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Trotwood-Madison board split over transportation in‑lieu payments; motion to approve fails
Summary
The Trotwood-Madison City Schools board debated required in‑lieu transportation payments to private/charter schools and declined to approve the payments as presented, citing concerns over cost and timing; superintendent said the district remains legally obligated and will return with clarifications.
TROTWOOD-MADISON CITY — The school board split over routine in‑lieu transportation payments on Feb. 5, rejecting a motion to approve the payments as presented while staff agreed to return with a verified list of students and guidance about district filing deadlines.
Superintendent Howard presented the annual request for approval of in‑lieu payments — payments the district makes when students attend private, parochial or charter schools outside the district — and said the per‑student amount has increased from roughly $500 last year to a new minimum cited in the packet of $607.15. The superintendent offered a rough district…
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