HIGH SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION HUB Plan Updates December 11, 2019 M. Ann Levett, Ed.D., Superintendent Vanessa Miller-Kaigler, Deputy Superintendent Division of Operations-Transportation Department Tammy Perkins, Annette Ling, Timothy Burns, Charles Smith- Transportation Directors
Why A Hub Transportation System? ❑ $31,000,000 Transportation Budget ❑ 26,000 students transported daily ❑ 6,800 CHOICE students eligible for transportation ❑ Long Ride Times- 2.5 hours ❑ Early Pick Up/ Drop Off Times Times – 5:20 am -5:57 pm ❑ Phased Approach 2
High School Transportation SY 2020-21 Administrative Zoned CHOICE High High School CHOICE Zoned High School Placement Students School Student Program Student Student Not Eligible for HUB Neighborhood Neighborhood Transportation Transportation Transportation Transportation Zone= within school’s attendance boundary and more than 1.5 miles from the school 3
HUB Plan Timeline Plan Awareness Test runs, Awareness Campaign, Updates on PTA/School Council and community Hub Plan – Survey Results meetings, survey and analysis ( December 11, 2019 ) ( Sept- Nov 2019 ) 4
Opportunity for Input – Online Survey Software | Qualtrics Survey Solutions 5
High School Choice Program Transportation Survey December 2019
For SY 2020-21, which of the following best describes your plans for your child who will be attending high school? (N= 735)
Which of the following transportation options will you consider using for your child's high school Choice program? (N=585) Note: Respondents were asked to select all that apply; totals will not sum to 100%
Which of the following options will you consider using to get your child to and from the HUB site each day? (N= 379) Note: Respondents were asked to select all that apply; totals will not sum to 100%
Please rank the importance of each consideration regarding the HUB site, with 1 being the most important and 4 being the least important. (N=361) Field Mean Location of HUB site 1.73 Time of student drop-off in the morning 2.58 Supervision of students at HUB site 2.59 Time of student pick-up in the afternoon 3.11 Time of AM Time of PM Location Dropoff Dropoff & Student Supervision
How far in advance do you need information about the HUB site schedule and other details in order to plan transportation for your student? (N=378)
HUB Locations Rice Creek ES Mercer MS West Chatham MS Savannah HS Sav. Arts Academy Islands HS Johnson HS Beach HS Southwest MS Windsor Forest HS 12
High School Choice Programs ❑ Beach High - Medical & Allied Health ❑ Groves High - Maritime Science and Logistics ❑ Islands High - Biological/Environmental Studies ❑ Jenkins High - Engineering ❑ Johnson High - International Baccalaureate Diploma ❑ Savannah Arts Academy - Visual and Performing Arts ❑ Savannah High/Early College - Early College ❑ Windsor Forest High - International Baccalaureate Diploma ❑ Woodville-Tompkins High - Career and Technical 13
HUB Plan Community Meetings *List includes District County Wide Meetings, Town Halls, and School PTA Meetings ❑ Garrison K-8- 11/12/19 ❑ West Chatham Middle- 11/13/19 ❑ Jenkins High – 11/19/19 ❑ Beach High – 11/20/19 ❑ STEM at Bartlett – 11/21/19 ❑ Johnson High - 12/4/19 ❑ Woodville Tompkins - 12/5/19 ❑ Godley Station K-8- 12/10/19 ❑ West Chatham Middle - 12/17/19 14
CHOICE/Magnet Transportation in Georgia ❑ Clayton County- 6 shuttle locations (schools & County buildings) approximately 1000 students ❑ Columbia County- transportation not provided ❑ DeKalb County-offer shuttles from primary locations (schools & shopping centers) approximately 2600 students ❑ Richmond County- shuttles provided to “dedicated” magnet programs (4). Students ride from neighborhood to home school, shuttled to magnet school. Ride middle school buses in PM ❑ McIntosh County- transportation not provided 15
HUB Plan Timeline Implementation: Eight Month Process Update Student Assignments Adopted Hub Plan & Bell Times Adjust Bus Routes and Roll Out with Application Process Pairings ( Jan-Feb 2020 ) ( Mar-May 2020 ) Q & A, Implement Hub Plan Route Posting and Bell Times for Live Runs SY 2020-21 ( Jun-July 2020 ) ( Aug 2020 ) 16
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