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Urbana SD 116 reviews transportation contracts, signals rebid and pushes FirstView communications
Summary
District staff and contractors briefed the board on routing, special-needs buses and retention; First Student's contract will go out to rebid in February 2027 and officials urged families to use the FirstView app for real-time alerts.
The Urbana School District 116 board heard a transportation overview from Mary Anne Schloz and contractor representatives from MTD and First Student, covering route changes, incident reporting and driver retention strategies.
Schloz told the board the district is finishing its second year with First Student and "we'll be going out to rebid in February 2027" as part of the contracting cycle. She introduced Jay Rank from MTD and Chris Coyle and Shawnee Langley from First Student to walk the board through incident protocols and service adjustments.
Contractors said the district has split some routes (the orange and gold example)…
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