Inside COVER STORY 38


Making Change Dr. Curtis Jones, Jr. was recently named the 2019 AASA National Superintendent


of the Year. The retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel uses the leadership he learned in the military to improve Bibb County School District in Georgia.


24 Contracting Student 32


Growth Spurt Transportation departments are adapting to the growing needs of their school districts, by offering additional training and higher pay to employees.


Transportation School districts are considering outsourcing for all or parts of their transportation services, in order to keep costs down and combat driver shortages.


Purchasing 48 4 School Transportation News • APRIL 2019


Power Purchasing cooperatives help to consolidate purchasing, lower prices and are helpful when specifying new buses.


45 Fuel Fun(ds) School districts weigh in


on how they hope to use Volkswagen Mitigation Trust Fund dollars for new school bus purchases.


APRIL 2019 Volume 29 Issue 04


On the Cover Photo by Vince Rios


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