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Waunakee policy committee weighs removing middle-school buses, tightening alternate pickup rules
Summary
The Waunakee Community School District policy committee recommended forwarding transportation changes to the full board after discussing a plan that could remove middle-school bus service, replace summer shuttles with short/long routes, and narrow alternative-transportation eligibility (phased change from 'babysitters' to licensed daycare). A one-year, single-family exception to allow an out-of-district bus pickup was approved.
The Waunakee Community School District policy committee on Monday reviewed proposed changes to district transportation that could remove middle-school bus routes and tighten rules for alternative pickup and drop-off.
Ally, the staff presenter, told committee members the district is building on a 2024 hazardous-transportation study and a prior board decision that found middle-school walking conditions improved after village infrastructure upgrades. "If we continue on for 26–27 with what you guys approved with removing the middle school transportation, that would save three bus routes," Ally said, while noting the district has not yet fully modeled the financial impact for all scenarios.
Committee members discussed replacing summer shuttles between three elementary sites with three shorter and three longer routes to serve day-care sites and connect to…
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