View Ridge Survey on Proposed Bell Time Changes
Seattle Schools is considering a change in bell times that affects all schools due to a bus driver shortage and in order to cut costs. Learn more here: https://www.seattleschools.org/resources/bell-schedules/bell-time-changes/. There are three tiers for school schedules, and if the School Board approves, View Ridge will be in Tier 3.

Tier 1: 7:30am - 2pm

Tier 2: 8:30am - 3pm

Tier 3: 9:30am - 4pm

As of April 2022, according to the District Transportation Page, 42 routes over 27 schools are missing. Of these only 2 schools, Cascadia and Salmon Bay, have more than 2 routes missing. A significant potential benefit from SPS proposed changes is concentrated on families that would regain bus services on these 42 routes. Hear from the Director of Operations, Ashley Davies on why they are looking for this change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=654s&v=tY5Br2TZYu8

The View Ridge PTA is seeking information on how the SPS proposed changes would impact families  in the View Ridge community to better understand if the tradeoff of changing bell-times for more reliable bus service is wanted. All families, including those not served by these 42 bus routes or who are not in the district but considering joining for 2022-2023, are welcome to respond to the survey.

The PTA has an advocacy and legislative committee that does advocate on behalf of our families and staff at VRE, and are actively doing so around this issue. They've successfully testified on 10+ bills this year and secured $30M more in funding for the district. They are super powerful and we are very proud of the work they do! Surveys like this ensure we are hearing all voices and have data to use to better advocate for our unique community.

The survey is short (7 questions) and is anonymous. Results will be shared with the SPS board and administration.
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