Monday, August 25, 2008 --- 10:50 a.m.

Parents and guardians of Madison School District students who ride yellow school buses can now see their children’s school bus routes online.

The listing is easy to find HERE,
then go to Back to School, then go to Bus Route Schedules. The routes are listed by school, to make it easier for parents to find their students’ routes.

If parents or guardians do not have access to the MMSD website, they can pick up their children’s bus schedules at their school.

The online bus route listing for each school contains the morning pick-up locations, the first stop time and the drop-at-school time. At the end of the school day, school buses depart school about 5 - 8 minutes after dismissal time, and generally run the same route sequence as in the morning.

Elementary students are transported on buses if they live more than 1.5 miles from their school or if walking, they would be in an “area of unusual hazards” for which criteria apply.

For Metro bus routes (middle and high schools), parents and students should get that information from their school, or go to Metro's school day service Web site or call 266-4466.

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Friday, August 8, 2008 --- 7:30 a.m.

MMSD START AND DISMISSAL TIMES

All Madison Metropolitan School District schools will reopen on Tuesday, September 2 for the 2008-09 school year. School lunches will begin on that date.

The regular starting and dismissal times for each school are listed below.

* Please note: only 9th Graders attend on September 2.
East: Grades 9-12, 8:25 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
La Follette: Grades 9-12, 8:25 a.m. to 3:33 p.m.
Memorial: Grades 9-12, 8:14 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.
West: 9-12, 8:12 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.
Shabazz City: 9-12, Tues.-Fri. 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Monday 8:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

High School Early Release Days dismissal: 12:30 p.m. (La Follette – 11:59 a.m.)

*Please note: only 6th Graders attend on September 2.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS:
Black Hawk: Grades 6-8, 7:45 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Cherokee: Grades 6-8, 7:35 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Hamilton: Grades 6-8, 7:35 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Jefferson: Grades 6-8, 7:35 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
O'Keeffe: Grades 6-8, 7:45 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Sennett: Grades 6-8, 7:45 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Sherman: Grades 6-8, 7:45 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Spring Harbor: Grades 6-8, 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Toki: Grades 6-8, 7:35 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Whitehorse: Grades 6-8, 7:45 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Wright: Grades 6-8, 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Middle School Early Release Days dismissal:
Cherokee, Hamilton, Jefferson, Spring Harbor, Toki & Wright at 11:30 a.m.
Black Hawk, O’Keeffe, Sennett, Sherman & Whitehorse at 11:40 a.m.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:

The following schools start at 7:45 a.m. and dismiss students at 2:32 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Every Monday these schools start at 7:45 a.m. and dismiss students at 1:00 p.m. These schools also dismiss at 1:00 p.m. on September 2 and 3.

Emerson
Hawthorne
Marquette
Falk
Lapham
Mendota
Franklin
Leopold
Randall
Glendale
Lowell
Stephens
The following schools start at 8:30 a.m. and dismiss students at 3:17 p.m. Tuesday- Friday. Every Monday these schools start at 8:30 a.m. and dismiss students at 1:45 p.m. These schools also dismiss at 1:45 p.m. on September 2 and 3.

Allis
Lake View
Orchard Ridge
Chavez
Lincoln
Sandburg
Crestwood
Lindbergh
Schenk
Elvehjem
Midvale
Shorewood
Gompers
Muir
Thoreau
Huegel
Nuestro Mundo
Van Hise
Kennedy
Olson

This release and all Back to School information is available
here