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Transportation department outlines fleet replacements, fuel locks and staffing adjustments
Summary
Transportation co‑director said the department will replace aging buses and vans as part of the fleet schedule, reported fuel contracts locked through the calendar year and described staffing adjustments including a bus‑driver trainer position; transcript wording about the bus quantity was unclear.
The district’s transportation co‑director, identified in the meeting as Aaron, presented the transportation department budget request and replacement plan on March 11.
Aaron said the proposal includes purchases to keep the district on schedule for bus and van replacements and named three specific older buses selected for replacement (bus 11, bus 20 and bus 25). He told the board the department will acquire propane buses and vans; the transcript records the phrasing as "acquisition of 377 passenger propane buses and three vans," language that is unclear in context. Board members and staff later noted that Version 7 of the budget will add a third bus and reduce a van compared with the version presented that night.
Aaron said the district is currently locked into fuel pricing for the rest of the calendar year (gas $2.19 per gallon, diesel $2.46 per gallon, propane $1.53 per gallon) and cited a decision to remain with the current student‑tracking vendor (Tyler Technologies) after evaluating alternatives. From a staffing perspective, he said a bus‑driver trainer position (already filled) will support driver training and that two part‑time van driver positions were combined into one full‑time role to improve efficiency.
No formal vote on bus purchases occurred during the meeting; the transportation budget will be updated in subsequent versions for board review.
