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USD 437 updates transportation plan, extends bus fee deadline to Aug. 1 and prioritizes safe routes
Summary
District staff told the board they have extended the payment deadline for transportation fees to Aug. 1, are routing students who opted in, and are prioritizing lighted crosswalks and sidewalks as part of a Safe Routes to School effort.
District staff updated the USD 437 Board of Education on transportation communications, recruitment for bus drivers and crossing guards, and Safe Routes to School planning. They said they have extended the transportation payment deadline to Aug. 1 and are routing students who have confirmed they will use district transportation.
A district staff member described the outreach: the district mailed notices, sent multiple emails and text messages and used a robo-dial voice service. After the July 8 board meeting, staff called families who had not responded; since then staff “shifted from that process of communication…
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