STRATTON — The School Board is set to change its policy and end an annual transportation stipend for the families of Stratton schoolchildren.
Voters at this year's annual school district meeting voted to end a $300 stipend for each family with a school-age child attending an approved local public, private, or independent elementary or high school. Doing so shaved $6,600 from the school budget, which also lowered the tax rate.
The change in the stipend is part of a review of the School District's transportation policy, which has not been revised since 2008.
Families have to fill out and submit the school transportation form to the School Board by Aug. 1 each year, and let them know which school their children will attend.
Parents are now responsible for providing transportation to and from designated bus stops for Leland & Gray High School and Townshend Elementary, Burr & Burton Academy and Manchester Elementary, Dover Elementary, Wardsboro Elementary, Twin Valley High School, and Winhall's Mountain School.
The School Board is set to sign and adopt the change at its May 2 meeting at 7 p.m. at the Stratton Town Office.