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Robbinsdale board approves new bell times, unanimously OKs walk-zone changes
Summary
The Robbinsdale Public School District board approved changes to bell times on a 4-2 vote and adopted updated student walk zones unanimously, measures the district says will align transportation tiers and district finances for 2025–26.
The Robbinsdale Public School District board approved a change to school bell times on April 7, 2025, voting 4-2 in favor after a presentation from Superintendent Dr. Teri Staloch and Chief Financial Officer Kristen Hoheisel on transportation and budget implications.
Dr. Staloch and Hoheisel told the board that a tiered transportation system and modified bell schedules are part of a package of service-model changes intended to help the district manage budget pressures and align bus routes. The board recorded the bell-time motion as passing with Directors Bassett, Bowman, Evans-Becker and Hillenbrand voting in favor and Directors Holmes and Long opposed. The meeting minutes state the motion "prevailed with a 4-2 vote."
Separately, the board voted unanimously, 7-0, to approve proposed walk zone changes intended to reflect the new bell schedules and transportation tiers. Director ReNae Bowman moved the walk-zone motion; Director Kim Holmes seconded.
Board leaders said the changes are intended to improve route efficiency and district operations for the 2025–26 school year, though the board did not adopt a detailed implementation timetable at this meeting. The budget presentation that preceded the votes included an overview of Minnesota school district finance realities and the projected impact of bell-time changes on transportation costs.
