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Board committee weighs major overhaul of SFUSD elementary bus service, proposes shrinking fleet from 44 to 25
Summary
Staff told a Board of Education ad hoc committee that aligning transportation with the new student assignment policy would be a major shift: recommended changes include adding an after‑school access goal, reducing the yellow‑bus fleet from 44 to 25 over three years, and phasing route changes so families have advance notice.
Staff told the San Francisco Board of Education ad hoc committee on student assignment that the district’s current elementary transportation system is a legacy network not aligned with new assignment goals and recommended a phased realignment that would reduce the general‑education yellow‑bus fleet from 44 buses to 25.
"The main reason is that we believe that our transportation policy should reflect our strategic plan commitments," said Susan Kagajero, a staff presenter, explaining that the district currently operates about 44 buses making roughly five to six trips per day and serving about 3,300 elementary students. She said a sample baseline intended to support the assignment policy’s equity goals would concentrate service in CTIP‑1 neighborhoods and to schools offering immersion and newcomer programs.
Staff presented three recommended adjustments: add an explicit goal to support SFUSD after‑school…
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