Public forum on busing set for Saturday

The Spencer Community School District will conduct a public hearing at 9 a.m. Saturday to seek input from patrons about changes to discretionary busing policies.

The proposed new policy calls for a daily, $1 user fee to bus students who are picked up less than two miles from their school building. The cost is $175 for the entire school year. Families with more than two students would be capped at $350 per year.

The fee would be payable by semester. The $85 first semester discretionary busing fee would be collected during school registration in August. The $90 second semester fee would be collected during Christmas break.

The forum will be held in Conference Room B of the district's central administrative offices, which are located at 23 E. Seventh St.