School Transportation News Magazine | September 2009
communication, bloodborne pathogens, spill kit usage, mirror usage and adjust- ment, and adult behavior expectations. Clark County School District Assistant Transportation Director Douglas Geller has even found a way to consolidate his usual two-day training. “Due to cost avoidance savings needs, we
deferred the two-day training and now pro- vide one day consolidated with the educa- tors’ four staff development days through- out the regular school year,” said Geller.
Beyond Budgetary Challenges While rummaging through the more
than 400 separate responses to the final survey question (“What do you see as the biggest challenge facing your operation in the coming year?”), special education is- sues continued to surface. Old favorites like driver recruitment and retention, rising ridership/declining budgets and fuel costs also made their presence felt throughout our review of the results. Other districts, like Clifton-Fine Central School District in
How much has your department s budget been cut for the upcoming school year?
0 to 5 percent 5 to 10 percent 10 to 15 percent 20 or greater Not at all
0 34.3 % 20.8 % 9.9 % 5.9 % 29.1 % 50 100 150 200
upstate New York, were worried about keeping up with technology. Dawson School in Lafayette, Colo., is attempting to increase ridership of students between kindergarten and fourth grade as part of its “Greenride“ program. For most, the budget restrictions have not taken their eyes off the most important
challenge, one that most also consider a goal. “Safe transportation of our students is our number one goal. Our challenge is to con-
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tinue to give 110 percent to that goal while cutting waste,” said Victoria Guy of Bullhead City, Ariz., Elementary School District. n
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