The School District of Manatee County is hoping to make another move toward becoming more environmentally friendly with the possibility of an electric bus transporting students.
The district applied for a grant that would cover 75% of the cost for an electric bus through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Electric Bus Project.
If approved, the district would receive $393,043 for the bus. The total cost of the bus is $524,057.
BY THE NUMBERS
$393,043 Amount grant will fund
$131,014 Cost to the School District of Manatee County
205 Buses owned by the district
46 Buses that are at least 10 years old
$110,000 Average cost of a regular bus
With School District of Manatee County campuses more than three-quarters full, the hallways are bustling once again.
Although that would seem to make for questionable conditions when it comes to stopping the spread of COVID-19, the district continues to add layers of safety that make the campus as safe as possible.
Diann Minero, the senior school secretary at Braden River Middle School, has taken every precaution she can to reduce her risk of getting COVID-19. She wears a face mask, maintains social distancing and limits her interactions with others when possible.
Miriam Ortiz, a paraprofessional at Dr. Mona Jain Middle School, receives the COVID-19 vaccine to protect herself and her husband, Rich Berger, who is high risk.
2 months ago Share The School District of Manatee County partnered with MCR Health to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to hundreds of employees ages 65 and older.
Dozens of School District of Manatee County employees who are 65 and older received a COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 1.
The district worked in partnership with MCR Health to provide the vaccine.
Eligible employees will continue to be vaccinated at Manatee Elementary School and Southeast High School this week. The district has about 300 employees who are at least 65 years old.
The School District of Manatee County could have a leg up on the competition when it comes to recruiting first-year teachers.
Superintendent Cynthia Saunders said the district’s new starting salary of $51,630 could be the highest in the state.
“It will help to attract and keep personnel here, especially if we’re the highest in the region, because we all know you can live in many counties here and commute to one another,” Saunders said. “It will put us at an advantage in attracting [teachers] to make sure we have all of our positions filled next year.”
The School Board of Manatee County on Jan. 12 approved the contract with the Manatee Education Association that included salary increases to bump a starting teacher’s salary from $45,706 to $51,630.
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