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Votes at a glance: committee awards transportation contract, maintains school choice and deletes breathalyzer protocol
Summary
At the same meeting the school committee approved a three-year transportation contract with AA Transportation, voted to continue the district's participation in the school-choice program for 2025–26, and voted to delete an outdated breathalyzer protocol from district policy.
The Grafton Public Schools school committee took several formal votes during its regular meeting following the budget public hearing:
- Transportation contract awarded to AA Transportation: The committee approved a three-year contract beginning July 1, 2025, with a first-year rate increase of 11.9 percent, 6 percent for years two and three, and two optional renewal years at 7 percent each. The committee received one sealed bid; AA Transportation was the sole sealed bidder after eight requests for bids. Committee members described the result as a favorable outcome in a market with sharply rising rates.
- Continued participation in school choice for 2025–26: The committee voted to remain open to the state’s school-choice program for the 2025–26 school year.…
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