START on Time!
Eliminate tardiness and hallway disruptions that impact instructional time.
START on Time!
START on Time! professional development gives secondary school teachers, teacher assistants, and building administrators a strategy to eliminate tardiness and improve student behavior in hallways. Learn how to build staff collegiality, increase the level of coordinated hallway supervision, reduce the frequency of tardiness, regain instructional time lost to tardiness, improve school climate, and increase positive interactions between staff and students. START on Time! empowers secondary school teachers, teacher assistants, and administrators to:
- Eliminate tardiness by reducing the frequency of late arrivals and reclaim valuable instructional time.
- Enhance hallway supervision with Increased coordination among staff to ensure a smooth flow in hallways and reduce disruptions.
- Build staff unity that fosters teamwork and shared responsibility among school staff for improved student outcomes.
- Boost school climate to strengthen positive interactions between staff and students, creating a welcoming environment for all.
Tailored professional development that addresses your school's highest needs
START on Time! training
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In addition to tailored training on addressing tardiness, Safe & Civil Schools can include tardiness-specific efforts as part of a district- or school-level Foundations training. Foundations supports schools and districts in designing a proactive and positive schoolwide discipline plan, establishing a positive school climate and culture, and addressing all aspects of school safety, student motivation, and academic engagement.
A critical part of a school's structure and climate
Why the Hallway?
In every secondary school, the hallways are more than just physical spaces—they're the arteries of the school day. Like the circulatory system in the human body, if they’re not functioning efficiently, it affects every other system. The climate of a school is largely shaped in these in-between moments, and the tone set during hallway transitions ripples into every classroom.
When students move chaotically between classes, when they’re loud, late, or disrespectful, the first minutes of instruction suffer. Teachers are forced to pause or reset. Attention shifts. The class starts on the wrong foot. Multiply that by every period and every classroom, and you’re looking at a serious drain on instructional time and school culture.
On the other hand, when transitions are calm, respectful, and well-managed, students arrive in class ready to learn. A professional, disciplined atmosphere in the halls often carries into the classroom. When students know expectations are clear and consistent—and that adults are present, engaged, and supportive—it makes a real difference.
But this isn’t just about classroom efficiency. It’s also about equity and safety. Students who arrive late miss crucial instructional time. Often, these are the students who already need more support, and each lost minute only widens the gap. Late arrivals cause disruptions. Even a few seconds of distraction from a student walking in late can derail the flow of a lesson—for everyone. Unsupervised hallways invite misbehavior. Without adult presence and clear routines, hallway spaces become hotspots for conflict, bullying, and other unsafe behavior.
The takeaway? Addressing hallway transitions and tardiness isn’t just a logistical fix—it’s a cultural shift. When adults commit to being visible and engaged during passing periods, when expectations are clear and enforced consistently, the entire school climate improves.
If a school wants to boost academic performance, improve student behavior, and create a more respectful and inclusive environment, it doesn’t always start in the classroom. Sometimes, it starts in the hallway.
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Tardiness Programs and Resources
Addressing tardiness is as important as any other behavioral or academic issue facing schools today. These research-based and practical resources from Ancora Publishing support our consultants in helping educators eliminate tardiness and improve school climate.
START on Time! helps middle and high school administrators and staff improve student behavior in hallways, directly improving school climate. All staff work together to increase the level of coordinated hallway supervision to help establish and maintain a more civil and academic environment in your building. New edition contains updated and revised video and print content.The START on Time! program includes a manual and video presentations delivered either as online video or on DVD.
START on Time! 2nd ed. is listed on the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP). The online National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices was discontinued in January 2018, but a link to the Safe & Civil Schools NREPP listing can be found here.
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