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Board approves transportation plan, pursues $4.1 million in grants for electric buses and charging infrastructure
Summary
Trustees approved the 2026-27 annual transportation plan to secure state reimbursement, prioritize services for students with IEPs and McKinney-Vento needs, and pursue $4.1 million in grant funding to replace aging buses with electric vehicles; trustees raised questions about EV infrastructure and field-trip scheduling impacts.
The Banning Unified School District board on March 11 approved the district's 2026-27 annual transportation plan, a step district staff said is required to capture new state reimbursement and to access grant funds for vehicle replacement and charging infrastructure.
Director of Transportation Herrera told the board the plan emphasizes prioritized service for students with individualized education programs (IEPs), McKinney-Vento (homeless) students and youngest pupils (TK–K), and described a fleet in need of modernization: nine assigned buses with several spares, roughly 317 daily…
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