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Board and Cannon Beach Academy weigh bus logistics and safety concerns
Summary
The board and academy discussed complicated bus routing, parent-supervision constraints and potential costs of offering dedicated routes to Cannon Beach Academy; district staff said transportation is not required in every case and cited routing studies and a hypothetical cost example of $100,000 for full service. The board asked staff for more costed options, including centralized drop-off points.
Board members and Cannon Beach Academy representatives spent substantial time on transportation logistics, with staff describing routing complications and the limits of district-run routes. Mary Ellen read aloud a statutory reference and cautioned parents about expectations: "ORS 3 3 8 1 4 5 says that the public charter shall be responsible for providing transportation to students who reside within the school district and who attend the public charter school."
District staff said transportation has at times been provided as a courtesy when routes permitted but is not required by the district in every case; staff presented a routing analysis that showed reverse routing and long travel times as complicating factors. Board members suggested alternatives such as centralized drop-off locations and asked staff to return with cost scenarios and feasibility analysis rather than a single, high-level number. One board member used a hypothetical to illustrate scale: "If they came to us and asked for transportation, we said it's $100,000," underscoring the potential budgetary impact.
