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Lincoln Public Schools presents 2025–26 transportation plan; cites driver shortage, longer ride times and new buses
Summary
District transportation officials told the board on June 24 that peak daily ridership reached 4,366 in 2024–25, special education ridership rose, and ongoing driver shortages have forced route consolidations that lengthen some student commutes. The presentation outlined staffing, fleet changes, contractor use and communications protocols.
Lincoln Public Schools transportation staff presented the district's draft transportation plan for the 2025–26 school year at the Board of Education meeting on June 24, 2025, detailing ridership numbers, a continuing driver shortage and plans to add vehicles and equipment.
The presentation, led by Phil Scrupa, director of transportation, said the district transported a peak of 4,366 students per day in 2024–25. Scrupa said 26% (about 1,145) of those riders were regular-education students, 42% were special-education students, and English-language-learner ridership peaked at about 478 students.
Scrupa said the department currently staffs 149 drivers (about 121 regular-route drivers), seven activity/field-trip drivers, nine substitute drivers and 12 shared-route drivers. He said the district is about 23 drivers short of the ideal staffing level for 150 routes but is at the current consolidated-route staffing target going into the coming school year. "We are 23 drivers short for our ideal staffing of 150 drivers or 150 routes. We're currently 0…
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