm2:40pm2:50pm3:00pm3:10pm BallardO’DeaHoly Names Seattle Prep Rainier Beach LakesideNathan Hale ClevelandBlanchetEastside Catholic BainbridgeChief Sealth Franklin Garfield Ingraham Roosevelt West Seattle Metro League School End Times 10

11. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Governing Body over all high school athletics SeaKing District 2 1 of 9 districts sanctioned by the WIAA. Consists of the Metro League and KingCo league. Metro League Comprised of 17 schools (10 SPS high schools, 6 private schools and Bainbridge High School) 11

12. Things that have historically shaped the athletic program and how it is scheduled: WIAA - Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Facilities Transportation History and context 12

13. Athletics Transportation Parks Department Facilities Interdependencies 13

14. Metro League Schedules are created by the Metro League Sport commissioner. A committee of League Athletic Directors reviews each schedule before getting final approval from district office. Schedules are made on 2 years cycles to match the WIAA classification schedule. Game Scheduling 14

15. Baseball, Softball, Track, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Cross Country and Football Have limited field capacity that causes issues for schools that do not have onsite fields. Game times typically 3:30 with the exception of Varsity Football Schools must be off the fields by 5pm for practices and 6pm for games. Outdoor Sports 15

16. Basketball, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Volleyball, Swimming There is more flexibility with game times since schools have their own facilities. Not impacted by daylight or weather. – Swimming is the exception. Very limited pool space. Schools do not have pools. Indoor Sports 16

17. Game times – If high schools end later, game times would be expected to be moved later as well. This could create a challenge to find field space in regards to daylight and the Joint use agreement. – Later game times could also cause students to get home much later in the evenings. – WIAA sets post season game times which will not be based off of the bell schedule. Potential Impacts 17

18. Non-SPS Metro League teams may have challenges with different game times. Class Time – Currently: buses pick up students for 3:30 games around 1:30 causing student athletes to miss their last period. – If high schools end later, the amount of time missed in the classroom could increase based on transportation needs. Potential Impacts Cont. 18

19. The current joint use agreement requires schools to end practice by 5pm. 6 out of 10 of the SPS high schools practice off site for at least 4 of their programs. Middle Schools and High Schools with later end times currently have less time to practice due to the time frame of the Joint Use Agreement with Seattle Parks & Recreation (SPR). This is an equity issue competitively. Many fields do not have lights and require schools to find alternate sites when it gets dark earlier. Practices 19

20. Pool space is extremely limited. – Current practice times are between 2:30 and 4pm with no room to add time. – Morning lap swim limits the number of schools that can practice before school. – Schools lose practice time due to proximity of certain pools. – Currently High Schools only are practicing approximately 4 hours per week. Practices Cont. 20

21. If high schools end later, there would be a challenge to find enough lighted practice fields for all teams to practice. There currently is a cutoff time for practices of 5pm for outside sports. This would need to be renegotiated in the new Joint use agreement if it were decided to end high school or middle school later. Pool space may be further impacted and would require a new agreement to maintain the program. Potential Impacts 21

22. Facilities 22

23. Sports Field - Inventory Reliant on Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) Facilities SPR provides all pools for swim team and PE and all Golf facilities SPR provides majority of Tennis Courts (6 courts needed for regulation match) SPR provides majority of regulation baseball & softball fields SPR schedules all SPS club sports (lacrosse, field hockey) SPR provides additional facilities for club soccer SPR provides facilities for emerging sports (disk golf, bike polo) 23 SPS Facilities- At Capacity Subject to WIAA scheduling times Adequate Football and Soccer fields for current high school varsity games, middle school games and PE SPS Tennis Matches only at two (2) complexes SPS 90’ varsity regulation baseball at four (4) complexes, two of which are seasonal Adequate Track & Field facilities for WIAA / SPS meets

24. SPS /SPR Planning Joint Use Agreement (JUA) SPS & SPR shared facilities since 1920’s JUA renewed every 6 years since 1998 Current agreement expires 8/31/15 – Parks schedules all field use for SPS & SPR – SPS activities scheduled on SPS facilities first – On SPS fields -SPS have use until 5:30 on HS fields and 5:00 on other school fields – SPR have use on weekends – Scheduling Priorities Varsity game Junior Varsity (JV) game Varsity practice JV practice Sophomore & Freshman games & practices District Club Sports Parks Youth programs Non parks youth (private)and adult programs Tennis Courts- reserved for schools until 5:30 for practices and 6:30 for matches during school year On SPS fields Baseball / Softball are to end by 5:30 with an option, per Parks agreement to 6:30 All pools are included in the JUA – schedules must be reserved by Parks deadline. High School Swim time is 2:30 – 4:00 with annual exceptions for Ballard and Garfield SPS use of Parks fields exclusive until 5:00 pm – use same priority, baseball must end by 6:00 Attendance restrictions on SPS Athletic complexes per the MUP to 1,000 total 24

25. SPS/SPR Planning Joint Athletic Field Development Plan 10 year plan for joint field planning and construction (2002-2012) Recognize that SPS & SPR depend on each other facilities Fields at capacity – demand continues to grow SPS planning additional high school at Lincoln with full complement of sports SPS/SPR holds significant number of fields that can be upgraded / redeveloped Strategic development to meet demand SPS & SPR steering committee to update plan and identify next series of projects for respective capital improvement plans Other Considerations Potential elimination of Daylight Savings Time (HB 1479 – first reading 2/5/15) would keep Washington on Standard time Adding Field Lighting: – Currently only light competitive synthetics – Total project cost approximately $1 million per field ($400 -$500K construction, $100K + design and planning, remainder SEPA studies, legal fees and mitigation) – Timeline 2-5 years where possible – Additional utility costs: Approximate $2,400 week – using $20 hour rate (our rental rate) for 30 fields, 1 hour a day for 4 days a week – Neighborhood mitigation may require early shut off (IHS10:00, Parks 11:00 pm) – Additional maintenance cost for bulbs, fixtures, periodic relamping and servicing 25

26. Transportation 26

27. Impacts will depend on time frames needed, much as it is now – To/from transportation has priority – Limited bus availability during to/from transportation Costs of using outside charters Availability of outside charters Funding Athletic Transportation Considerations 27

28. SPS Buses are available for trips between AM/ PM routes (9:30am-1:30pm) after 4:30pm Charter Buses Used only when SPS Buses are not available Transportation Process 28

29. SPS Buses School Days - $44.81 per hour (4 hour minimum for trips after 6:30pm) Non-School Days - $47.71 per hour (4 hour minimum) Charter Buses FS Tacoma: $259 (4 hour minimum) + $50 each additional hour - 2 hr. min cancellation fee Harlows: $72.00 per hour (3 hour minimum) Other: $475- $810 (5 hour minimum) Transportation Costs 29

30. Whitley, R.L., & Pressley, J.S. (1995). A comparison of the Educational Performances of Athletes and Nonathletes in 133 North Carolina High Schools. Online. Available: http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/dfrankl/CURR/kin385/PDF/NC-HS-Athletics-Academics.pdf References 30