2016 STN Leadersip Award


on-time arrival rate. Everyone from the district administrators to transportation staff to parents was in a celebratory mood. Not Shannon Evans. “I wanted the 6 percent on my desk to figure out


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what went wrong with those,” said the executive director of transportation, now in her third, full school year overseeing the largest publicly owned and operated school bus operation in the nation. “If the bar is set high and we don’t quite reach it, at least we are reaching. I don’t want to be subpar. We are the third biggest district we need to act like it. We need to be leaders.” Tat’s how Evans rolls. “I don’t know how to do a job just a little bit,”


fter Clark County School District buses rolled out into the Las Vegas area in August to start route service for the new school year, they returned with in impressive 94-percent,


she added. “Anything that is new I personally do it, first. I’m completely 100-percent vested in making sure it’s successful for kids and drivers are set up for success.” Aptly, School Transportation News has recognized her this month as the magazine’s 11th annual Lead- ership Award winner. Evans said she attributes her work ethic to her


late father, who was a self-employed owner and operator of a vehicle paint and body shop. So if she ever tells you that she doesn’t know anything about maintenance, don’t be fooled. “I at least know when it’s not done right, does that count?” she said. Push her on the topic, and she’ll admit she can sand and primer “like nobody’s business.” Evans said her drive is fueled by the recol- lections of the 14 hour days her father worked, without complaint and despite coming home exhausted with that day’s paint color in his hair. “He always made sure taking care of his family


Clark County School District Transportation Services At-a-Glance


Annual Operating Budget: $100 million Total School Buses in Fleet: 1,821 Routes: 1,595 (estimated 15 to 20 more to be added during the 2016-17 school year) Number of Employees: 3,000


Number of School Bus Drivers: 1,600 Number of Daily Student Riders: 130,000 Service Area: 5,000 square miles Alternative Fuel: biodiesel used fleet wide and piloting six propane buses


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