BURIEN, Wash. — High school students in the Highline school district will get to sleep in this fall when schools move to a later start time.
Because of the change, there will be small adjustments to start and dismissal times at schools across the district.
Most high schools will start 30 minutes later at 8 a.m. School will end at 2:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. On early release Friday, school will be dismissed at 1 p.m.
Elementary schools will start five minutes later at 8:45 a.m. or 9:15 a.m., depending on service area. School will end at 3:15 or 3:45 p.m., Monday through Thursday. On early release Friday, school will get out at 1:45 or 2:15 p.m.
Most middle schools will start five minutes earlier at 8:05 a.m. School will end at 2:35 p.m., Monday through Thursday. On early release Friday, school will be dismissed at 1:05 p.m.
CHOICE Academy, Puget Sound Skills Center, New Start High School, Raisbeck Aviation High School and Waskowitz Educational Leadership Service will not have a change in start and dismissal times.
Start and dismissal times are changing at both Big Picture Middle School and Big Picture High School. Big Picture Middle School will start at 9 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. On early release Friday, school will be dismissed at 2 p.m. Big Picture High School will start at 8:55 a.m. and dismiss at 3:30 p.m., Monday and Wednesday and dismiss at 3 p.m.Tuesday and Thursday. On early release Friday, school will be dismissed at 2:30 p.m.
A detailed list of start and dismissal time changes is in the table below.
Bus times are also changing. New bus stops and pickup times can be found using Highline's bus and address lookup system, Edulog.
Middle and high school students will begin riding the bus together starting in fall 2018. High school students will be dropped off first, followed by middle school students.
Middle school students will be directed to sit in the front of the bus, and high school students will sit in the back of the bus.
New Start & Dismissal Times
Note: CHOICE Academy, Puget Sound Skills Center, New Start High School, Raisbeck Aviation High School and Waskowitz Educational Leadership Service (WELS) start times remain unchanged.