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Stevensville trustees authorize snow‑routes plan for adverse weather
Summary
The board authorized the superintendent and transportation staff to draft and publish snow‑route guidelines under district policy so buses can operate limited routes on hazardous weather days; trustees said the district will present the plan to the community.
The Stevensville School District Board authorized the superintendent and transportation professionals to identify and publish “snow routes” — limited bus routes to be used on days of adverse road conditions — under existing policy guidance.
Under policy 81‑10 (and related references to district transportation policy), trustees agreed the superintendent, working with drivers and transportation staff, should draft guidelines that designate which routes would operate when district officials call a snow‑route day. The board emphasized that this action does not change the superintendent’s authority to cancel or delay school; rather, it gives transportation staff another tool for running limited routes when full routes are unsafe.
In discussion, a trustee asked whether the board should see the guidelines before staff implement them. The chair said the board’s role is to authorize development of the plan and that day‑to‑day operational details are for the superintendent and transportation team, who will present the plan and community notifications once draft guidelines are complete.
Trustees voted to authorize the district to establish snow routes; the transportation staff (Jason and Brody in the discussion) were identified as leading the work and will bring a community plan for publication and feedback.
