Early Release Situation Analysis

First of all, kids will be more energized and be more academically advanced if school starts are pushed back. According to, “Should School Start Later” “Studies show that well rested teens get better grades, have higher standardized test scores, and miss fewer days of school. They also have a lower risk of being in car accidents and have fewer health problems such as depression, mood changes, and being overweight.” Many schools start before 7:45 a.m. and have tired students not putting forth their best efforts while 40 percent of American High Schools start classes past 8 a.m. The schools with later starts

Some schools decided to initiate YRE and ESD because of swelling enrollments and lack of student achievement. There were many issues raised when deciding if YRE and ESD were a step in the right direction. For one, we are all creatures of habit, and to implement a new school schedule would mean extensive changes. Second, how would this effect the

Suzanne Tobias wrote the article “The struggle over longer school days” that is on The Wichita Eagle. In her article, she has the viewpoints of families, teachers and school board members. One family that is brought up a lot, is the Biggs family. Rachel and Doug Biggs talk about how longer school days have impacted their family, especially their first-grade son, Liam.

School has played a predominant role in young Americans’ lives for centuries. While parents worked a full five-day week, children were able to learn, socialize, and be safe while their parents were away. The same is true of today’s society. However, some schools are introducing a new concept -- a four-day school week. Although much controversy is raging over this topic, the overall acceptance has been high. Therefore, New Castle Schools should become part of this growing trend and go to a four-day school week.

The parents in Seattle elementary school’s don’t agree with the high school student going to school later than elementary school’s. Like a said later earlier a lot of people would agree with this. For this to work the elementary schools should make all the younger students schools go to later as well as the high school. I think that even with those changes there will still be some parents complaining because of transportation issues. The transportation problem are already an effect know if the time change happens there will also be what said earlier there would be a dramatic

Its mid June and students are anxious and have been long waiting for summer break. After about 10 months of hard work students should have the next 2 months to themselves. Over 3,000 schools in the country have made the switch to this new schedule. But is it really the right change? No, Schools should not change to this new schedule. With this change comes a rise in cost, difficult situations, stress and many other complications that would not be present with the traditional schedule.

A low income school in New Haven, Connecticut started the new year telling students they would be attending school until 4:15 P.M. four days a week. New Haven teachers in an unprecedented move allowed their teacher unions to take over the rewriting of their contracts. This provided the teacher with more freedom with curriculum and time management. Although the final outcome was beneficial the origins of the extended day was not welcomed.

The first reason why school districts should not take part in late start time is because it's dangerous for kids. For example, later start times are dangerous because if the kids ride a bus they would have to go on a bus when it's dark. According to Michelle, the Executive director of Communication for the school districts she states “we would be having elementary kids at the bus stop early in the dark.” This quote shows that

One reason later start times should be introduced to more schools is the health benefits it can cause students around the world. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease control recommend that middle and high schools start

A hidden factor that has not been discussed is the impact it will have on you as the teacher. We will discuss this at a later date. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions or express any concerns you may have. Thank you for caring so much for our students. Every student needs an advocate in the building! Who's advocate are

Studies show that the amount of discipline referrals issued go down. The Chattooga county school district saw a 73% drop in discipline referrals(Vittana). This is because the students had an extra day off and don’t have to focus for five straight days on school. In addition to being more rested from the extra day off. Students that are more focused and rested learn better. So it increases the value of class time where a 5 day school week by Friday students can be unfocused and not rested. That leads to unhappy students who aren’t learning and probably gonna distract other students to keep them from learning. So

Following parents’ demands and school needs, some schools want a longer day. DeKalb middle school in Atlanta already offers after-school enrichment programs and wants to offer all students the extra hours of instruction. Marion Anders, executive director for DeKalb middle school, is doing some things to reform the school. He is working on educational programs, where students spend at list five hours per day in core academic subjects. Also, he asks for additional funds to pay teachers extra to tutor low-achieving students in reading and math (Madison 16). Therefore, some

Some may argue that we should introduce this new system into all of our schools. While there is a slight chance that using this new method in our school system may benefit us, there would be many shortcomings that would outweigh the good things about it. Although I believe that we should be persistent with our current system, there are minimal changes that could be made to enhance it. Any of the alterations that could be done to improve our system would be minor,

Finally, having school start later helps promote the safety of the kids. When school starts early, teens usually don’t get enough sleep.

Education reform is a topic that every student, parent and teacher should be interested in because it effects everyone in the community. Many different approaches to education reform have been tried, and even though they seem to work for the time being, there are always more improvements that need to be made. One of the best ideas that has been discussed in the most recent years is getting the parents and students more involved in the actual reform process. Many school administrators see a problem with involving students, even though they are the ones most affected by the changes within schools. Student’s opinions should be taken into consideration because they are the ones who see what happens inside the school and within the classroom, and are the most affected by it. Involving parents and students in the reform of their schools will improve the quality of education, improve parent and teacher relationships and reduce parent and student complaints.