School start time change approved for District 196 to address bus driver shortage

The Brief

  • The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board, representing District 196, has voted to change start times at several schools due to a bus driver shortage.
  • Roughly 1,500 students will start school earlier beginning this fall.
  • Parents will now need to opt in for student transportation, and some could need to change schools as a result.

ROSEMOUNT, Minn. (FOX 9) Families in District 196, encompassing areas of Rosemount, Apple Valley and Eagan, will need to adjust their schedules after the school board approved new start times to help manage a shortage of bus drivers throughout the district.

District 196 school start changed

What we know:

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School Board voted Monday to move Woodland Elementary and East Lake Elementary start times from 9:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.

Valley Middle School of STEM will now start at 8:20 a.m., matching other middle schools in the district.

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