Welcome to Start School Later Pennsylvania!
Pennsylvania is waking up!
- Pennsylvania has very active local chapters and many of our school districts have already or recently delayed their school start times.
- Please help yourself to the numerous resources you will find on our webpages and reach out to us if we can be of help in any way.
PA School Start Times Study Resolution Report
Sleep Deprivation in Adolescents: The Case for Delaying Secondary School Start Times
Click here to access full report and summary
The report is in response to Senate Resolution 417 of 2018 Sleep Deprivation in Adolescents: The Case for Delaying Secondary School Start Times. The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved the resolution and directed the Joint State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee to conduct a study of issues, benefits and options related to instituting a later start time to the school day in secondary schools.
Sleep Deprivation in Adolescents: The Case for Delaying Secondary School Start Times
Click here to access full report and summary
The report is in response to Senate Resolution 417 of 2018 Sleep Deprivation in Adolescents: The Case for Delaying Secondary School Start Times. The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved the resolution and directed the Joint State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee to conduct a study of issues, benefits and options related to instituting a later start time to the school day in secondary schools.
The first ever PA statewide conference is coming soon!
Adolescent Health and School Start Times: Science, Strategies, Tactics, & Logistics
Join us for a dynamic full day workshop on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Clarion Hotel in Exton, PA from
9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Open to school administrators, teachers, school board members, student health advocates, and other stakeholders. Attendees will hear from and interact with various school officials and sleep experts to learn about success stories and implementation strategies for healthy school schedules that enhance student success and their safety, health and well-being. Click for more conference information and to register.
Questions? Contact: Dr. Gail Karafin gkarafin@verizon.net
9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Open to school administrators, teachers, school board members, student health advocates, and other stakeholders. Attendees will hear from and interact with various school officials and sleep experts to learn about success stories and implementation strategies for healthy school schedules that enhance student success and their safety, health and well-being. Click for more conference information and to register.
Questions? Contact: Dr. Gail Karafin gkarafin@verizon.net
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE UPDATE - We have already exceeded capacity for this workshop! Based on the overwhelming response, we are exploring the possibility of adding a second workshop! If you would like to attend the workshop, click HERE to be added to the waitlist so we can determine if a second workshop can be scheduled. Those on the waitlist will be given priority.
We will contact you as soon as possible to let you know if a seat opens for you on the 13th or notify you of the bonus workshop date.
To those who registered early, thank you! We look forward to seeing you in Exton, PA in November 2019! Check your email for your event ticket.
We will contact you as soon as possible to let you know if a seat opens for you on the 13th or notify you of the bonus workshop date.
To those who registered early, thank you! We look forward to seeing you in Exton, PA in November 2019! Check your email for your event ticket.
About our PA Chapters:
Along with a statewide chapter, Pennsylvania is home to nine local chapters and a student chapter:
Berks County
Bucks County
Chester County
(Unionville HS Student Chapter)
Delaware County
Lower Merion
Montgomery County
Southeastern PA (RASNC)
Phoenixville
Western Region (Pittsburgh area)
Berks County
Bucks County
Chester County
(Unionville HS Student Chapter)
Delaware County
Lower Merion
Montgomery County
Southeastern PA (RASNC)
Phoenixville
Western Region (Pittsburgh area)
PA Healthy School Hours Success Stories
For a list of PA schools that have already changed their hours, click here
For a list of PA schools that are investigating changing their hours, click here
SSL Pennsylvania! was founded by Gail Karafin, Ed.D., a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist in local practice in Doylestown and Bensalem for over 20 years.
Gail understands first-hand the impact of early school start times on the health of her current students and endured early school starts when her children were in high school. Because she understands that the problem of early school start times has continued for over a generation, she understands that a statewide education campaign is essential for communities and schools to address this health problem.
Gail understands first-hand the impact of early school start times on the health of her current students and endured early school starts when her children were in high school. Because she understands that the problem of early school start times has continued for over a generation, she understands that a statewide education campaign is essential for communities and schools to address this health problem.
Check out chapter leader Dr. Gail Karafin's 2-part article on TEEN SLEEP ISSUES AND SCHOOL START TIMES in THE PENNSYLVANIA PSYCHOLOGIST! PART 1. PART 2.