The Mason City School District is exploring options regarding school start times, and seeks input from students, parents, staff and community members. Recent brain research has shown that implementing a later morning start time for middle and high school students benefits teens, whose sleep cycles shift around the time they enter puberty. Because of shared buses, proposals to change the secondary schools' start times would also change elementary school schedules, and may cost more than today's bus schedule. Changing schedules could also impact families' current childcare arrangements, and students' current extracurricular activity schedules. There are many factors to consider, and getting stakeholder feedback is a critical factor in determining the best school start times for our district.