Board weighs reinstating limited summer transportation for athletics and camps

Speaker 1 provided an athletics update and proposed reconsidering summer transportation to help parents and increase student participation in camps and events. He said the district had not provided summer transport in recent years and recommended restarting a limited, scheduled route similar to pre‑pandemic practice (for example, Westchester–Richville stops) rather than open pickup requests.

Board members discussed logistics and cost, noting the need for caps on pickups to avoid open‑ended routes and to ensure driver availability. One member said the proposal could help parents who cannot provide transportation, while others cautioned on scheduling complexity around long holiday weekends. The board asked staff to develop a clearer plan of routes, costs and driver staffing for consideration next year.