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Washington Unified authorizes purchase of replacement buses; board to use discretionary block grant for initial units

Washington Unified School District Board of Education · July 24, 2025
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Trustees approved a contract to purchase replacement school buses to address an urgent shortage and approved using Arts, Music and Instructional Materials (AMIM) discretionary block grant funding for the first four buses; the district said the buses are in stock and noted several existing electric buses are no longer serviceable.

The Washington Unified School District board on July 24 authorized a contract with A to Z Bus Sales to buy replacement school buses to address an ongoing bus shortage, approving funds drawn from the district's Arts, Music and Instructional Materials (AMIM) discretionary block grant for the first purchase.

Chief Business Officer Monique Soval told the board the district needs four…

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