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Senior class leaders ask Canajoharie board to subsidize prom buses; board approves
Summary
Senior class president Adrian and junior class president Bryson Becker presented prom plans and a cost breakdown and asked the board to provide school buses and drivers to reduce class costs; the board moved and approved district subsidy of transportation by voice vote.
Senior class president Adrian and student presenters told the CANAJOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education that prom will be held Saturday, June 6 at Settles Hill Gateway and Events in Altamont and asked the district to provide school buses and accompanied drivers to reduce student expenses.
The students provided an estimated cost per attendee of about $57. They said venue and food combined were about $47 per person (the meal was described as roughly $34 plus gratuity and an administrative fee), DJ services about $7 per person, and transportation was estimated around $11.50 per person but was not included in the students’ presented total. Estimated attendance was about 150 students. Presenters emphasized safety and accountability from centralized off‑campus transportation and asked the board to subsidize buses to lower class costs.
Board action: After the presentation the chair asked for questions; none were raised. The chair then entertained a motion for the district to subsidize buses for prom transportation. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The chair congratulated the students and wished them a successful event.
What happens next: The students said they will distribute a prom letter to attendees with instructions and required forms. The board did not specify the subsidy amount in these remarks; details of the subsidy (cost allocation and budget line) were not specified in the provided segments.
