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Plano ISD adopts new fare-busing guidelines, citing cost and capacity constraints
Summary
Trustees approved new district guidelines for fare busing that tighten eligibility, prioritize capacity, and limit growth of fare-only routes amid rising transportation costs; decisions on applications will be made starting Oct. 1.
The Plano ISD Board of Trustees voted March 25 to adopt new fair-busing guidelines designed to limit the district’s fare-based bus routes and prioritize transportation capacity for students eligible under district and TEA guidelines.
Johnny Hill, deputy superintendent for business and employee services, described the evolution of the district’s fare-busing program: what began as a way to fill extra seats on regular routes grew into additional routes dedicated solely to fare busing. Hill said the audit by TASBO in…
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