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District reports $93,562 transportation funding cut and plans ridership tracking
Summary
Finance report flagged a $93,562 decrease in transportation funding tied to a statewide formula change; district will deploy an IT ridership-tracking system and urged families to support regular bus ridership to improve funding snapshots.
The finance report noted a $93,562 reduction in transportation funding received from the Public Education Department, which the presenter tied to changes in the statewide transportation funding formula and shifts in ridership. "The decrease amount is for $93,562, and this adjustment is the result of a reduction in the transportation funding received from PED due to changes in the statewide transportation funding formula," the presenter said.
Officials explained that newly opened charter schools and reduced average ridership were contributing factors, and that the district is rolling out an IT system to track ridership. The board discussed emphasizing consistent daily bus ridership around snapshot reporting days (80-day and 40-day counts) so unit calculations better reflect actual student transportation use.
