Anchorage school officials are again considering changing when students need to show up for class. The idea is based on national guidance that supports later start times for middle and high school students.
Students at Clark Middle School pass each other as classes let out of the day on April 6, 2018. The Anchorage School District is considering changes to the start and end times of school days for elementary, middle and high schools. At a school board work session Monday night, members asked the district to research potential changes to the school schedule and create a proposal for the board to consider later this school year.
The idea is based on national guidance that supports later school start times for middle and high school students. Research has shown that teens not getting enough sleep can lead to a host ofFollowing a presentation by a hired consultant mostly summarizing research the district did in 2018 — the last time they weighed whether to change start times — board members indicated via straw poll they’d like another proposal.
Currently, district high schools begin class at 7:30 a.m., middle schools start at 8:15 a.m. while most elementary schools start at 9 a.m. “A lot of the side effects associated with various changes in start time are more profound in Alaska because we have more darkness, we have more cold, we have more pedestrian complications with children getting to school,” Bingham told the board.
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