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Dayton Public Schools may outsource some busing
DAYTON — Dayton Public Schools is looking at possibly outsourcing the busing of charter and private school students as a way to trim the district’s $16 million transportation budget.
By law, Dayton Public is required to transport charter and private school students from kindergarten through eighth grade who live in the district.
Treasurer Stan Lucas said officials want to see if it might be financially feasible, and the Dayton Board of Education has approved seeking proposals from outside companies.
“We need to be more fiscally responsible because we don’t know what’s coming down the pike from the state,” board President Nancy Nerny said. “Rather than choosing classroom kinds of projects to tighten our belt, we’re choosing operations.”
The district buses 14,125 students daily, with 4,935 being charter and private school students.
District officials recently visited Cincinnati Public Schools, which outsourced its busing more than a decade ago to save money. The district contracts with First Student Inc., to transport about 15,000 K-8 district, charter and private school students on yellow buses.
Centerville City Schools’ Assistant Superintendent Bob Yux said his district looked at outsourcing part of its bus transportation, but decided against it.
“One of the things you sacrifice when you outsource, one of the things you lose, is some of the ownership,” he said.
Staff writer Jill Kelley contributed to this report.
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By melissa
February 10, 2011 4:49 PM | Link to this
My child goes to a private school and receives busing as I DO pay property and income taxes within the city of Dayton. My child is allowed these services as required by law. (you can thank me for not sending my child to a public school and allowing your son/daughter more individualized attention there.)
By Maxwell Powers
February 9, 2011 10:44 PM | Link to this
I really have never understood why the public schools have to pay to transport private or charter school students. If you want your child to go to a private or charter school, get them there yourself! If you can’t, get on the bus to the public school.
By Rick
February 8, 2011 10:36 AM | Link to this
Why are they only looking at outsourcing of bus transportation for student of private and charter schools? To save money? Then why not outsource for all students? The DPS administration has a long-standing hostility to students and their parents of private and charter schools. Could it be that this service will be subpar on purpose? Again, I ask, why not for all students?