BY HAMERA SHABBIR
Leaders consider health care solutions During its May 4 budget workshop, leaders from Georgetown ISD considered increasing contributions and integrating Next Level Urgent Care into its health care oerings. The details Under a plan to partner with Next Level, the district would cover employees for $30 a month, and all additional beneciaries would be covered for $30 more. Employees would be able to use Next Level for primary and urgent care needs without out-of-pocket costs, Chief Financial Ocer Kenneth Adix said. The why GISD lost $3.4 million last year due to medical insurance costs. Projections show GISD is on pace to lose another $6.3 million this scal year.
GISD to purchase 21 new buses with seat belts The Georgetown ISD board of trustees unani- mously approved the purchase of 21 new school buses at an April 20 meeting. The purchase helps the school district comply with Senate Bill 546, a law passed in 2025 that mandates all public school buses have three-point seat belts by September 2029. The details The district will replace 21 out of 23 school buses lacking three-point seat belts by this August. GISD approved the purchase, which comes from unspent 2021 bonds, for up to about $3.62 million. A representative from GISD said the purchase will cost around $3.5 million. On March 30, GISD estimated the cost of replacing all 23 buses to be $4.3 million under the assumption that the purchases would be made across three years. By purchasing 21 buses now,
“For us to be able to do this now and have something that will last easily hundreds of thousands of miles, it’s a benet to the community.” DEVIN PADAVIL, GISD SUPERINTENDENT
the district expects to avoid an estimated $25,000 increase in the price of a new bus under emissions regulations set to take eect in 2027. A closer look Clint Pruett, GISD executive director of support services, said the two remaining buses that will not be replaced have the lowest mileage out of the buses without three-point seat belts. “They’re large special needs buses that make them particularly valuable to hold on to,” Pruett said. “Those would be good candidates for poten- tial grant funds if those are made available.”
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