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Syosset board reviews bus study as it weighs later high‑school start time
Summary
Superintendent Scott Rogers presented a consultant study showing limited, costly options to shift high‑school start times because of routing, driver shortages and tight bus turnaround windows; the board asked administration to return with options including a 9 a.m. scenario and a public engagement plan.
Superintendent Dr. Rogers told the Syosset Central School District Board of Education that a transportation consultant study shows only a small set of feasible changes to start times without large tradeoffs in cost, bus reliability or elementary‑school childcare coverage.
The consultant examined ridership and routing and produced several scenarios for later high‑school start times, Rogers said. The preferred option would swap which tiers run first so middle schools depart before the high school; a tighter variant would gain slightly later starts but risk cascading late buses because of short turnaround windows, he said.
Why it matters: Research cited by the district suggests later high‑school starts can increase student sleep and have health and safety benefits; changing start times also affects athletics, after‑school programs, childcare and the district’s transportation costs and operations.
Key findings presented to the board included counts of routes and runs and patterns of…
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