School Start Time Activity by State
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Alabama
Alaska Arizona Arkansas California El Centro Central Union High School District considering moving start times 30 minutes later at 2 high schools in 2013-14 so students can get more sleep Long Beach Considering a move from 7:45 to 8:45 am start for 2013-14 in interest of student health & well-being Manhattan Beach Debating idea of moving Mira Costa High School's opening time to 8:45 am Menlo-Atherton High School Designed an award winning sleep institute Palo Alto - Palo Alto High started later in 2010-2011 school year; Gunn High in 2011-12 Sacramento Parent proposal (Jan 2012) to delay HS start to 8:20 am in San Juan Unified School District rejected Colorado Academy School District System in Colorado Springs to start in 2012-2013 school year Cortez-Montezuma Schools HS to start at 9 am instead of 7:30 am in 2012-13 school year Connecticut Bridgeport Considering later starts to save money by tiering buses Ridgefield Ongoing community forums in hope of making a change in the near future Wilton Won State Championships the same year later start was implemented Delaware District of Columbia Florida FL chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics issue position statement: all schools should start after 8 am Orange Co Flipped HS & MS to save money in 2009 but have since flipped back to early HS Georgia Augusta Glenn Hills principal wants later hs start time Decatur Changing HS Start from 8am to 8:30 am in 2012-13 Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Avon High School "I think the research is very plain. The older the student, the later you should start school," said Rick Adcock, Avon High School principal. Cathedral High School - Principal Dave Worland initiates a 30 minute delay in school start times. He states, "It's not about the adults, it's about the kids." Lawrence Township Valparaiso Community Schools Late start one a day week implemented to improve teacher planning time and exemplified coordination of efforts with before care services Iowa Kansas Kentucky Fayette County Teen driver crash rates reduced by 16.5% in 2 years after school start time delayed by one hour while the rest of the state saw an increase in teen crash rates. Jessamine County Cut down on "passing time" and saved on bus expenses Louisiana Iberville Parish Superintendent suggests starting h.s. earlier (7:30)! Lafayette Parish All schools to start 15 minutes later for 2012-13 Maine Westbrook Middle & high schools may start 20 mins later 2012-13 Maryland Anne Arundel County - Start School Later chapter & petition Howard County - Start School Later chapter & petition Montgomery County - Start School Later chapter & petition Massachusetts Amherst Superintendent recommends later hs start time Natick Administrators to look at later high school start time Northampton Public forum to start high school at 8:30am vs 7:30am Swansea 15 min delay pilot program for 2012-13 Michigan Ann Arbor Studying later school start time Dearborn Flexible start time for 2012-13 11th Chapter of Start School Later started Ypsilanti High schools may change to save $ & help learning Minnesota St. Paul - 1 elementary school to start later as part of attendance-boosting plan Mississippi Hattiesburg Superintendent proposes later hs, earlier ms times but delayed till 2013-14 |
Missouri
Columbia Public Schools Likely to go to a 3-tired bus system in 2013-14 but hoping to make HS start in the later tiers to meet sleep needs. UPDATED: Students rally causes Board of Ed to concede proposal to move HS earlier. Montana Bierbam Elementary Later school start implemented to SAVE transportation costs Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire Rochester Ad hoc committee studying later high school hours 2012 New Jersey Cherry Hill District proposes moving start time earlier to lengthen school day w/o impacting sports Pemberton Township Delayed HS but advanced MS in 2011-12 Ridgewood Piloting delayed start time for teacher planning Sparta Township Delayed MS but advanced HS in 2011-12 New Mexico New York Buffalo Considering switching hs & elem school start times Champlain (NCCS) Staggered start times proposed to save $ and help middle & HS students Glens Falls Began later start time in 2012 Westchester County - Start School Later chapter North Carolina Wake County Middle Schools Landmark study determines boost in academic performance with later school starts North Dakota Moorhead Later start times proposed to save $ & help m.s. students Ohio Bainbridge Kenston to push back school start times Northeast Ohio/Portage County Start School Later chapter & Petition to start school later asking district to form a start time committee Oklahoma Tahlequa District proposes starting hs at 8, not 9 am, with a 7 am zero hour Oregon Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Local psychiatrists sign joint letter advocating later high school hours. 2012. Puerto Rico Rhode Island Barrington Later start time decision delayed (teachers overwhelmingly oppose change) Middletown St. George's School's trial of delaying school by 30 minutes is so successful, the change is made permanent. South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Cleveland Schools will all start 30 mins later in 2012-13 State Office of Research & Accountability Exploring Later Start Times Texas Dallas Carrollton-Farmers Branch schools move hs later Utah Vermont Brattleboro Plan to push back hs by 1 hour 2011 Virginia Delegate introduces bill to start public instruction after 8:00am (2013) PTA passes resolution on later school start times & sleep (2006) Fairfax Board Revisits School Start Times Henrico County HS to start at 9am in 2012-13 Virgin Islands Washington - State PTA passes resolution to support healthy start times Northshore School District Later start times considered at BOE meeting 6/26/12 Port Angeles Considering starting HS an hour later 2012-13 Seattle Start School Later chapter & Working group formed to discuss later school start times West Virginia Wisconsin Greenfield Start School Later Chapter formed, Whitnall High School to start 1/2 hr later in 2012-13, Greenfield HS to start 20 mins later in 2013-13 Superior Board delays cost-savings plan to start ES earlier and MS/HS later Wauwatosa Proposal to start HS 20 mins earlier (7:40 instead of 8 am.) Wyoming Jackson Later start times approved for Jackson HS 2012-13 |
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The discussion of school start times is occurring all over the United States. Some school districts, like Indianapolis, IN and Wilton, CT are leading the charge in making student sleep needs a priority when setting school schedules.
Other districts are grappling with an earlier start time or deciding to shift to earlier starts as a way to cut costs. To include the activity going on in your state, please fill out the form to the right. We will update this page with any relevant activity as it becomes known to us.
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