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Studies and Resources
Sleepy 101: Help Teenagers Learn How to Improve Their Sleep While Having a Little Fun
District Holds School Start Times Discussions
Feedback from October 2019 Focus Group Discussions
School Start Time Survey results/analysis - May 2019 - Presentation to the BOE 6/24/2019
Video Introducing the School Start and End Times Survey (4/30 - 5/10 administration)
Video summarizing some key points for consideration related school start times
Update to the Board of Education March, 2019
DRG A - Instructional Hours and School Start and End Times - January, 2019
Overview and notes from focus group discussion October, 2018
Hanover Study - School Start Times (October 2017)
Hanover Study - School Start and End Times Survey Analysis (2018)
Bell Options developed by Transportation Advisory Services (TAS)
November 19, 2018 Board of Education presentation by TAS on Bell Options and Board discussion
December 3, 2018 Board of Education discussion regarding school start times
December 17, 2018 Board of Education discussion regarding school start times
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Articles and Research
Study links later middle, high school start times to better student achievement
Teens slept 45 minutes more a night when their school district tried a new scheduling strategy
https://ctmirror.org/2015/08/06/most-middle-and-high-schools-start-too-early-study-says/
https://today.uconn.edu/2017/11/influencing-school-start-times-science/#
Washington Post - Doctors Urge Later Start Times for Teens (September 5, 2014)
Washington Post - The Big Number: How 48 Minutes of Extra Sleep Helped Teens (August 16, 2019)
Los Angeles Times - Do Later School Starts Help? More Research Is Needed (September 22, 2019)
Hartrford Courant - Why We Need to Let Our Children Sleep (June 16, 2019)
Wall Street Journal - Teens Snooze, Grade-School Students Lose (September 26, 2019)
Education Week - High School Naps May Boost Learning for Sleep-Deprived Teenagers (August 1, 2019)
Pediatric Sleep Physician from Yale University Dr. Craig Canapari's website
Center for Disease Control and Prevention - "Schools Start Too Early"
National Sleep Foundation "Backgrounder: Later School Start Times"
US News - "Parents, Educators: Later High School Start Times Yield Mixed Results"
Psychology Today - "Starting School Later is not Enough"
NCBI - Longitudinal Outcomes of Start Time Delay on Sleep, Behavior, and Achievement in High School
American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement - "School Start Times for Adolescents"
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News Coverage
https://newcanaanite.com/large-school-start-times-committee-to-convene-in-october-1673831
Budget in New Canaan stays within guidelines
http://connecticut.news12.com/story/40983769/back-to-school-starting-class-at-later-time
https://www.startnewcanaanlater.org/
https://patch.com/connecticut/newcanaan/debate-over-school-start-times-continues-new-canaan
https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/New-Canaan-explores-later-school-start-times-14099750.php
https://newcanaanite.com/district-rules-out-starting-school-later-for-2018-19-academic-year-63249
https://darienite.com/new-canaan-board-of-ed-supports-later-start-time-for-high-school-46581
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-norwalk-hour/20181104/281642486180391
https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/Later-school-start-time-options-outlined-13416162.php
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BOE Workshop Materials - April 29, 2021