Despite a handful of issues during the first week of classes, Hays CISD’s transportation department is starting to equalize its on-time percentages, according to district officials.

Tim Savoy, Hays CISD public information officer, said the district is now “where we expected to be” in terms of getting students to class before the first bell. During the first week of school, 169 of the 973 total bus routes across all 23 campuses were late.

Since then, the district has increased i...