…costs exceed $1 million annually. Last year, when the reimbursement was 73 percent, Frontier Regional School lost $73,258 in transportation costs, Pioneer Valley Regional School lost $221,246, Mahar Regional School…
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School transportation costs a burden to Mohawk Trail
…Frontier Regional School lost $73,258 in transportation costs, Pioneer Valley Regional School lost $221,246, Mahar Regional School lost $195,815 and Franklin County Technical School lost $216,984, according to Department of…
Union 38 asks for state transportation funding
…reimbursement rate dipped below 50 percent. Last year, when the reimbursement was 73 percent, Frontier Regional School lost $73,258 in transportation costs according to Department of Elementary and Secondary Education…
PraacticalAAC Blog Post by Jeanne Tuthill
Jeanne Tuthill, an assistive technology specialist at the CCATT Center, has prepared a post for Carole Zangari’s PracticalAAC Blog, and we are pleased to share the blog with you: If…
Commission wants $60M for rural school districts
…to state reimbursement rates for regional transportation. ■The state should create a Rural School Transportation Reimbursement Account and offer more work to drivers within schools and towns to help retain…
Governor Baker Grants $5 Million for Regional School Transportation Funding
BOSTON, MA – Governor Charlie Baker announced today a $5 million investment in the Regional School Transportation Reimbursement Fund (RTR Fund) that supports student transportation efforts of 85 regional school…
Rep. Blais takes the bus to bring awareness about funding, ride times for students
…schools across her district are spending on school buses. She said she also wanted to make a statement about the importance of school transportation reimbursement. “The idea for this trip…
Sunderland Elementary recognized for non-vehicular school transportation
SUNDERLAND — The state Department of Transportation recently recognized more than 140 partners of the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, which encourages taking non-vehicular modes of transportation to…
Franklin County Schools sign transportation joint purchase
…and is the product of a long process. Franklin County Technical School, Gill-Montague Regional School District, Pioneer Valley Regional School District, Greenfield Public Schools and Union 28/Erving/Swift River Schools are…
Money to help explore school regionalization
…regionalization could cut down on costs through transportation reimbursement and improved efficiency. She explained the Orange Elementary and Petersham Center school districts do not get transportation reimbursement from the state…