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Isle of Wight board OKs purchase of five 2026 Thomas school buses for up to $757,027
Summary
The school board approved purchase of five 2026 Thomas school buses — four 77-passenger units and one 53-passenger unit — totaling not to exceed $757,027, using funds authorized by the Board of Supervisors.
The Isle of Wight County School Board on July 10 approved the purchase of five 2026 Thomas school buses for a combined total not to exceed $757,027.
The order includes four 77-passenger Type C (C2) buses at $151,468 each and one 53-passenger Type C (C2) bus at $151,155, Superintendent Dr. Coleman said. The board recorded that the Board of Supervisors has authorized the funding and that money was available after July 1.
The purchase is part of the division’s routine capital-improvement plan to replace and augment the school bus fleet; Coleman said the board has ordered five buses per year “until we’re caught back up.”
Motion details: move to approve purchase of five 2026 Thomas school buses (4 x 77-passenger at $151,468; 1 x 53-passenger at $151,155) not to exceed $757,027. Mover and seconder not specified. Outcome: approved (roll call recorded as unanimous yes by the clerk during the vote sequence).
Board members did not debate the model or vendor during public session; the purchase was presented as the standard annual fleet acquisition tied to the CIP funding previously approved by county supervisors.
