They have lost their minds! The motorists near school buses should be paying attention to children going to and exiting buses. NOT reading ads on the buses themselves. Shame on anyone who voted yes for this driver distraction and anyone who recommended it.

I think Wayne could raise money by allowing students to purchase a placement on buses. Many of the students assigned to the bus routes don't even use the bus. My family misses the bus by 2 blocks. There is no way I would let my child walk 2.35 miles to high school in the winter darkness on main streets, but that is what Wayne expects. I believe there are many other parents who would also pay a fee to have their kids bused, but this has never been passed in Wayne. I don't know why.

Wayne Mom, why your on the phone with the business administrator, ask them according to my math that if each bus has a sign fee of a flat $2,000, What are they going to do with the $164,000 they make off the signs ? Hope they don't hire another administrator for the schools ?

It's been a couple months, maybe it's time again to remodel the board offices again with that money ? Who NOSE what is planned for the "other half" of the money ? Keep an eye out for construction crews again.

I would think that every bus has specifically assigned students to that bus. Is every bus completely filled to those assignments? I would certainly hope so. If not and there are a few seats open, would it be plausible to "sell" those seats? Are there regulatory issues that would get in the way? I'm sure the Board and Administration have thought of this before..However, it is an interesting question. In regards to the advertising matter, I personally think it's a great idea. I know someone posted about a safety issue here, but I still think it's a good business move to generate some nice revenue.

Chicken,where does it say "pay for half" ? I see "offset fuel costs and implement new programs, services or staff" I putting my money on more staff. Don't be "pecking" up stories now.

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According to newspaper articles and the superintendent, the regulations require that 1/2 of the profits go to fuel costs for the buses.

What is printed in the paper and what they do with the money is two different things. It's called "changing a line item".

I had heard that Nike offered to pay for turf fields for both highschools and new scoreboards with only the stipulation that they were allowed to put their swoosh on the field and scoreboard...it was turned down by the board.

John, why would you want something for free when you have us good hearted people paying through the NOSE for it ?

See this is the problem. They come up with an idea to generate revenue then Superintendant Gonzalez states the money can be used to impliment new programs, services or staff. Instead of using the money towards the budget they just find ways to spend more. The solar panels are saving money on utilitiy bills but instead of passing the savings to the taxpayers, they just spend it. This is the fundamental problem in Wayne, "They can't stop spending". Enough is enough the taxpayers have had it with the BOE.

The BOE (BUY OVERLY EXCESSIVE) is like a hungry school of fish, they are on a feeding frenzy right now.Feeding off our hard earned money.

There should be a full investigation of all fiances and spending done by the BOE by an independant auditor or the State Attorney Generals office. The amount of money they spend each year and the continued hiring of people in administrative positions needs to be looked into. The taxpayers should demand this. There is just too much taxpayers money being spent without oversight.