INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - Perry Township Schools are changing start times for some of their schools, which will affect bus schedules.
Starting Monday, Tier 1 and Tier 2 schools (the high schools, middle schools and some of the elementaries) will start 10 minutes earlier and end 15 minutes earlier than they currently do. Tier 3 schools (most of the elementaries and kindergarten academies) will stay on their current schedule. You can find a full list of each school's schedule below.
- Tier 1 Schools
- Perry Meridian High School
- Southport High School
- 7:05 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
- 7:05 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. Wednesday
- Tier 2 Schools
- Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy
- Perry Meridian Middle School
- Southport 6th Grade Academy
- Southport Middle School
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary
- Rosa Parks Elementary
- Glenns Valley Elementary
- Rosa Parks Kindergarten Academy
- 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
- 8 a.m. - 2:20 p.m. Wednesday
- Tier 3 Schools
- Clinton Young Elementary
- Douglas MacArthur Elementary
- Homecroft Elementary
- Jeremiah Gray Elementary
- Mary Bryan Elementary
- Henry Burkart Elementary
- Douglas MacArthur Kindergarten Academy
- Homecroft Kindergarten Academy
- Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten Academy
- Southport Elementary
- Winchester Village Elementary
- 9:05 a.m. - 3:55 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
- 9:05 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Wednesday
"We worked to find solutions that did not involve changes to the start times. After exhausting all other options, we have decided to take these steps to ensure all students arrive home in a timely manner," district officials said in a statement.
The statement went on to blame a surge in enrollment, an increase in the number of students who need transportation, and "a significant number" of families who needed transportation but hadn't signed up before the school year started.
Families can find finalized transportation times on Skyward, the district's student communication management system, later this week.