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Board pauses major bell‑time changes after lengthy transportation briefing; asks staff for follow‑up study
Summary
Following a technical briefing, the Poudre School District board declined to change bell times Feb. 25 and directed staff to study operational alternatives — such as grouped secondary stops, co‑transporting middle and high students, and boundary effects — then return with costed options after the new school year begins.
The Poudre School District R‑1 Board of Education did not adopt new bell times at its Feb. 25 meeting after a detailed presentation from First Student Consulting and district transportation staff. Instead, the board asked district staff to analyze a broader set of delivery options and to report results after the start of the next school year.
Transportation findings. Colton Graham of First Student Consulting told the board that the district’s geography — roughly one and a half times the area of Rhode Island, with long rural routes — constrains efficiency. Staff explained the current schedule relies on a “v‑shaped” trip design (middle schools early, a set of elementaries staggered in the middle, and high schools latest) to create triple trips where possible. Graham said several alternatives the board requested —…
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