Transportation reports 9,290 riders, expanded tracking and EV bus rollout

Sep 22, 2026

Transportation reported 9,290 students on district yellow‑bus routes (727 daily routes), increased parent uptake of the tracking app (3,419 users) and the arrival of the first of five electric school buses; the department also submitted an updated Unusually Hazardous Transportation (UHT) plan adding about 100 students and 10 intersections for DPI review.

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Vanessa Cruz, transportation director, told the board the district is currently providing yellow‑bus service to about 9,290 students on roughly 727 daily routes. "For this school year, total students receiving transportation through our department is 9,290 students," she said, describing the scale of routing and the volume of change requests staff are processing at the start of the year.

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