Youngstown, Ohio school bus driver Eric Brown points out buses running routes on the district’s real-time, onscreen map.
to maximize the efficiency of fleet operations and save the district and by ex- tension, the tax payers, dollars,” says Michael Carter. “We can maximize very limited resources for the benefit of our students and community.” Hannan says his district is already using data to reduce liability and recover
damages to property. He says his staff is utilizing technology to assist in spontaneous student location services and aid in the validation of student accountability.
School districts and transportation managers are challenged to capture and manage all data. Those who can afford to do so, utilize vendors to accomplish this, and are able to harness the utility of the data. Hannan says his district relies on vendors. “Some of the software we
have invested in can be somewhat challenging to learn, and we do require vendor support at solving implementation problems,” he adds. Carter adds that in his Panama City, Florida district there is a tremendous
reliance on vendors to monitor their products and the effective and efficient use of them to realize how they can better serve the district. “With limited resources, we are unable to ‘think-tank’ and ‘R&D’ better ways to provide services, and so we rely on the vendors to do this for us,” he says. “It seems that every time we meet with our vendors we learn a new and more effective way to utilize the tools and the data they generate to add another level of productivity to our operation. In this day of limited and decreasing budgets the more we can utilize these technologies to make us more efficient, the better off we are in April when budget microscopes are deployed and the budget report cards pored over by finance and accounting departments.”
NEW FUNCTIONALITY Software is being developed to harness available data and translate it into information that at one time had been produced by more traditional means. For example, software may now use information on students who step onto
SMART Tag is the premier on-bus tablet solution for student ridership management with pre/post-trip inspection, fleet GPS and e-messaging. The user-friendly rugged tablet and RFID cards help ensure students ride the correct bus, get off at the right stop and are not left on the bus. Offering guardian check for Pre-K/SPED riders, SHARS reports, and integration with your existing routing and maintenance software. Fleet visibility and student info is accessed through our secure web portals for ISDs, campuses and parents.
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