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Litchfield board approves new 2025–26 start times to ease bus routing, align K–8 schedules
Summary
The Litchfield Elementary School District governing board voted to change school start and end times for 2025–26 to have all schools dismiss by 3:30 p.m., citing transportation efficiency and scheduling alignment; board members and a teacher raised concerns about family disruption and staff childcare impacts.
The Litchfield Elementary School District Governing Board on a 4–1 vote approved revised start times for the 2025–26 school year intended to have all schools dismissed by 3:30 p.m. and give bus drivers a more consistent 40‑minute window between tiers.
District Superintendent Dr. Eric Davidson and Chief Operations officer Dr. Stone told the board the changes are intended to reduce late runs, align schedules for K–8 campuses (notably Palm Valley as it transitions to K–8) and improve transportation reliability across east‑west routes.
The board’s action followed public comment from Heidi Landon, a teacher at Journey Summit Elementary, who told the board the change could “directly disrupt the family life and child care of many teachers” and lead to transfers for staff who cannot make the…
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