Why don’t we just revert to the start times from last year?

Starting schools later has been a priority for the Board of Education and Superintendent. On Tuesday, Aug. 29, as we began to study the data to develop and model plans, we wanted to preserve as much of the spirit of the school start times initiative as possible even as we made adjustments within what the Board of Education Policy 5200 Student Transportation - Implementation Procedures allowed. 

Why is the drop-off time for buses changing on Wednesday, Sept. 20?

The current drop-off time that was used for routing this year was 10 minutes before the school’s start time. Unfortunately, as we have learned, that is too close to the start of the school day—especially with traffic—to allow for timely arrival at schools and provide students the opportunity to take advantage of breakfast service or visit their lockers.