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Committee approves joint specialized-transportation contract expected to cut per-student costs
Summary
The finance committee approved a joint contract with service providers to cover roughly 300 specialized-transportation students; staff estimated per-student costs would fall and modeled $3 million in budgeted savings for next year.
The finance committee approved a joint specialized-transportation contract with providers who submitted a combined bid to serve students requiring specialized transit.
Assistant Superintendent Forrest (presenting the item) said the joint contract with "Safe Wheels and Mr. Seas" will serve about 300 students and that the vendor proposes a flat charge per vehicle, per route, per day of $975. Forrest said the district's current cost for the same group is about $169 per student…
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