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Londonderry board approves two-tier bus routes for 2025-26 to combine middle- and high-school runs
Summary
The Londonderry School Board voted 5-0 to move to a two-tier bus routing model for the 2025-26 school year that will combine middle- and high-school runs; administrators say a Traversa mock-up shows the change can be implemented with 38 buses and could save about $70,000.
The Londonderry School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to implement two-tier bus routing for the 2025-26 school year, combining middle- and high-school runs to reduce fleet needs and route overlap.
Administrators said the district, using a Traversa routing mock-up, could run the reorganized system on 38 buses. Amity (Superintendent), who presented the plan with the district’s bus-company leadership, told the board the mock-up showed typical bus loads of about 20–30 riders on combined runs and that the change could reduce the fleet by one bus and save roughly $70,000 annually.
Why it matters: Board members and staff described the change as a cost-saving measure that could shorten early morning start times for high-school drivers and reduce the number of buses idling and waiting…
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