The schedules of Ballard-area schools will change by 10 to 40 minutes starting in September.

The Seattle School Board voted 6-1 June 3 to approve a motion to shift start and end times for most Seattle schools in order to accommodate new bus system standards approved in March.

Board member Michael DeBell said this is the third version of these changes the board has worked on, and there was very little public reaction over them.

"It was pretty quiet, to tell you the truth," DeBell said. "I think people are pretty happy with this final version."

Under the new schedule, most Ballard schools will start 20 minutes later. But, Ballard High School will start 20 minutes earlier. And, in the biggest change, Broadview-Thomson will start 40 minutes earlier and dismiss 35 minutes earlier.

According to Seattle Public Schools, the schedule changes come after input from families, principals and staff and will allow students to be picked up and dropped off while there is still adequate daylight.

The new transportation standards will save $2.2. million and allow the Seattle School District to transport the same number of students using 49 fewer buses, according to the district.