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Superintendent signs electric bus purchase; charger cost prompts further review

Laporte Public School District Board of Education · November 10, 2025
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Summary

Superintendent AJ Dombeck signed a purchase agreement for an electric bus but said the district is awaiting a quote from Cummins for a charger that will cost more than originally planned; the charger will be installed before the bus, expected Jan.–Feb. 2026.

During the Superintendent’s Report, AJ Dombeck said he signed a purchase agreement for an electric bus. Dombeck said the district is awaiting a quote on a Cummins charger because the charger will cost more than originally planned; the district will not finalize the purchase agreement until the charger quote is received.

Dombeck told the board that once ordered the charger will be received first and the bus will arrive in January or February. The minutes do not record a dollar figure for the charger or the bus purchase price, nor do they state a vendor for the bus itself beyond the charger quote source.