Vehicle Operations
Activities involved in operating vehicles for student transportation, from the time the vehicles leave the point of storage until they return to the point of storage.
Budget Summary
Notable Changes
- An additional 4.0 FTEs (Bus Drivers) were added due to projected growth of 609 students.
- An additional 15.0 FTEs (Bus Drivers) were added due to faciliate bell schedule changes and provide on-time transporation.
- 5% across the board salary adjustment for non-licensed (service) scale employees.
- All bus drivers received an adjustment during the FY '21-22 school year. This adjustment addressed recruitment and retention of bus drivers while facing a nationwide driver shortage. Starting bus driver pay was increased to $22/hour in August of '21.
- Budget includes a total purchase of 12 buses. Twelve (12) buses were included in the FY '22 budget; however, the cost of buses has increased.
- An increase of $100k in estimated fuel costs and usage.