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Hazel Crest board weighs electric buses; district to develop multi-year transportation cost model
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Cynthia Levy and a JMA consultant presented electric-bus operating estimates that could save about $700,000 annually and outlined a plan to develop a CPI-based multi-year cost model and pilot steps with Illinois School Bus for driver recruitment and routing support.
The board heard a presentation on electric school buses and transportation options at its April 20 Committee of the Whole meeting. Minutes record that the board considered the cost of operating electric buses, which "could save $700,000 annually." Staff and board members discussed staffing and maintenance concerns tied to a possible shift to electric vehicles.
The minutes direct staff to "develop a multi-year cost model that incorporates CPI-based inflation assumptions to project future transportation costs under both contracted and in-house bussing scenarios." The minutes also note a meeting with Illinois School Bus to discuss phasing in-house bussing, including driver recruitment and routing support for the first two years of implementation. The transcript does not provide a detailed cost model, a timetable for a pilot, or a final decision on whether the district will convert to all-electric buses; those items would require follow-up reporting.
