Board reviews standard day schedule; staff says earliest bus routes begin about 5:15 a.m. and 28 buses have stop-arm cameras
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Summary
The annual standard day schedule for 2025–26 was presented with no major changes; staff answered questions about bus routing and safety, saying the earliest routes begin around 5:15 a.m., average earliest pickups around 6 a.m., and that 28 buses currently have stop-arm cameras placed where most needed.
The board heard the district's annual standard day schedule for 2025–26, which lays out when buses load and unload, teacher arrival/departure times and instructional-day start and end times. Curriculum staff said there were no major changes from the prior year and that high-school schedule variations and Connect Academy logistics are reflected in the draft.
Board members asked detailed questions about bus routing and times. Staff replied that the earliest bus routes leave around 5:15 a.m. and start picking up students about 5:30 a.m.; average earliest pickup times are closer to 6 a.m. Most buses arrive on campus 10–15 minutes before class start times, and schools set their bus-drop-off time (for instance, 7:00 a.m. for elementary unload) as the time buses may begin dropping students on campus.
During the budget and operations presentation, staff said the district currently has 28 buses equipped with stop-arm cameras, installed in higher-need areas via grants. When a stop-arm violation is recorded, drivers use a time-stamped process and images are forwarded to the sheriff's department for enforcement, district staff said.
Board members asked whether staff could provide counts/frequency data on stop-arm violations and were told staff could research and provide approximate figures at the budget committee meeting.
No policy changes were made at the work session; the standard day schedule was listed as an action item on the next regular meeting agenda.
