Board votes to study school start and end times, report due to board in October 2025

Mister Russ Danzi, a school board member, offered a motion to consider changes to school start and end times to coordinate with the district’s bus schedule for the 2026–27 school year and to require a status report in October 2025. “Consider changes to the school start and end times to be coordinated with the busing schedule to begin for the 2627 school year with the first report on the status of the schedule to be due at the October 2025 board meeting,” he said when framing the motion.

Board members discussed the timing and the intent to avoid delaying action for years; presenters referenced other districts that have adjusted start times and the potential for cost and operational savings when schedules are aligned with bus contracts. The motion was seconded and the board approved it by roll call.

Nut Graf: The board authorized staff to study coordinated schedule changes for implementation in 2026–27 and set an October 2025 reporting deadline so the board can review proposals and associated bus-contract implications well ahead of the proposed start date.

Details and next steps: Staff will prepare an initial report for the October 2025 board meeting and include potential schedule scenarios, bus-route implications, and estimated cost/savings tied to a forthcoming bus contract. The item was put on the agenda as an action item at the board’s request and the board voted to move forward with the study.

Ending: Staff will return with a report in October 2025; no immediate start-time changes were adopted at this meeting.