07/25/2026
HPE peeps!!! New start times!
Sapulpa Public Schools Elementary Schools will begin the school day ten minutes earlier this academic year.
Oklahoma Senate Bill 1481, which went into effect July 1, mandates that all public schools provide at least 40 minutes of daily recess for elementary students. According to the legislation, recess time is considered non-instructional time. Sapulpa, like many districts across the state, must add time to the school day to meet the new requirement. Our goal is to notify families of this change as soon as possible so any necessary adjustments can be made to ensure students arrive at school on time each day.
- All elementary schools in the district will start each school day ten minutes earlier.
- The end of the school day will not change.
- PLC Mondays will begin ten minutes earlier at elementary schools.
- Elementary bus routes will run ten minutes earlier.
- Latchkey hours will not change.
- This change will not affect secondary schools (6-12).
School bell times starting with the 2026-27 school year are as follows:
Freedom, Holmes Park and Jefferson Heights Elementary Schools
Monday (PLC Days) 9:20 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday 8:50 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Liberty Elementary STEM Academy
Monday (PLC Days) 8:30 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday 8 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Doors will open in time for breakfast service. Breakfast service times are as follows:
Freedom, Holmes Park and Jefferson Heights Elementary Schools
Monday 8:50 - 9:20 a.m.
Tuesday-Friday 8:20 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
Liberty Elementary STEM Academy
Monday 8 - 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday-Friday 7:30 - 8:00 a.m.
Thank you for your flexibility and understanding as we implement the new bell schedule and additional recess time.