With the driver shortage, one of the big issues right now is finding a way to operate with fewer drivers, and still provide the services that students and parents need.”
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But in reality, the bus drivers were navigating heavier traffic at that time of day and arrived at school only 10 minutes earlier than they did previously. Despite the concern about child sleep patterns, changing school times re- mains largely a budget debate, Douglas opined. He added that Ann Arundel is growing by 1,500 students a year. “Any excess capacity we have with our buses and drivers is taken up by growth, and can’t be used for school start time changes,” he observed. Eventually, school officials realized that they could use some help in recon-
ciling the situation. So this fall, Douglas reported that the district has hired an outside consultant to evaluate the transportation operation. Bell time changes are also taking place at Robertson County Schools,
near Nashville, Tennessee. “By tiering out, you can reduce your fleet, and accomplish what you need to with some bell time adjustments,” observed Transportation Supervisor Joshua Hinerman. “The bell time changes that are taking place this year are to limit the amount of time students are outside of academic classes that have state tests, such as algebra, English and history,” Hinerman added. “Previously, students were missing about 20 minutes of these classes because of the timing of the routes. Changing some high school start times had a domino effect and we had to change a few elementary school times.” Derek Graham, a retired section chief for transportation services at the
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and currently an industry consultant, said it has long been accepted that staggering school times can improve a district transportation department’s efficiency. “Scheduling buses to have two runs makes sense. There are also sav- ings in some areas, like paying for one less pre-and post-trip [school bus] inspection,” he commented. “With the driver shortage, one of the big issues right now is finding a way to operate with fewer drivers, and still provide the services that students and parents need.” ●
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