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SFUSD presents transportation overhaul with possible 57% bus reduction and finds full fee recovery unlikely
Summary
SFUSD staff outlined a substitute transportation policy and a community engagement plan; analysis shows full cost recovery through fees is unlikely given district demographics and current bus costs, and staff estimated a possible 57% reduction in bus fleet use over three years while exploring partial-fee and alternative service models.
At the Student Assignment Committee meeting, staff presented a substitute transportation policy intended to clarify goals and improve transparency about how general-education bus services would be provided under the new assignment system. Cecilia Dodge and Susan Kagajero explained a two-step community engagement plan (policy-level outreach followed by route-level detail in winter) and said the district will publish the policy goals and the questions it will use to select routes and stops.
Susan Kagajero reviewed revenue and fee scenarios and told the committee state rules set a maximum charge per passenger at $4.18 per one-way trip ($8.36 for a round trip) but that state law exempts students whose IEPs require transportation and…
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