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Board hears first reading on major bell-time realignment to address bus driver shortages
Summary
A district committee recommended consolidating middle-school tiers, adding buffers between tiers, and increasing elementary instructional time by 10 minutes; the plan is intended to improve route reliability and reduce private transportation costs, and will return for board action after further community feedback.
The Paradise Valley Unified School District presented a first reading of a proposed bell-time realignment designed to reduce chronic late bus arrivals and address a multi-year driver shortage. The committee—working with third-party analyst Transpar—recommended consolidating middle schools into a single tier, increasing AM/PM buffers to about 50 minutes, moving some elementary schools to later start times (including a proposed 9:00 a.m. start for a set of tier‑3 elementaries), and adding 10 minutes to the…
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