Browsing by Subject "school start time"

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    ELEMENTARY FEEDBACK ON CHANGED START TIMES
    (Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement--University of Minnesota, 1998) Wahlstrom, Kyla L
    With the 1997-98 school year, Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) changed the starting time for 85 of the 88 schools in the district. The seven comprehensive high schools changed from a 7:15 AM to an 8:40 AM start; the seven middle schools moved from 7:40 to a 9:40 start; and the starting times for 71 elementary schools were spread among 7:40, 8:40, or 9:40. This report, as part of the complete report for all grade levels, reveals findings from focus groups with teachers and administrative/support staff conducted at fourteen elementary schools. The focus groups provided a forum for participants to reflect on the impact of the start time change and to identify areas of greatest concern and importance relative to the change. While not specifically controlled for in this study, informal attempts were made to generate a diverse group of participants in terms of gender, ethnicity, and diversity of opinion concerning the start time.
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    Minneapolis Public Schools Start Time Study Executive Summary 1998
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 1998-11) Wahlstrom, Kyla; Wrobel, G.; Kubow, P.; Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
    Effective with the 1997-98 school year, the Minneapolis School District changed the starting time of its seven comprehensive high schools to 8:40 AM and the dismissal time to 3:20 PM. Prior to the change, classes began at the high schools at 7:15 AM and dismissed at 1:45 PM.
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    Minneapolis Public Schools Start Time Study Executive Summary 2001
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2001-08) Wahlstrom, Kyla; Davison, Mark L.; Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
    Effective with the 1997-98 school year, the Minneapolis School District changed the starting time of its seven comprehensive high schools to 8:40 AM and the dismissal time to 3:20 PM. Prior to the change, classes began at the high schools at 7:15 AM and dismissed at 1:45 PM. In the fall of the 2000-01 school year, CAREI was asked by the school district to examine the data about student grades and attendance and to repeat the administration of the School Sleep Habits Survey. The district was interested in knowing if the positive outcomes that had been present during the first year of the change were persisting over the long term. This report is the result of that follow-up study.
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    School Start Time Study Final Report, Volume 2: Analysis of Student Survey Data
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 1998) Wahlstrom, Kyla L
    Effective with the 1996-97 school year, the Edina School District was the first district in the U.S. to change to a later starting time for their high school, going from 7:20 AM to an 8:30 AM start. This Volume II Report reports the data analysis and findings for survey responses from 7,168 secondary students, comparing the results from the Edina students to students in 16 additional school districts in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The report also provides a comparison of findings for students in Rhode Island who also experienced a change to a later start time. The survey used was the School Sleep Habits Survey created by Bradley Hospital at Brown University. A discussion of the comparative findings and possible future research studies is also included.
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    Schools Start Time Study Final Report, Volume I
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 1998) Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
    The initial purpose of this study was to discover and examine the array of factors inherent in a consideration of changing the starting time for high schools in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. It has gathered information from multiple sources and perspectives, including students, teachers, parents, school administrators, community members, and medical researchers. Effective with the 1997-98 school year, the Minneapolis School District changed the starting time of its seven comprehensive high schools to 8:40 AM and the dismissal time to 3:20 PM. Prior to the change, classes began at the high schools at 7:15 AM and dismissed at 1:45 PM.