May 20, 2014
Status:
Open Agenda
Approve the 2014-2015 Opening and Closing School Times (Regular Term).
Annually, Student Transportation & Fleet Services (STFS) staff analyzes the opening and closing of school bell times while consulting with key stakeholders. School bell times are presented to the Board for approval. At this time, the only changes STFS is requesting to the 2014-2015 Opening and Closing School Times (Regular Term) are the four elementary schools which lost 30 minutes of instructional time due to the sunset of the school improvement grant (SIG). For any mandated changes (Lowest-100 Schools, etc.), the STFS Department will present the impacted school?s bell times for the 2014-2015 school year to the Board immediately after receiving notification from the state, consistent with timing of previous years.
After many community meetings and much conversation with principals, staff, and parents/guardians, the transportation department anticipates presenting the 2015-16 bell time recommendations earlier in the school year to allow all stakeholders adequate time to plan and make accommodations around the proposed changes. We continue to analyze routes for efficiency and improved customer service.
School times are scheduled to minimize operational costs to the District.
Requested Action
Approve the 2014-2015 Opening and Closing School Times (Regular Term).
Summary
Annually, Student Transportation & Fleet Services (STFS) staff analyzes the opening and closing of school bell times while consulting with key stakeholders. School bell times are presented to the Board for approval. At this time, the only changes STFS is requesting to the 2014-2015 Opening and Closing School Times (Regular Term) are the four elementary schools which lost 30 minutes of instructional time due to the sunset of the school improvement grant (SIG). For any mandated changes (Lowest-100 Schools, etc.), the STFS Department will present the impacted school's bell times for the 2014-2015 school year to the Board immediately after receiving notification from the state, consistent with timing of previous years.
After many community meetings and much conversation with principals, staff, and parents/guardians, the transportation department anticipates presenting the 2015-16 bell time recommendations earlier in the school year to allow all stakeholders adequate time to plan and make accommodations around the proposed changes. We continue to analyze routes for efficiency and improved customer service.
School Board Goals
| Goal 3: Effective Communication | ||
| Goal 2: Continuous Improvement |
Financial Impact
School times are scheduled to minimize operational costs to the District.
Source of Additional Information
Patricia A. Snell 754 321-4402
Associated File Attachments
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2014-2015 Opening and Closing School Times Change Summary (Files) | |
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2014-2015 Opening and Closing School Times (Regular Term) (Files) | |
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Executed ARF (Files) |