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Unit 5 Superintendent Kristen Weikle says one of the biggest challenges the district faces is staffing shortages, telling the school board Wednesday evening that even at the end of the first quarter of the year, there aren't enough bus drivers to run the full number of routes to get kids to school on time.
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When school began in Unit 5 this fall, a lot of school buses were getting kids to class late. Too many, according to Chris Coyle, the area general manager for First Student, the company that has the Unit 5 bus contract.
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Unit 5 leaders say the district's proposed budget has a $12.5 million structural deficit, but that’s about 20 percent, or $3.5 million, less than projected.
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The Unit Five School District and its bus service contractor have agreed on more than thirty-thousand-dollars in penalties for late bus problems since the…
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Transportation provider First Student has less than a week to fix the multiple busing issues affecting students in Unit 5 schools. The school board voted…
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Bus contractor First Student has named a new location manager for McLean County. Mark Bohl was introduced to the Unit 5 School Board during Wednesday…
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The Unit Five School Superintendent hopes the district's bus contractor has turned the corner for on time performance.Mark Daniel says there was only one…
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Unit 5 Schools is giving bus contractor First Student one month to prove they are reliable. The school board voted last night to give the company a…
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Unit 5 school board members say the district's bus contractor needs to increase its supply of drivers as soon as possible. Driver absenteeism has…
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Unit Five Schools continue to have driver shortages for school buses this week.And that has meant some students are still getting to school around an hour…