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Jefferson County board hears detailed options for 2026–27 school start times, staff urges routing-software rollout first
Summary
Board received an update on potential changes to school start times tied to transportation routing. Staff recommended bringing a new routing system fully online in 2026–27 and delaying major start-time changes until routes are optimized; board members asked for additional data on driver counts, absenteeism and pilot scenarios.
The Jefferson County Board of Education on June 10 received a detailed briefing on transportation and possible changes to school start times for the 2026–27 school year, with operations staff recommending the district first complete rollout and testing of new routing software before making major schedule changes.
Dr. Tyler Sheeran, executive administrator of operations, told the board there is “no perfect start time model” and outlined two broad options: retain the current three-tier configuration or shift high schools (and Ramsey Middle School) to a later tier. Sheeran said implementing the latter would require substantially more routes and drivers and would push many routes into afternoon rush-hour traffic.
The recommendation from staff was to complete full implementation of the new routing software during 2026–27, use the 2026–27 school year to validate and optimize routes and only consider large start-time changes for the…
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