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District explains ‘power hour’ bus contract process; compensation set at $245 per day
Summary
Transportation staff explained the procurement/drawing process for extended‑sessions (power hour) bus routes, said compensation is $245 per day, and confirmed there will be 42 sessions (21 fall, 21 spring).
Transportation staff described the district’s process for awarding extended‑sessions (“power hour”) bus routes and said compensation for the 2025–26 school year is $245 per day.
Staff explained the contractor selection uses a published application and a computer‑generated "picker wheel" draw. Contractors may submit one bus per application; the bus listed must currently run a regular route at that school (or meet criteria if it serves only high school). The draw lists applicants by school and assigns routes; transportation assigns route placement with an objective of efficient routing.
Staff confirmed there are 21 sessions in the fall and 21 in the spring (42 total). Summer school routes are drawn separately and the same process is used for those sessions. Contractors owning multiple buses do not receive multiple entries under a single business name; the process is managed per business to give equitable opportunity.
Board members asked procedural questions about fairness and implementation; one board member who attended the drawing praised the computerized process as fairer than the prior, manual method. No formal contract award or vote was recorded in the work session transcript; staff said the transportation department will continue awarding routes per its established process.
