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Pacifica board hears Transportation Plan 2026 focusing on equity, McKinney'Vento support and SamTrans passes
Summary
Interim deputy superintendent Martha Ladd presented the Pacifica School District's Transportation Plan 2026, citing Education Code requirements and Board Policy 35.4. The plan outlines services for McKinney-Vento students, students with disabilities and unduplicated pupils and notes participation in SamTrans youth unlimited passes. A motion to approve was made and seconded; the meeting audio does not include vote tallies.
Interim deputy superintendent Martha Ladd presented the Pacifica School District Transportation Plan 2026 at the March 11 board meeting, describing the plan as a legally required document that balances student and community needs with cost and focuses on safe, efficient transportation.
Ladd cited relevant Education Code sections (as read in the presentation) and Board Policy 35.4, describing the plan as "economical, environmentally sustainable, and appropriate means of providing transportation services." She said the plan specifies eligibility and services for several student subgroups: transportation under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, students with disabilities who meet eligibility through their individualized education plans, and transportation for unduplicated students defined in the plan as English learners, low-income students and foster youth. Ladd also noted the district's participation in the SamTrans Youth Unlimited program and that the district distributes passes for eligible students and families.
Board members were invited to ask questions; none were recorded that changed the plan text. The chair called for a motion to approve the transportation plan and a second was recorded in the audio, but the recording does not include a final vote tally or roll-call. The transcript does not document any amendments or conditions; the board moved on after the motion was made.
The plan's stated goals are to ensure safe access to school programs, promote attendance and reduce tardiness while weighing service levels against operating costs. The item references state statutory requirements for local education agencies to maintain a transportation plan as a condition of receiving certain apportionments.
