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What really bothers me is when districts start cutting service because they can’t afford it anymore. Tey need to know how to cut costs without
cutting service. Te trick is to get more use out of your fleet. ❞ — Pete Japikse on transition to Ohio School Boards Association
afford it anymore. Tey need to know how to cut costs with- out cutting service,” he said. “Te trick is to get more use out of your fleet and the capital investment by using school buses more than once in the morning and once in the evening, understand- ing multi-tier routing is cost effective.” He added that the result not only makes a positive impact on
the length of time kids ride the bus, but also can save money. Te incremental cost of additional bus tiers can result in 15 to 20 percent in savings, money that can go back into the classroom. NASDPTS President-Elect Max Christensen said Japikse has
been championing an innovative way of doing things for years. “I remember Pete doing a presentation for NASDPTS in Cin-
cinnati back in 2004,” recalled the Iowa state director. “One of the things he mentioned in that presentation was something to the effect of ‘…if you come upon a closed door and try to pull it
open, and it won’t move, then you should try pushing it open.’ Tere is deep and profound meaning in such a simple state- ment, and I have put it to use at many times in my own career.” Japikse has prior experience championing these innovations
during his work with NASDPTS as president from 2006 to 2008 and with the National School Board Association’s Council of Urban Boards of Education, or CUBE. He started in student transportation in 1979, when he
supplemented his MBA studies with a part-time job at a Cincinnati-area school bus contractor as an accountant. He soon obtained a CDL and also became a substitute driver and dispatcher. Japikse moved on to become a director of transpor- tation at three local districts before the Ohio Department of Education tapped him to succeed Donnie Dutton as state di- rector in 2000. ■
Outsourcing means savings.
Routings, vehicle maintenance, school bell time management, capital investment, operator training and many other specialties.
Pupil Transportation is a complex business that includes many aspects such as routing, vehicle maintenance, school bell time management, capital investment, operator training and many other specialties. But when you get right down to it, the two most important reasons school districts and private school systems outsource their student transportation are safety and savings. By far, according to independent research, the safest way for children to get to and from school is on yellow school buses. It’s safer than walking, riding a bike, public transportation, taxis and even being dropped off and picked up by a parent. Independent research also tells us that outsourcing can save school districts 10% or more in their transportation costs.
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