The Wayland Union School District now officially is out of the driver’s education business and it has changed the school nurse program.
The Board of Education Monday night voted to enter into a three-year agreement with All-Star Driving to run the driver education program in the classroom and on the road. The cost for each student will be $320 for Segment One and $335 for Segment Two.
The school district for three years ran a program with revenue from the Gun Lake Casino to help defray some of the driver ed costs and the instructors all were retired teachers and people working for the schools.
However, the revenue from the casino was redirected by spending priority changes by the board.
“The Wayland Union Schools is no longer subsidizing the driver’s education program,” Finance Director Bill Melching announced to the board. “I think it’s all the way around a pretty good deal.”
The board voted to sell outright the two vehicles from Cars2Go, purchased three years ago. Cars2Go offered the schools $2,600 for the 2006 Hyundai Sonata and $775 for the 2000 Chevy Impala for trade-in, but was turned down.
Meanwhile, the school board decided to hire Community Care Givers of Grandville for $63,250 for providing a school nurse every school day from 9:25 a.m. to 4 p.m. at all buildings.
The cost will be less than what was proposed by Spectrum Health for continuation of its services.
PHOTO: Three years ago, then high school assistant principal Mike Haverdink (left) and Ron Shafer of Cars 2Go did a grip and grin photo opportunity when the schools bought two cars for driver’s ed. The schools now will try to sell both cars outright in order to purchase a van for the maintenance department.
