We oppose the 2019-20 School Start Time (aka SSL) initiative currently being considered by the Ridgefield BOE. With this petition, we ask that the BOE cease its pursuit of the School Start Time initiative. We believe that if adopted, the budgetary cost consequences will result in adverse educational outcomes for students, teachers and the district. The financial cost to implement and annually support School Start Time will impede the district’s ability to invest in our current initiatives as well as prevent exploration of future ones.
ANY Ridgefield taxpayers in agreement with the above are encouraged to sign this petition. After signing, please use the comment section to note whether you are a “taxpayer”* or a “taxpaying RPS parent” and include the school(s) that your child(ren) attend(s) in parentheses. (Including this information will allow the BOE to verify signees Ridgefield residency.)
Please do not have your children or non-residents sign this petition, and do not use the “anonymous” option.
Feel free to include any personal or particular objections you may have to the School Start Time initiative in the comments section since these will be submitted to the BOE for the public record.
We are not asking for donations, so please DO NOT give $ after signing, as per the ipetition request.
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Reached 500 supporters
November 27, 2018
November 26, 2018
I noticed we are climbing toward that 500 mark and honestly if we hit that before the next meeting it might actually rattle some desks. Please just send this link to a few neighbors who might not be checking their email because getting this on the board table with a real crowd behind it is the only way we stop the budget drain.
Reached 100 supporters
November 24, 2018
315 Comments
Taxpayer and resident with two children in school at SRMS and REMS. Also a coach for both Ridgefield Youth Wrestling programs. This initiative will be detrimental to our wrestling program by forcing our practices to start later and may eliminate the possibility of participation for our younger wrestlers.
Taxpaying RPS Parent (Scotland) Apart form the tax burden, shifting start times will have immeasurable economic impact, ranging from after school jobs, to parent work schedules. We are against changing these times in any way from their current. Our kids can manage. keep the times the way they are.
Tax paying RPS parent (RHS) I think it would disrupt many families morning routines. It would also affect after school activities and part time jobs for high schoolers. They’ll have to get up early for many college classes. So how is this helpful?
Just delaying school start time oversimplifies the issues contributing to adolescent sleep and mental well-being. It is a huge fiscal undertaking that will take funds away from our kids, teachers, classrooms.
Taxpayer and parent at BMES, SRMS and RHS Ridgefield needs to fix larger problems in the schools such as asbestos oil tank removal immediately, and we don't have the money to spend on SSL. I encourage the BOE to reverse the SSL initiative.
This is for ALL of you only thinking of only yourselves and your wallets....from a medical standpoint YES this is to benefit the children-you are all missing the point here! Without getting into all the medical nomenclature these kids NEED a minimum of 8-10 hours of sleep-adolescents do BIOLOGICALLY have a different “clock” as part of puberty! Give me a break about the excuse of “they will have to stay up later to complete HW” or....”we all did it” -immature selfish thinking folks-sorry to say! -Mom of elementary school children
Changing hours. Foolish
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We oppose the 2019-20 School Start Time (aka SSL) initiative currently being considered by the Ridgefield BOE. With this petition, we ask that the BOE cease its pursuit of the School Start Time initiative. We believe that if adopted, the budgetary cost consequences will result in adverse educational outcomes for students, teachers and the district. The financial cost to implement and annually support School Start Time will impede the district’s ability to invest in our current initiatives as well as prevent exploration of future ones.
ANY Ridgefield taxpayers in agreement with the above are encouraged to sign this petition. After signing, please use the comment section to note whether you are a “taxpayer”* or a “taxpaying RPS parent” and include the school(s) that your child(ren) attend(s) in parentheses. (Including this information will allow the BOE to verify signees Ridgefield residency.)
Please do not have your children or non-residents sign this petition, and do not use the “anonymous” option.
Feel free to include any personal or particular objections you may have to the School Start Time initiative in the comments section since these will be submitted to the BOE for the public record.
We are not asking for donations, so please DO NOT give $ after signing, as per the ipetition request.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
November 27, 2018
November 26, 2018
I noticed we are climbing toward that 500 mark and honestly if we hit that before the next meeting it might actually rattle some desks. Please just send this link to a few neighbors who might not be checking their email because getting this on the board table with a real crowd behind it is the only way we stop the budget drain.
Reached 100 supporters
November 24, 2018
315 Comments
Waste of money. HS students will just stay up later if start time is later. If parents are concerned about their student getting more sleep they should work on getting their student to bed earlier not change the schedule for and create problems for everyone else in town.
Taxpayer and resident with two children in school at SRMS and REMS. Also a coach for both Ridgefield Youth Wrestling programs. This initiative will be detrimental to our wrestling program by forcing our practices to start later and may eliminate the possibility of participation for our younger wrestlers.
Taxpaying RPS Parent (Scotland) Apart form the tax burden, shifting start times will have immeasurable economic impact, ranging from after school jobs, to parent work schedules. We are against changing these times in any way from their current. Our kids can manage. keep the times the way they are.
Tax paying RPS parent (RHS) I think it would disrupt many families morning routines. It would also affect after school activities and part time jobs for high schoolers. They’ll have to get up early for many college classes. So how is this helpful?
Just delaying school start time oversimplifies the issues contributing to adolescent sleep and mental well-being. It is a huge fiscal undertaking that will take funds away from our kids, teachers, classrooms.
Taxpayer and parent at BMES, SRMS and RHS Ridgefield needs to fix larger problems in the schools such as asbestos oil tank removal immediately, and we don't have the money to spend on SSL. I encourage the BOE to reverse the SSL initiative.
This is for ALL of you only thinking of only yourselves and your wallets....from a medical standpoint YES this is to benefit the children-you are all missing the point here! Without getting into all the medical nomenclature these kids NEED a minimum of 8-10 hours of sleep-adolescents do BIOLOGICALLY have a different “clock” as part of puberty! Give me a break about the excuse of “they will have to stay up later to complete HW” or....”we all did it” -immature selfish thinking folks-sorry to say! -Mom of elementary school children
Changing hours. Foolish
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Waste of money. HS students will just stay up later if start time is later. If parents are concerned about their student getting more sleep they should work on getting their student to bed earlier not change the schedule for and create problems for everyone else in town.