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Officials propose vans to cut sports travel costs as transportation eats into budgets
Summary
District leaders said transportation drives nearly $300,000 of extracurricular costs and proposed buying 2–3 vans (approx. $62,000 each) to reduce mileage and per‑sport expenses; they cited a recent SUV rental that saved $3,091 as an example.
Amanda Bush outlined transportation as one of the district's largest discretionary costs for extracurriculars and said reimbursements cover only certain 'good miles' while extracurricular travel is not reimbursed. She cited typical driver pay and per-mile accounting: "We pay drivers $23 an hour whether they're driving or whether they're waiting," and noted that at the state reimbursement rate, many sport-related miles are unreimbursed.
Trustee Roy Farmer gave a concrete cost example: renting an SUV for a small wrestling trip saved the district about $3,091 compared with running a full bus, and the district has bid estimates of about $62,000 per van and hopes to buy two with levy funds. The presentation projected extracurricular transportation at roughly $550,000 before potential savings from vans; officials said vans could lower per‑trip costs substantially if insured and appropriately staffed.
