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Board hears update on First Student transportation proposal; negotiations continue
Summary
District staff briefed the board on ongoing negotiations with First Student for bus services. The company's latest pricing showed a per-route rate increase; staff highlighted fuel escalators, volume adjustments, activity buses and workforce constraints as central negotiation points.
Winona Area Public School District staff updated trustees on ongoing negotiations with First Student for a multi-year bus services contract. The district received a revised pricing page from First Student and has continued discussions; no final contract was approved at the meeting.
Staff described the current proposal as a five-year pricing schedule with year-two through year-five increases shown at 8%, 5%, 3% and 3%. The transcript records a quoted two-tier route price of about $467.11 per bus per day (the two-tier model is one set of morning/afternoon routes run by the same bus). District…
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