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Mount Vernon school staff outlines approved 2025-26 bell schedule, bus seating plan for intermediate students
Summary
District staff described a board-approved 2025-26 bell schedule that keeps instructional minutes, sets elementary hours at 7:35 a.m.–2:05 p.m., and assigns fifth- and sixth-graders to the front of buses; the presentation said the district will begin parent outreach and implementation preparations.
A district staff member told the Mount Vernon School Board the board has approved a 2025–26 bell schedule that preserves current instructional minutes, sets elementary school hours at 7:35 a.m. to 2:05 p.m., and calls for fifth- and sixth-graders to ride toward the front of buses, with high school students seated at the rear.
The staff member summarized the process and the plan’s guiding principles, saying the schedule was developed by a committee of principals, assistant principals, athletic directors, school resource officers and operations staff who reviewed other districts’ practices and past local arrangements. “Our number 1 goal is safety for all children,” the…
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