CHUGWATER – This fall marks the second year for Prairie View Community School in Chugwater, and after clearing a lot of red tape, its 88 students will be able to arrive on a newly-formed bus …
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CHUGWATER – This fall marks the second year for Prairie View Community School in Chugwater, and after clearing a lot of red tape, its 88 students will be able to arrive on a newly-formed bus fleet.
The school’s administrators have been working with the Wyoming Department of Education and the state’s transportation department to define what a fleet would look like for the charter school who crosses traditional public school district boundaries. After many meetings, a lot of paperwork, and after an unfortunate breakdown of two buses originally slated to come from Fremont County, Platte County School District. No. 1 out of Wheatland agreed to sign over two of their buses that were retired due to age and mileage. PVCS students from Wheatland and Cheyenne will arrive on their first day of school on the buses, and, utilizing a couple multiple passenger vehicles added to the community school’s fleet, students to the east and west will also be transported to school.
PCSD No. 1 superintendent John Weigel said at Monday night’s school board meeting he was happy to help the community school, and since the WDE controls the transportation system for authorized schools within the state, it does not financially affect the school district based in Wheatland.