{"id":97352,"date":"2023-09-13T13:26:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=97352"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:52:36","slug":"new-school-bus-deal-goes-20m-over-ministerial-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visionrockland.ca\/en\/education\/new-school-bus-deal-goes-20m-over-ministerial-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"New school bus deal goes $20M over ministerial funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The last-minute deal between the student transportation organization STEO and the bus operators is costing the two school boards millions of dollars more over the course of the four-year deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Though the details of the deal remain between Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario (STEO) and the Eastern Ontario Bus Operators Association, a consortium of bus companies, the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) stated the cost to them and the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CSDBEO), the two school boards represented by STEO, will be $20 million more than their previous agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can share that over the next four years, which is the length of the new contract, an additional $20 million dollars will be paid in transportation costs to STEO by the member boards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson for the UCDSB, April Scott-Clarke, said that though the amount \u201cexceeds the amount of funding that is provided to the UCDSB by the Minister of Education for transportation,\u201d they are confident there will not be negative impacts to student programming or transportation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this time, we do not have the specific details around where supporting revenue will be drawn from, but we do know that the 2023-24 school year budget will not be impacted and, based on experience, do not expect to jeopardize any future program opportunities,\u201d added Scott-Clarke.<\/p>\n<p>The UCDSB received just short of $37 million in transportation funding for the 2023-2024 school year for their 27,000 students from Lanark County to the United Counties of Prescott-Russell. 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