St. Louis Public Schools officials projected confidence in a new transportation plan for the 2025-26 school year during a school board meeting held Tuesday.

The district has established 220 routes and has over 200 buses from its new provider, Zum, ready to go for the first day of school, which is Aug. 18.

“100% of bus routes will be covered for the first day of school,” Chief of Operations Square Watson said.

The change follows a school year in which the district struggled to transport students after its primary bus provider ended its SLPS contract.

SLPS then relied on a patchwork of over 18 vendors, using cabs, vans and some school buses, to get students to and from school.

Watson has since beefed up staffing in the transportation department to field calls from parents and guardians

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