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Waunakee staff outline internal alternative-education pilot, propose leased vehicles for McKinney-Vento transport
Summary
District staff outlined a small internal alternative-education pilot and proposed leasing two vehicles for McKinney-Vento transportation, both included in the third draft of the 2025–26 budget advanced by the board.
District staff described plans for a small, district-run alternative-education placement and a revised transportation approach for students in McKinney-Vento (homeless and highly mobile) status during the board’s budget discussion.
The alternative-placement concept is intended to replace costly external placements. Staff said external placements can range from about $50,000 to $150,000 per student and that the district’s estimate for a small group of students this year could approach “almost a half a million dollars.” The proposed district model would start small — staff mentioned roughly four intermediate-school students as…
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