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Board discusses charter-bus clause for long trips to reduce booster burden

Southern Columbia Area SD Board of Directors · February 11, 2025
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Summary

Staff proposed adding a Fullington contract term to provide charter buses for trips over 90 minutes; staff said Fullington’s activity credit of about $22,000 and free buses for state championships partially offset costs, but boosters now pay many trip differentials.

A staff member asked the board to consider a contract provision with Fullington that would provide charter buses for district trips longer than 90 minutes, estimating about five such trips a year. The staff member said the charter cost example to Canton was roughly $2,300, while a standard school-bus option was about $500, leaving…

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