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RSU 22 raises concerns about driver shortages and contract payments with SEER Bus
Summary
District staff and committee members discussed driver shortages under the multi-year SEER Bus contract, concerns that the district has been charged for buses not delivered, and ongoing talks with the contractor to resolve service and billing issues.
School committee members and district staff discussed student transportation, including a multi-year contract with SEER Bus, a shortage of drivers that has left some routes under-served, and budget-line questions about contracted cost versus service delivered.
Nick (staff member) and other presenters said the district's contract calls for 28 buses; the contract sets a per-bus price and the district pays the contracted amount even when a bus cannot be run because of a driver shortage. Board members said they are concerned that the district has been charged for buses not actually in service and asked whether…
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