Vermilion School Board to consider bus air-conditioning retrofits Oct. 21
The agenda includes a retrofit proposal and an attached September 2 estimate listing one line item at $17,750.
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Event date: 2026-10-21 (day)
The Vermilion Parish School Board is scheduled to consider retrofitting buses with air conditioning at its October 21 meeting, according to item C9 of the official agenda, checked October 19, 2026.
An attached Ross Bus Sales estimate dated September 2 describes installation of front and rear inwall evaporators, dual condensers and dual TM21 compressors with a connection to dash air. The document, numbered OPS-400126, lists one retrofit line item totaling $17,750, with $0 sales tax. It is labeled an estimate and says a final invoice will be sent.
The agenda and estimate do not identify the buses, the number proposed for retrofit, a fleet-wide budget or a funding source. Those details remain questions for the district as the Board considers the proposal.
The October 21 agenda sets the meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Charles Campbell Curriculum Center board room, 216 S. Jefferson St., Abbeville. It lists discussion and consideration of the retrofit proposal under new business.
The same agenda directs people needing special assistance to the district’s Risk Management Department at 337-898-5777, describing the assistance needed.
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