Why isn’t the cost of transporting students considered in the criteria for establishing school attendance area boundaries?
Although the potential bus transportation cost is not part of the initial criteria that is reviewed for boundary changes, distance and proximity of students to school sites among other important facets of boundary changes is looked at. The actual cost for school bus transportation is determined based partly on the existing bus routes, the number and location of students requiring transportation services. When boundary changes are considered for School Board adoption, the District’s Transportation Department provides a cost impact statement as part of the materials delivered to the School Board prior to school boundary change consideration for approval/adoption.
