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District reviews transportation study, examines waiver options but cautions against paying parents
Summary
Staff summarized a transportation study that raised the district’s projected transportation costs; consultants and staff said waivers or tax‑credit style payments face legal and equity limits and could create attendance/tardiness risks.
Conewago Valley School District staff briefed the committee on a recent transportation analysis Feb. 25 and discussed management, cost and equity implications of offering transportation waivers or payments to families who would not use the district bus service.
Staff said the district’s updated transportation projection adds roughly $300,000 to the district’s transportation cost line above existing contract increases; the presenter noted the total transportation budget in the packet approaches about $1 million with the adjustment. The board discussed earlier estimates that had been…
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