Framingham Public Schools Transportation Update March 20, 2019
Transportation Personnel Involved ➔ Durham - Chief Operating Officer ➔ Durham - Region Manager ➔ Durham - Area General Manager ➔ Durham - General Manager ➔ Durham - Safety Supervisor ➔ FPS - Executive Director of Finance and Operations ➔ FPS - Director of Transportation ➔ FPS - Assistant Director of Transportation ➔ FPS - Administrative Assistant ➔ FPS - Dispatcher
What is the position of FPS? 1. Ensure all students arrive safely and on-time a. Route analysis b. Policy and procedure analysis 2. Collaborative Effort a. Continue to work with Durham School Services b. Increase partnership with Edulog
What is the problem? 1. Inconsistent Drop off & Pick up Times/Consistently late a. Lack of permanent drivers b. Substitute drivers covering that are not familiar with routes c. Traffic d. Construction 2. Communication a. Internal b. External
What is the problem? 3. Specific Buses a. Bus #M8 - Stapleton and Potter Road b. Bus #M7 - Dunning and Hemenway c. Bus #M20 - Dunning and Hemenway 4. Solution to Specific Buses a. Split runs to create additional Elementary runs b. Need to be able to put consistent drive on new runs
What is FPS doing to solve the problem? 1. Collaborative Effort with Durham School Services a. Meetings with FPS and Durham personnel b. Improve internal controls c. Improve internal communication 2. Routing Improvement a. EduLog (current routing software) i. Upgrade to web based ii. Upgrade to Edutracker (view buses in real time - PILOT) 1. Security conversation and other concerns
What is FPS doing to solve the problem? 3. Communication a. Transportation continues to work with Communications i. Messages in cue for families b. Customer Service Support Position i. Registrations, passes, general communication 4. Contract a. Review Contract 5. Data a. Compile data for review and presentation to Committee
Framingham Public Schools Next: Budget Hearing - March 20, 2019
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