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09/30/2008: "Annual School Bus Ridership Count= $$"

By Terresa Sundstrom

The San Juan Island School District will count district-transported students on school buses for five days during the period of Thursday, September 25th through Wednesday, October 1, 2008.

The district’s annual transportation revenue from the state is determined by counting students transported during this one “ridership count week” early in the school year




The School Bus Drivers will count the children each morning for these five (5) consecutive days. If your child is transported by the San Juan Island School District, it is very important that he/she ride the bus to school during the period of September 25 through October 1, 2008.

The number of students riding during “ridership count week” is used by the State of Washington to calculate the State funding that partially supports District transportation operations. The remainder of transportation funding is generated through levy monies.


(Terresa Sundstrom is the Transportation Supervisor for San Juan Island School District # 149)