Assistant Superintendent for Financial Services David Johnson presented the different price options and their potential revenue for the district on June 5.
The background
- In the 2022-23 school year, CISD families paid $300 for an individual annual bus pass, which covered both semesters for a single student, according to the district’s website. Family plan passes, which would cover a family with more than two children, were $575 per family. Semester passes were $160 per student or $325 per family pass.
- Early bird discount passes were also available for the 2022-23 school year. If purchased before July 31, 2022, an annual pass was $275 per student or $550 per family. Semester passes were $148 per student or $296 per family pass, the district’s website stated.
Johnson presented three bus pass options for the 2023-24 school year.
- Option 1: All students pay $300 a year and no family plan is offered. Fall/spring semester passes would be $160 per student. Projected $146,000 revenue increase
- Option 2: All students pay $315 a year, a 5% increase. The family plan is $630, a 9.6% increase. Fall/spring semester passes would be $168 per student. Projected $73,000 revenue increase
- Option 3: All students pay $315 a year and no family plan is offered. Fall/spring semester passes would be $168 per student. Projected $196,000 revenue increase
“Whether it’s child nutrition or transportation, [the revenue formula] assumes that everyone’s going to continue to participate at these increased costs, right?” Trustee Hannah Smith said at the meeting. “Some families will say, ‘Well, this is beyond my budget; I can’t participate in this at all anymore.’ We might not realize the full revenue increase that is projected here if some people drop out of participation altogether.”