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School Start Times

School Start Times
The district has been studying the feasibility of moving school bell times later in light of scientific research showing that adolescents' physical and mental health could benefit by delayed start times.  The emerging proposal is that the best, feasible option would be to delay all district bell times by 20 minutes.  Give us your input via survey or at an upcoming event, including a viewing of "The ABCs of ZZZs" on February 9th at 7pm at Mill Pond.

For information on the School Start Time Committee's work to date"

Your survey responses will be used by the School Start Time Committee to make a recommendation to the School Committee this spring about whether to change school start times
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE PARENT/GUARDIAN SURVEY

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE FACULTY/STAFF SURVEY

Information on the science behind the nationwide shift in school start times can be found in these articles, the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement, or this video presentation, “The ABCs of ZZZs.
Article links: 
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/interviews/carskadon.html  

https://teensneedsleep.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/kelley-et-al-synchronizing-education-to-adolescent-biology-let-teens-sleep-start-school-later.pdf

AAP policy statement: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/08/19/peds.2014-1697

video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpCcAA2T75o