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Board hears recurring complaints about magnet-school transportation and application timing
Summary
Board members and transportation staff reviewed magnet-school transportation constraints, application timing (opens Feb. 1), first-come-first-served allocation, and outreach efforts; no new policy was adopted but staff were asked to continue outreach and consider parent-led carpool options.
Board members and district transportation staff discussed persistent transportation challenges for families whose students are accepted to magnet programs after the district’s transportation application cutoff. Parents accepted into magnet programs after the system’s initial cutoffs reported difficulty securing bus seats, especially for ninth-graders who cannot drive. “Put your application in for transportation on February 1,” Transportation Manager Darlene Hart told the board, describing the district’s yearly process: applications open Feb. 1 and…
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