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District recommends five-year bus contract with First Student and phased rider fee increases
Summary
Superintendent and transportation staff presented two First Student contract quotes (three‑ and five‑year) and recommended the five‑year option; staff proposed phased increases for paid riders (from $160 now to $250/$350/$400 over three years) and estimated $23,250 additional revenue based on current paid riders (93).
District transportation staff presented an executive summary on current rider fees and two quotes from First Student, recommending a five‑year contract and proposing phased increases to the district’s paid rider fees.
Staff said the current annual per‑rider fee is $160 (billed across a 10‑month cycle as $16/month), with roughly 514 morning riders and 534 afternoon riders reported (special-education riders are counted separately). The district currently has about 93 paid riders; staff said that equals about 18% of students paying to ride. Staff presented two contract scenarios for 13 routes:…
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