Where are we now?
In the fall of 2019 we began moving our middle schools to later start times. Our first phase of Middle and Elementary Schools made shifts to their start and release times that school year. All other elementary schools made a minor shift in their times. The 2021-22 school year will begin phase 2 of this process affecting Hamilton, Toki and Wright Middle Schools moving to an 8:40 start time and Midvale, Lincoln, Chavez and Olson Elementary Schools moving to an earlier start time of 7:50. Select your school from the drop-down menu below to check your new start and dismissal times. (Reminder: Our Board approved changing start times at its July 30, 2018 meeting.)
Start/Dismissal Times by School
Allis Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
Chávez Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Crestwood Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Elvehjem Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
3-Year Process
Emerson Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Falk Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
*One-time Change
Franklin Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Glendale Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Gompers Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
3-Year Process
Hawthorne Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Huegel Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Kennedy Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
3-Year Process
Lake View Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
3-Year Process
Lapham Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Leopold Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Lincoln Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2021-2022*
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
*And Beyond
Lindbergh Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
Lowell Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Marquette Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Mendota Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
3-Year Process
Midvale Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2021-2022*
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
*And Beyond
Muir Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
Nuestro Mundo Community School - Nuestro Mundo, Inc.
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
3-Year Process
Olson Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
2021-2022*
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
*And Beyond
Orchard Ridge Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
Randall Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Sandburg Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
Schenk Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
Shorewood Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
Stephens Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Thoreau Elementary
Current
- Start: 7:50 AM
- Monday: 1:15 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
Van Hise Elementary
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:05 PM
- Dismissal: 3:37 PM
Badger Rock Middle
Current
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday: 2:30 PM
- Dismissal: 3:30 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 8:25 AM
- Monday: 2:30 PM
- Dismissal: 3:30 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
3-Year Process
Black Hawk Middle
Current
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:47 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:47 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
3-Year Process
Cherokee Middle
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
Hamilton Middle
Current
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:42 PM
- Dismissal: 2:42 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
*And Beyond
Jefferson Middle
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
O'Keeffe Middle
Current
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:52 PM
- Dismissal: 2:52 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:52 PM
- Dismissal: 2:52 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
3-Year Process
Sennett Middle
Current
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:42 PM
- Dismissal: 2:42 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:42 PM
- Dismissal: 2:42 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
3-Year Process
Sherman Middle
Current
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:47 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:47 PM
- Dismissal: 2:47 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
3-Year Process
Spring Harbor Middle
Current
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
Toki Middle
Current
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:42 PM
- Dismissal: 2:42 PM
2021-2022*
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
*And Beyond
Whitehorse Middle
Current
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:42 PM
- Dismissal: 2:42 PM
2021-2022
- Start: 7:35 AM
- Monday: 1:42 PM
- Dismissal: 2:42 PM
2022-2023
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
3-Year Process
Wright Middle
Current
- Start:8:13 AM
- Monday: 2:24 PM
- Dismissal: 3:24 PM
2021-2022*
- Start: 8:40 AM
- Monday: 2:20 PM
- Dismissal: 3:52 PM
*And Beyond
Choose Your School From the List Above or view the full list in PDF Format!
Fall Bus Routes
Find fall bus routes on the website.
View instructions on how to check your child's bus route in Infinite Campus.
Implementation Plan
We'll have a planning year in 2018-2019 and a phased-in approach over three years:
MMSD Voices
In case you missed them, we have two podcast episodes on the upcoming change to school start/dismissal times.
- “It takes a village (to change school start + dismissal times)”
- “You snooze, you...learn”
Listen in iTunes, TuneIn, Google Play, Stitcher or Spotify.
Presentation
View this presentation to learn more about the school start times plan.