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Board weighs bus‑driver incentives and fields heated community criticism over transparency
Summary
Trustees discussed reimbursements and incentives to recruit and retain bus drivers and monitors, heard a musical performance from district students, and faced sustained public criticism about budgeting transparency and the possibility of program cuts if a budget fails.
The board heard a focused presentation on transportation staffing and retention alongside extensive public comment demanding clearer budget transparency.
Trustee Curzio and the Facilities & Transportation committee described recruitment and retention problems in the district’s transportation department and recommended modest incentives, including reimbursement of training costs after a successful year of employment and other measures to make driver openings more competitive with…
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