Equip buses with new technology

  • Original Bond Cost: $3 million

  • Final Cost: $1.6 million

  • Scope:

    • Equip all buses with birds-eye-view technology, which augments driver awareness around the bus during the loading/unloading of students and while the bus is in traffic.

    • Install technology to address safety and security of bus fleet. Find updates regarding the project. Improve GPS fleet tracking. ID Tag Security System would create bus manifest to help ensure students use assigned bus stop. Enhance bus communication with dispatch, school and parents.

Purchase additional buses, white fleet and box trucks and replace vehicles

  • Original Bond Cost: $23 million

  • Total Spent to Date (as of Dec. 2024): $12 million

  • Projected Total Cost: $16.7 million

  • Scope:

    • Provide new vehicles to accommodate District growth and replace aging equipment. Buses 15-20 years old would be considered for replacement. Purchase 30 regular buses for growth, 20 regular buses to replace aging buses, 30 special needs buses for growth, 20 special needs buses to replace aging buses, 25 new activity buses to accommodate growth and replacements

    • Purchase 12 tractor trucks to pull band trailers, eliminating the use of rentals

    • Purchase 25 white fleet vehicles to accommodate District growth

    • Purchase five box trucks for fine arts to provide a box truck for all high school feeders.

Update the Barrow Transportation Facility

  • Original Bond Cost: $1.6 million

  • Scope: Replace shop lighting and bay doors; install new fluid delivery and exhaust system; replace HVAC units and heaters; update restrooms.Scope: Replace shop lighting and bay doors; install new fluid delivery and exhaust system; replace HVAC units and heaters; update restrooms.

Construct an additional transportation facility

  • Original Bond Cost: $19.2 million

  • Revised Bond Cost : $12 million

  • Original Scope: Provide additional office and maintenance space; install covered bus wash, a fuel island, equipment and tanks; provide additional covered parking for 200 buses

  • Revised Scope: This project has been placed on hold to address other needs due to slowed enrollment growth. Money for this project is being held to address bus parking and freezer and warehouse space for Child Nutrition.