The Impact Of Athletics At The High School And Middle School Elementary Level

example of how to change school start times. Benefitting from the experience of neighboring Fayette County, Jessamine took its time to organize their efforts in such a way as to transition smoothly into a new schedule for their students. The superintendent of the Jessamine County Schools, Linda France became aware of the literature about the impact of school start times on student health and learning. Following in the footsteps of Fayette County, a survey to high school students regarding their

district level, the superintendent of schools administers the board adopted budget and is responsible for keeping the board of education and the general public informed about operation and effectiveness of the school budget (Brimley, Verstegen, & Garfield 2012). At the school level, the principal has the task of ensuring sound budgetary and expenditure practices are followed. It is essential that the principal make sure that all expenditures are in alignment with allocated funding levels. The principal

Demographic Description Brindlee Mountain Middle School is a small rural school in Marshall County Alabama located within eight miles of Guntersville, Alabama and Arab, Alabama. BMMS was constructed sixteen years ago to consolidate Grassy and Union Grove junior high schools. This consolidation led to the reorganization of Grassy and Union Grove into elementary schools serving grades kindergarten through fourth grade. In 2004 Brindlee Mountain High School was created, followed by another reorganization

years of age and is a sophomore at Elizabethton High School. During the interview he spoke with me about his past and present physical activity, sport, and physical education experiences. He explained to me how during elementary and middle school, some of his physical activities included riding bikes, throwing baseball with friends, and swimming. All of these activities occurred

Should schools start later in the morning Should schools start later in the day? Yes, I think schools should start later in the day because students would be more prepared for school and would be more awake to do school work in class such as projects, class work, etc. a lot of students are not morning people. When students get up at 6:30 they get all their stuff ready for school for example regular students brush teeth, grab a shower, and after they're done with that they off to school grumpy

during the school year. A big component of sleep loss is a direct result of the early start times for high school. Between after school sports, work, and homework the average teen does not make it to bed before 11p.m. Adolescents then proceed to wake up before 6:30 a.m. to make it to school on time leaving them with an insufficient amount of sleep. Many fatigued teenagers then come to school and easily miss out on learning. School officials have presented a variety of solutions to school boards to

Budget Review and Analysis Introduction When studying the budget for Denton ISD, I noticed that each campus receives an allocation of funds based on their enrollment and other factors that will be discussed further in this analysis. The student population in Denton has steadily increased over the past five years. The average growth range has been around 2.75 percent per year. Although student population/enrollment plays a role in how much revenue is received for the state, it is not however the

determine the extent in which society's emphasis on athletics is in conflict with manifest school function of promoting academic excellence, transferring knowledge, and fostering the psychological development of the adolescent. An adolescent's identity formation is sometimes impacted by a school or support system which places more value on the star athlete rather than the academic honor student, resulting in a short term payoff for the athletic role. (Goldberg & Chandler, 1992) Maximum participation

have found that higher physical activity levels are associated with greater academic achievement among students. However, it remains unclear whether associations are due to the physical activity itself or sports team participation, which may involve requirements for maintaining certain grades, for example. The purpose of this study is to examine the associations between sports team participation, physical activity, and academic outcomes in middle and high school students. Methods: Data were drawn from

long been mandatory in a majority of schools across the U.S. Most schools treat it as another classroom subject, grading students on the basis of their level of effort and participation. Despite mandating physical education in the U.S. for decades, student health has yet to see gradual improvements and in some cases, has even declined. Such a trend has sparked the debate over whether further action—such as requiring k-12 students to participate in athletic school programs—is needed. Both sides agree