School+Start+Times

Use these to organize your thoughts about whether or not you think school should start later.

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Read this article from the Teen Health and Wellness database about the importance of sleep. Think of how you can use it in your letter and what information will be important for your audience to know.

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Reread the article from your packet and decide on 3 notecard titles you could create. Then, make a bibliography and create those notecards. Note: This article was taken from Opposing Viewpoints. The citation information is at the bottom of the article.

Use these sites from the National Sleep Foundation web site to help you in your research. Remember, you have at least 3 sources and cite 2 of them in your final draft. You must have a minimum of 8 notecards as well.

[|Backgrounder: Later School Start Times] ... brain development, teens average fewer than 7 hours per **school** night by the end of high **school**, and most report feeling tired during ... and a clash between societal demands, such as early **school** **start** **times**, and biological changes that put most teens on a later sleep-wake ... [|Eight Major Obstacles to Delaying School Start Times] The following are eight major obstacles to changing **school** **start** **times**: 1. Transportation Because most **school** districts have a ... [|Organizing Schools to Improve Student Achievement: Start Times, Grade Configurations, and Teacher Assignments] ... released a new report in September 2011 that cited **school** **start** **times** as a way to improve student achievement. According to their ... [|School Start Time and Sleep] ... wake up later in the morning. This research indicates that **school** bells that ring as early as 7:00 a.m. in many parts of the country stand ... schools and **school** districts to reconsider early morning **start** **times** to be more in sync with teens' biological makeup. House ... [|Later School Start Times Improved Adolescent Alertness] A modest delay in **school** **start** time of only 30 minutes could significantly improve adolescent alertness, ... "phase delay," which calls for later sleep onset and wake **times** due to a shift in circadian rhythms. Owens and other pediatric sleep ... [|General Advocacy Tips for Changing School Start Times] [|Insufficient Sleep among High School Students Associated with a Variety of Health-Risk Behaviors] Almost 70 percent of high **school** students are not getting the recommended hours of sleep on **school** ... examined below: Drank soda or pop 1 or more **times** per day (not including diet soda or diet pop) Did not participate in ... is greatly needed, and the consideration of delayed **school** **start** **times** may hold promise as one effective step in a comprehensive approach ... [|A Look at School Start Times] ... get nine and a half hours of sleep every night? With the **school** bell ringing as early as 7 a.m., your child would need to be in bed ... risk Read our backgrounder on later **school** **start** **times** or learn about eight major obstacles to delaying **start** **times**.
 * Start** early to educate the community and all parties involved. Use hard data ... learn from their experience. Apply what you learn to your **school** district’s particular challenges or concerns. Be prepared with ... Understand from the beginning that a change in **start** **times** will affect the entire community, and set out to make sure that all of ...