Springfield R‑XII staff recommend expanding bus eligibility by reducing mileage threshold to 1 mile
District transportation staff proposed lowering elementary/intermediate/K‑8 mileage eligibility from 1.5 to 1.0 mile, estimating 1,110 students would gain eligibility (about 709 expected riders) and reporting an approximate 3% resource increase for an 11% ridership gain. The board will consider a policy change (EEA) on Oct. 22.
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District transportation staff told the board on Oct. 8 that they recommend changing board policy EEA to expand bus eligibility for elementary, intermediate and K‑8 campuses by reducing the mileage threshold from 1.5 miles to 1.0 mile. Dr. Shaw and transportation officials described route modeling that would make more students eligible while keeping the system efficient.
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