The purchase was unanimously approved with all board members present.
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The buses will cost nearly $2.55 million, and funding will come from the 2022 bond, per district documents. District officials estimate the buses will arrive in spring 2026.
AISD's transportation department developed a bus route schedule for next year that accounts for projected growth, with a slight buffer to ensure adequate coverage, according to district documents.
"We went through our numbers, went through our enrollment, went through our routing and determined that we need 16 new buses," Executive Director of District Operations Thomas Ledford said.
The district is buying:
- 14 77-passenger buses
- Two 14-passenger buses
Of the 16 total, nine will come from Thomas Built Buses, and the remaining seven will come from International, per district documents.
