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Board debates ending $106K ESSER stipend to bus contractor; administrators say no student routes will be cut
Summary
Administration proposed removing a roughly $106,000 ESSER‑era stipend paid to the district’s contracted bus provider (SBI) that temporarily supplemented driver pay; administrators said tripper/pusher route changes would not eliminate student transportation to school but would reduce supplemental routes for high‑school students.
The board discussed proposed transportation reductions that include ending a roughly $106,000 ESSER‑era stipend the district provided to its contracted bus service (SBI) to temporarily increase driver pay during a recruitment shortage.
Administrators explained that the ESSER stipend was a temporary “goodwill” payment to help SBI raise driver wages and attract drivers during the pandemic and immediate post‑pandemic period. “That originally was a temporary gift…when we gave it to them, it was under the understanding that it was a temporary…
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