Am I reading this correctly? The D65 budget says the total spend on transportation in 2024 was $10M, yet this scheme was supposed to save $2, then $3, then $5M per year? Did they really believe they would save between 20 and 50% of the entire annual transportation budget? And that doesn’t even factor in the additional overhead costs of operating a new school. Surely I must be missing something…?
Yeah and back then it wasn’t $10 million or even close. When Sergio said $5m, it was more than the whole budget at that point. The blowup in transportation costs has nothing to do with the fifth ward kids, the bussing price there has remained relatively constant and a very small part of the overall bus costs. Vast majority of transportation costs are for special ed kids, intraday taxis, etc. Story coming out mid week on this subject.
Am I reading this correctly? The D65 budget says the total spend on transportation in 2024 was $10M, yet this scheme was supposed to save $2, then $3, then $5M per year? Did they really believe they would save between 20 and 50% of the entire annual transportation budget? And that doesn’t even factor in the additional overhead costs of operating a new school. Surely I must be missing something…?
https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1723833923/district65net/jmidffohgnu3n3gnwdj1/FY25TentativeBudget.pdf
Yeah and back then it wasn’t $10 million or even close. When Sergio said $5m, it was more than the whole budget at that point. The blowup in transportation costs has nothing to do with the fifth ward kids, the bussing price there has remained relatively constant and a very small part of the overall bus costs. Vast majority of transportation costs are for special ed kids, intraday taxis, etc. Story coming out mid week on this subject.