VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – School bus services will change for the Valley City Public School District after the school board rejected a bid from Dietrich Bus Services during their December 13th school board meeting.

During a special school board meeting on Friday, January 5th, the school board voted to move in a new direction.

Superintendent Josh Johnson said the school district’s transportation committee and the school board are now positioning themselves to take over the school bus transportation services during the 2024-2025 school year.

In December, the school board also approved signing up for a school bus routing software system at a cost of $1,189.

Johnson said the transportation committee rejected the Dietrich Bus Service’s bid of $850,000 for the 2024-2025 school year. He said right now, the school district is paying $615,000 for their services with Dietrich Bus Service’s. He said in the long run, the school district will save money by operating their own busing services.

The full interview with Josh Johnson is below.