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Palm Beach school board approves buses, recruitment contract, personnel changes and student trip
Summary
The Palm Beach County School Board unanimously approved purchases and administrative items including a small-bus purchase for ESE students, a student-recruitment contract with KCIA Public Strategy LLC, a personnel addendum, dismissal of an administrative hearing request, and an international trip for Jupiter High students to Kyoto, Japan.
The Palm Beach County School Board met in March 2026 and unanimously approved a package of routine but consequential items, including a purchase of smaller school buses intended to serve students with exceptional student education (ESE) needs and several administrative actions.
Board action and key votes The board approved the meeting agenda and then voted unanimously on all new-business motions. Motions and seconds recorded in the meeting minutes show consistent unanimous support for the administration's recommendations.
What the board approved • A procurement authorization to buy smaller buses intended for ESE routes: five 14-passenger buses equipped with wheelchair lifts and ten 14-passenger buses in a standard configuration. Chair Brill said the smaller buses will be more fuel efficient, reduce reliance on contracted ESE transportation, and require driver training that does not require a commercial driver’s license, which the district expects will…
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