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Cabot board approves school-choice policy, bus-driver pay raise, recruitment incentive and several administrative items; upholds expulsions
Summary
At the meeting the board approved policy 4.5 (school choice), raised the bus-driver base to $20/hour effective January 2025, authorized a driver recruitment incentive program, approved an employee disclosure and other administrative motions; the board also upheld expulsions and moved into executive session for some discipline hearings.
The Cabot School District Board moved several action items at its meeting and carried voice votes on multiple motions, including changes to school choice, driver pay and personnel matters.
The board voted to approve the revised school-choice policy (policy 4.5) as presented for the 2024-25 school year, following a motion and second. The revised policy reflects a statutory-driven timeline requiring superintendent notice within 15 calendar days and provides an enrollment window of 10 school days for parents after notification.
The board approved a change to the bus-driver salary schedule, raising the base hourly rate from $18.29 to $20 per hour, effective January 2025, after trustees heard that the district currently has 89 contracted drivers, 93 routes and a shortage of four full-time route drivers. Transportation staff also presented a driver-recruiting incentive that uses a credit system and a $500 referral bonus payable when recruited drivers meet 240 credits in a year; the board approved the initial incentive program through June 30, 2025 for evaluation.
The board approved an employee-disclosure item involving purchases through Harold's LLC (the recommended vendor), with an estimated transaction amount for the year of approximately $2,000. The board also approved routine authorization for the superintendent to finalize a listed agreement and other consent items.
On student-discipline matters, the administration recommended expulsions for several students. The board moved to uphold the administration's recommendation to expel student 0196 for one year after a motion and second; the board also considered student 3184 and moved into a closed/executive hearing for some discipline matters. The motions regarding expulsions were carried by voice vote.
All motions described above were recorded in the meeting as carried by voice vote; the transcript does not include a roll-call or named vote tallies.
