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Committee discusses bus‑safety technology, who should buy it and timing before Lamers contract expires
Summary
District staff described student ID badges, GPS and multi‑camera bus systems that can notify parents, guide drivers and improve seat‑level visibility; the committee discussed whether the district should buy equipment or require it in a future contractor RFP and noted the current extension with Lamers runs through the middle‑school opening.
District transportation and finance staff briefed the Waunakee budget committee on recent bus‑safety and routing technologies and asked the board for initial guidance on whether the district should own such equipment, require it in a future contractor bid, or continue to negotiate contractor investments.
Ali, district finance staff member, outlined three options: wait until the current contract is rebid and write equipment expectations into the RFP; purchase and own the technology so it is transferable between contractors; or ask the current contractor, Lamers, to add equipment and reflect that cost in route charges. "That also triggers on the driver's tablet an image of the student and an indication that yes, the…
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