FEE RISING TO RIDE HIGH SCHOOL BUSES.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer LANCASTER -- The Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale will increase the fee students pay for bus transportation by 50 percent, to $75 per semester, in the 2006-07 school year. The cost of providing bus transportation between home and school for some 1,200 to 1,500 students has gone up, mainly because of dramatic increases in fuel costs over the past two years. ``We have not raised fees since the inception of the program nearly 10 years ago. This is an increase to help offset ever-rising costs, mainly fuel,'' Deputy Superintendent Deputy Superintendent, or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was a rank used by police forces of the British Empire. In some territories it was called Deputy District Superintendent of Police (DDSP). Jeff Foster Jeffrey Douglas Foster (born January 16 1977, in San Antonio, Texas) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. said. The Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Schools Transportation Agency buses students for the high school district as well as for Lancaster, Keppel and Westside elementary school elementary school: see school. districts. The high school district paid more than $4.1 million to the bus agency in 2005-06, a 21 percent increase from the price two years earlier, officials said. More than half of that cost came out of the district's general fund, said spokesman Ken Scott Ken Scott (born April 20, 1947 in London) is an influential English record producer and engineer. Scott's start, at the age of 16, came from the world-renowned EMI studios, where he initially worked in the tape library. . The high school district currently provides bus transportation for students who live more than three miles from a school site. The semester fee is charged for each participating student, a district staff report says. Based on the projected ridership for 2006-07, the district could collect additional revenue of $35,000 from the fee increase, the report said. ``We have had a significant increase in fuel and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales ... and therefore we felt there was a need to pass some of the costs on to parents and students at this point,'' Scott said. Scott noted that the $75 per semester fee is less expensive than if a student used public transportation, which would cost about $38 to $40 a month. ``It's still a savings for parents,'' Scott said. Trustee Al Beattie said about half of the students in the district qualify for free- and reduced-price lunches and are also eligible to get a waiver from the bus fee hike. ``It's not impacting anyone who is eligible for a waiver. Given the price and wage increases, we need to make an adjustment,'' Beattie said. karen.maeshiro@dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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