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Board approves transportation contract and several routine items; tax-levy public hearing set for March 24
Summary
At its meeting the Ames Community School District Board approved multiple agenda items including a transportation contract award to First Student (5–1), renewal of a natural-gas risk-pool program, change orders and final acceptance for the Ames Center renovation, policies updates, and set a public hearing for the proposed 2025–26 tax levy.
The Ames Community School District Board of Education took a series of formal votes at its meeting, approving a transportation contract award to First Student Inc. and several routine administrative items. Key actions and outcomes:
- Transportation services agreement (award to First Student Inc.): Motion moved by Vice President Shields Cook, seconded by Beerbohm. Passed 5–1. Staff reported the evaluation committee followed an RFP process and found First Student’s pricing materially lower when modeled on current routes; public…
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