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North Providence committee approves participation in RIDE statewide transportation review
Summary
The North Providence School Committee voted July 23 to pay roughly $9,200 to participate in a Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) transportation review intended to identify routing and vendor efficiencies; presenters said savings from eliminating a single bus can equal about $100,000 per year.
The North Providence School Committee on July 23 approved the district’s participation in a Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) statewide transportation review and agreed to pay an approximately $9,200 fee for a deeper, district-level analysis.
RIDE School Building Authority representative Dr. Mario Carreno, who presented the plan, said transportation costs have risen sharply despite statewide enrollment declines. "As much as 61% the last 10 years, our costs are up with all these fewer kids," Carreno said, adding that in the three…
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