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.…