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Board hears transportation report; approves single‑rate approach for expanded learning fees
Summary
Transportation staff reviewed fleet purchases, offered cameras from Samsara, route ridership and per‑vehicle costs; the board accepted a staff recommendation to use a uniform rate increase for expanded learning and to use ELOP funds to assist families in need.
Transportation staff presented an operations and finance report, saying total riders were effectively unchanged year‑over‑year at 128 and reporting field‑trip revenue of $11,433. The presenter said the district purchased several vehicles from Menlo School (four buses for $13,125 total; a minibus with 70,000 miles for $3,300; a transit‑style bus for $4,375) and noted medium buses priced around $2,500 each. The presenter also said donated Samsara camera units were available for three buses and estimated the annual cost to operate a minibus at about $6,500 (including driver, maintenance, inspections and fuel).
Separately, the board discussed proposed fee increases for after‑school/expanded learning programs. After discussion about consistency and use of one‑time increases, Trustee (speaker 11) moved to adopt the rate increase as a single rate across families and to use ELOP funding to assist qualifying families who cannot pay the full increase; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board also discussed possible route reductions (East AM and kindergarten) if ridership does not meet thresholds and confirmed the intent to preserve key West and high‑school routes.
