Caroline County Unemployment Rate
There are currently 17% of Caroline County households registered as having no one in the household employed (US Department of Commerce, 2015b). Caroline County’s unemployment rate is 7%, higher than the state average of 5%. The county’s median household income falls well below the state average, $58,417 and $64,792 respectively. Over 73% of the employed residents earn $79,999 or less with the highest percentage of earned wages occurring within the $20,000-$49,000 range (US Department of Commerce, 2015a). For perspective, the National School Lunch Program offered families free or reduced lunches to families who earned $43,568 or less (2013).
Caroline County Public Schools’ (CCPS) calendar begins mid-August and ends before Memorial Day. The county …show more content…
However, researchers, such as Wahlstrom (2002), criticized the viewpoint that grades are the sole source of benefit from increased adolescent sleep, calling the myopic focus “shortsighted” (p.18). In point of fact, a plethora of researchers have investigated the myriad of benefits derived from obtaining optimal sleep, creating a vast amount of literature on the topic (see Chapter 2).
Despite potential pushback, and due to the ever growing evidence pointing to the benefits of optimal sleep, an upsurge in school leaders, nationally and across Virginia, are exploring the potential costs and benefits associated with a later start time. Point in fact, despite the potential drawbacks associated with delaying high school start times, many divisions in Virginia have adjusted the high school bell schedule to reflect a delayed …show more content…
high school institutions. High school adolescents generally wake up around 6:30 A.M., leave home around 7:10 A.M., and typically begin the school day slightly before 8:00 A.M. (National Sleep Foundation, NSF, 2006). Meanwhile, the average high school start time (between 7:51 A.M. and 7:56 A.M.) is not conducive to the sleep patterns and biological demands of the average high school student. Among 9th to 12th grade adolescents, 43% reported going to bed between 10:00 P.M. and 10:59 P.M. and 38% after 11:00 P.M. Astonishingly, 54% of 12th grade adolescents reported going to bed after 11:00 P.M. on school nights (NSF,
Caroline County Public Schools’ (CCPS) calendar begins mid-August and ends before Memorial Day. The county …show more content…
However, researchers, such as Wahlstrom (2002), criticized the viewpoint that grades are the sole source of benefit from increased adolescent sleep, calling the myopic focus “shortsighted” (p.18). In point of fact, a plethora of researchers have investigated the myriad of benefits derived from obtaining optimal sleep, creating a vast amount of literature on the topic (see Chapter 2).
Despite potential pushback, and due to the ever growing evidence pointing to the benefits of optimal sleep, an upsurge in school leaders, nationally and across Virginia, are exploring the potential costs and benefits associated with a later start time. Point in fact, despite the potential drawbacks associated with delaying high school start times, many divisions in Virginia have adjusted the high school bell schedule to reflect a delayed …show more content…
high school institutions. High school adolescents generally wake up around 6:30 A.M., leave home around 7:10 A.M., and typically begin the school day slightly before 8:00 A.M. (National Sleep Foundation, NSF, 2006). Meanwhile, the average high school start time (between 7:51 A.M. and 7:56 A.M.) is not conducive to the sleep patterns and biological demands of the average high school student. Among 9th to 12th grade adolescents, 43% reported going to bed between 10:00 P.M. and 10:59 P.M. and 38% after 11:00 P.M. Astonishingly, 54% of 12th grade adolescents reported going to bed after 11:00 P.M. on school nights (NSF,