[LIT] Fw: Re: later start?

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Our school begins at 7:30 am.  We dismiss at arou 2:50.   My kids really seem to be better in the am and more docile and off task in the pm. I prefer this schedule to the old one that ran about an hour later. 

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From: "Janet Smith" <jtsmith1 at suite224.net> 

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> -------Original Message------- 
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> From: Janet Smith 
> Date: 1/15/2008 3:49:34 PM 
> To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. 
> Subject: Re: [LIT] later start? 
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> Krista, what hours do your teachers put in? I am all for starting later at 
> the middle school level. My test scores prove that the students who have 
> class after 9 a.m. Do much better than the students who have class at 7:30 a 
> m. I have shown these results to administration, but get the answer that it 
> is ALL about sports practice times. Yet, we are expected to meet all the 
> Ohio standards or be penalized. Go figure. 
> Janet...8th grade LA 
> Conneaut, Ohio 
> 
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> -------Original Message------- 
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> From: Krista Marvin 
> Date: 1/15/2008 10:37:28 AM 
> To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. 
> Subject: Re: [LIT] later start? 
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> Our middle school runs from 9-3:50 and works well. The high school 
> Runs from 8:30-3:00. I couldn't imagine the kids starting earlier 
> Than that. They are still so tired when they get to school. 
> On Jan 14, 2008, at 5:38 PM, Bill IVEY wrote: 
> 
> > Hi! 
> > 
> > "The Early Bird Gets the Bad Grade" 
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/14/opinion/14kalish.html? 
> > em&ex=1200459600&en=78248fefd34ccb51&ei=5087%0A 
> > 
> > This article makes the case that starting school later would result in 
> > better rested, safer, healthier teenagers without the negative results 
> > often predicted. What do you all think? When do you start, and do 
> > you see 
> > a major difference between your students at the start of the day 
> > and later 
> > on? 
> > 
> > Our school currently starts the day at 7:55. I haven't had an 8:00 
> > class 
> > in some time, but remember my students seemed much less alert than 
> > they 
> > did at 9:35, that discussions seemed more lively, and that they 
> > seemed to 
> > be thinking in greater depth. Anecdotal, I know, but perhaps 
> > helpful. I 
> > feel as though an 8:30 or even 9:00 start wouldn't be the worst 
> > thing in 
> > the world. 
> > 
> > Take care, 
> > Bill Ivey 
> > Stoneleigh-Burnham School 
> > 
> > 
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