Proposed School Day Hours

Rationale

Currently, many students utilizing transportation arrive at high school 60 minutes before the school day starts and arrive at middle school 30 minutes before the day starts.  Additionally, many routes are cancelled each week lengthening our bus routes beyond their already long times. 

Moving elementary schools to start first minimizes the need for before-school care. It also ensures that buses are available during the day for field trips and extracurricular activities. Middle schools will end last, allowing high schools to finish earlier to support participation in conference events. Middle school events will still begin at the same times as currently scheduled, as students previously left for conference events at 3:45 PM and our plans allow that to continue.  Research supports later start times for adolescents, improving their well-being and meeting their physiological needs. These operational changes shorten bus routes and ensure nearly all buses drop off close to the start of the school day and are waiting at dismissal.