Committee approves contract with G2D (GTD) for specialized student transportation; staff say two students currently served, one additional student would use the

The William Penn School District property committee approved a contract to reengage G2D (referred to in the transcript as GTD Transportation) to provide specialized transportation for students with severe sensory or emotional challenges.

Staff told the committee the provider has previously transported students whose needs made standard third‑party transport unsuccessful. Facilities and special education staff and a student’s family documented that when this provider transported the student, the student’s challenges during transport were “severely reduced if not non-existent,” staff said. The company agreed to lower its rates to the district contractor rate, allowing the district to contract with the provider for the remainder of the current school year and to enter a full contract for the next school year "in an amount not to exceed 85,800" as recorded in the transcript (currency not specified in the transcript).

When asked how many students would be affected, staff said two students are currently receiving specialized transportation outside the district’s third‑party contract and that this contract would add a third student to that arrangement. The committee voted to approve the GTD/G2D contract as part of a slate of motions; the voice vote was recorded as unanimous in the meeting transcript.