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Board adopts updated home-to-school transportation plan after staff reports growth and access data
Summary
District staff presented the annual home‑to‑school transportation plan showing program growth (inscriptions rose from about 400 to nearly 800 in a year), 719 students currently qualifying under safety criteria and service expansions; the board accepted the report and adopted the plan updates.
District staff presented updates to the annual home‑to‑school transportation plan, citing state bills authorizing reimbursement parameters and describing program growth and operational improvements. Staff reported that the enrollment process is more efficient (registration time reduced from ~20 minutes to about 5 minutes) and that inscriptions rose from roughly 400 in the first year to nearly 800 in the most recent year.
Staff provided school-by-school enrollment examples and said 719 students qualify for transportation under safety criteria this year; the presenter described expanded stop locations and transfer routes used to serve neighborhoods north of Ellis and in Vargas. A parent praised the program but raised concerns about overcrowded secondary routes and bus arrival times; staff said the district had used additional buses and route adjustments and recommended adoption. The board moved, seconded and approved acceptance of the report and plan updates; the vote was announced as approved (individual tallies were not specified in the public transcript).
