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Poudre board narrows bell‑time options after transportation study; broader engagement and later implementation favored
Summary
Transportation director Dan Weaver presented five bell‑time scenarios and routing models; options showed route reductions from 113 to as few as 100 routes with scenario‑dependent tradeoffs. Board members recommended focused community engagement and signaled willingness to target implementation for the 2027–28 school year to allow negotiations and planning.
The Poudre School District Board of Education spent an extended portion of its Oct. 21 meeting reviewing five modeled bell‑time scenarios and the transportation tradeoffs they create.
Director of Transportation Dan Weaver presented routing work completed with an external consultant and internal routing staff. Weaver said the district currently runs 113 routes and is budgeted for 118; staff modeled that making every bell time fall between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. for 49 schools would require up to 156 routes—roughly a 24% increase—and an additional approximate annual route cost of $2.7 million plus about $6.6 million…
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