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A revision in bell times has also been the story this


year for Fayetteville Public Schools in Arkansas. “It allows more time between elementary/mid-


dle school runs and secondary runs,” said Michael McClure, director of transportation services. “This has improved arrival times at secondary schools and decreased the supervision times for administrators at secondary schools.” A catalyst to the changes was an external audit


conducted last spring. “Our bell times were a glaring issue,” McClure said.


“In conjunction with our central administration, we followed up with the bell time changes.” While the move has not come without some chal- lenges, the overall results have been “significantly better,” McClure said. “The only issues we’re running into are for elemen- tary schools that are geographically close to middle schools,” he contniued. “There is a 15-minute gap in drop off times, so some elementary students sit on the bus for 10 minutes before we can release them in the morning.” Recently, Celina Independent School District north


of Dallas, Texas, made some initial changes in bell times and morning drop-off times, with more being considered. “One of the key challenges with managing bell times is ensuring there’s sufficient time between the first and second bells, as well as between the second and third bells,” noted Laura Carter, transportation services director. “This scheduling allows students to arrive at school on time and have adequate time for breakfast. It’s also important to account for any potential delays between bell times.” Along with those considerations, continued driver


shortages are also a problem. That will be the impetus for proposing a three-tier bell schedule going for- ward, Carter added.


Addressing Special Needs With special populations, which pose their own set


of challenges, restructuring bell times can be a plus. If that move brings overall efficiency, it can free up drivers for other than routine routes. “This has helped with on-time deliveries to our secondary schools for both general ed and special needs,” Carter reported. But that’s only a partial solution, and in some cases


isn’t an option. Such is the situation for City Schools of Decatur, Georgia, a district with a small geograph- ical footprint but with routes congested by Metro Atlanta traffic. “The problem is that we have a three-tier system


and only 45 minutes between each tier,” said LoWan- da Bowman-Brown, director of transportation. “And the kicker is we have five lower elementary schools


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