CBE Trustees to consider three alternatives for transportation fees at June 7 public board meeting

The Calgary Board of Education announced in a press release today that trustees will be considering three alternatives for transportation fees while maintaining current service levels. Administration is recommending "partial cost recovery—increase fees while subsidizing costs with some instructional dollars," in order to "mitigate impact on families."

Administration also comments in the report that, "Should the Board of Trustees not approve any of the proposed scenarios for the 2011/2012 Transportation Fee Schedule, administration would need to adjust service levels and transportation routes for the start of the 2011-2012 school year and transportation service might not be fully operational when school begins."

The report goes on to say that, "The public discussion and debate about transportation fees for the 2011-12 school year has surfaced many real and difficult issues. As such a comprehensive review of all fees needs to occur early in the 2011-2012 school year in order to ascertain the public’s guiding principles for the entire fee structure and balance them with the Board of Trustees’ requirements."