Related FAQs 2023-2024 School Year: Transportation & Requests Why is HCPSS changing start times again? What about the logistical issues and bus driver shortage – should we address that first? Does the Superintendent have the authority to make school start time changes? Why are the school start time changes being implemented on Wednesday instead of at the start of the week? Is a change of up to 10 minutes sufficient to solve the delayed buses? How can I find my new bus pickup and drop-off time? My child’s school has not had many transportation concerns. Why is our start time changing? What is changing with school start times on Wednesday, Sept. 20? How will these time changes impact before and after-school care at schools? How will my child’s school schedule change as a result of a different start time? How will the new start times affect the timing of athletic contests? How will the new start times impact my child’s half-day preschool, Multiple Intense Needs Class-Preschool (MINC-PS), or prekindergarten schedule? How are school start times organized? Why doesn’t the school system leverage private transportation bus companies? What has already been done to address the transportation challenges this year? What is the impact of consistently late buses? Why are Tier 1 pickup times earlier? Does the earlier drop-off for Tier 1 schools negate the school start times decision? Why is the drop-off time for buses changing on Wednesday, Sept. 20? How does the plan effective Wednesday, Sept. 20 differ from the plan for the 2022-2023 school year? Why don’t we just revert to the start times from last year?
