TABLE OF CONTENTS April 2010 COVER STORY:


28 Super Model Transportation is a high priority for Dr.


Elizabeth Molina Morgan of Washington County, Md., Public Schools, one reason among many why she won the 2010 Na- tional Superintendent of the Year Award, presented by the American Associa- tion of School Administrators. Morgan calls school busing vital to educational equality, and she recognizes the district’s 295 drivers and 65 attendants as the key stakeholders responsible for student learning as well as safety.


COVER PHOTO: MARK HUNDLEY, Courtesy of AASA


FEATURES Are We There Yet?


32 While the economy appears to be leveling off, school districts are preparing for more tough decisions with their 2010-2011 budgets


Greening the Air


36 With air conditioning becoming more of an accepted “extra,” companies are looking at how to keep costs down, including those to the environment


The Fear of Leasing


42 Why some school districts turn and run when the option of leasing is thrown into the discussion


Volume IX Issue 04


4 School Transportation News Magazine April 2010


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