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Board hears bus-driver staffing challenges; approves fine-arts field trip amid insurance questions
Summary
District leaders said shortages of bus drivers persist and a new full-time driver is expected to start soon; the board approved a fine-arts student trip paid largely by fundraising and discussed optional trip-insurance policies.
An administrator (speaker 6) told the board the transportation department is stretched and the district is actively recruiting drivers. "We're one sort of road to away from not getting kids to school probably," the speaker said, describing staffing pressures and a plan to bring a new full-time driver on board on the 24th to help ease the shortage. The administrator noted hiring lead times and that it may take about one and a half months for a new hire to be fully operational unless they have prior experience.
Separately, the board approved a fine-arts field trip that will be funded largely through fundraisers run by participating students and the PTO. Board members raised questions about optional trip insurance — several coverage tiers were explained (e.g., $37, $49 or decline) and one member noted a coverage behavior in which some options cover only 50% of a trip cost in specific circumstances. Members asked staff to follow up with details about insurance options for families.
