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.
All responses to this survey are anonymous and will be kept strictly confidential. Please be as open and honest as possible. 

The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.

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* 1. Please select where your child(ren) attends school.

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* 2. How satisfied are you with your child(ren)'s current school start times?

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* 3. Do you believe the Mason City School District should consider later school start times in grades 7-12?

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* 4. The current school start times positively impact...

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my child's academics
my child's emotional health
my child's physical health
my child's safety
my child's sleep
before and after-school child care for my children
my work schedule
the timing of before and after school activities
the Mason City School District's operating budget (i.e. saves money)

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* 5. Delaying the middle school and high school start times by at least an hour (MMS and MHS currently begin at 7:15AM) would positively impact...

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my child's academics
my child's emotional health
my child's physical health
my child's safety
my child's sleep
before and after-school child care for my children
my work schedule
the timing of before and after school activities
the Mason City School District's operating budget (i.e. saves money)

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* 6. Share any feedback regarding Mason's current school start times.

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* 7. Share any feedback regarding later school start times for middle school and high school.

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