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Transportation department outlines driver shortages, route costs and service pressures
Summary
District transportation staff detailed route consolidation efforts, driver and aide shortages, field‑trip overtime pressures, and per‑student route costs that vary widely by distance; trustees requested route‑level cost and ridership data and counts of students per route.
Transportation staff presented an overview of operations, costs and staffing challenges, telling trustees that shortages of drivers and aides have required merging routes and creating exclusive special‑education routes.
Blair (transportation staff) said the district has about 64 buses in the fleet and typically uses roughly 39 buses per normal day, with 13 buses currently on…
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