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Board discusses blended transit plan for Career Impact Academy; lease-to-buy 77-passenger bus proposed
Summary
Administration described a blended model to provide student transportation to the new Career Impact Academy: lease a 77-passenger bus for up to three years with option to buy and run a district-operated route alongside a Valley shuttle. The committee recommended the blended approach; no formal board action was requested June 9.
District administration and the finance committee discussed options June 9 for providing student transportation between the two high schools and the new Career Impact Academy.
Vice President Anderson and staff described a blended approach that would lease a 77-passenger school bus (three-year lease with an option to purchase) to run a full route all day, combined with a shorter shuttle route supplied by Valley bus for tight turnaround periods. The committee favored the blended model as more flexible and less expensive than other options considered.
Why it matters: Transportation costs and ridership are uncertain for a newly opened program.…
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