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Board discusses staggered start times and says ‘free preschool’ is not free for Dover taxpayers
Summary
Dover school trustees and administrators discussed new staggered arrival/dismissal times for 2025–26 and a board member warned that state "free preschool" funding does not cover local transportation costs, leaving the district to subsidize bussing.
Dover Board of Education members discussed changes to school start and dismissal times for the 2025–26 year and raised concerns that state-funded preschool expansion does not fully cover local transportation costs.
At the meeting, a district administrator reported that the superintendent had sent correspondence outlining a new staggered schedule for the coming year intended to maximize existing transportation resources and create cost savings by tiering bus routes. The schedule…
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