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Board reviews three‑tier bus plan, 2 extra instructional minutes per period and 30‑minute lunch proposal
Summary
District staff proposed a three‑tier transportation plan for 2025‑26 intended to reduce late arrivals and pickups, add instructional time at secondary schools and create a unified bell schedule; staff said high schools would shift to a 7:00 a.m. start and the plan aims to reduce instances of unsupervised students at bus stops.
Lee County School Board members heard a detailed proposal Feb. 4 to move to a three‑tier transportation system for the 2025‑26 school year, a change district staff say will reduce late pickups and arrivals, add instructional time and make bus routes more efficient.
District presenters said roughly 47,000 students ride district buses. Using current arrival and pickup percentages, staff said the district now sees an estimated 7,990 students arriving late in the morning and roughly 18,800 students who are picked up late in the afternoon under the current schedule. The three‑tier plan is designed to lengthen windows between tiers so buses run on schedule and students are not left…
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