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Contractors, vendors warn eliminating transportation coordinator would fragment service

Grand Forks School Board · January 13, 2026
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Contractors and transportation vendors told the board eliminating the recently created transportation coordinator position (estimated savings ~$85,650) would fragment responsibilities across secretaries, raise safety and scheduling risks, and reverse gains in routing and extracurricular coordination; administrators said a prior split model exists but warned service impacts must be assessed.

Vendors and transportation partners urged the Grand Forks School Board Jan. 12 to retain a relatively new transportation coordinator position that the administration listed among budget reduction concepts.

Representatives from Triangle Coach Service and other contractors said the coordinator centralizes district routing, extracurricular scheduling, driver…

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