Carmen Velez, a school bus driver for Osceola County Public Schools in Florida, logs onto the job clock with a tablet.
when riders scan on and off the bus, this also offers increased peace of mind for parents. Creach said a welcome bonus of the devices has been increased transportation funding from the state, as the student scanning process now in place has helped officials “find” additional student riders. He said ridership verifica- tion of certain students with special needs resulted in $405,000 in Medicaid reimbursement as of November. Indian Prairie School District #204 in Aurora, Illi-
nois, made a similar investment, equipping its 260 school buses and 34 minivans with the Tyler Technologies Drive tablets. The move has paid substantial dividends, bringing improved consistency in covering routes explained Ron Johnson, director of support operations.
“A regular or sub driver can be assigned an open route
and receive route direction assistance without jeopar- dizing safety or route path compliance,” Johnson said. “We no longer need to fax route sheets to schools to hand out to sub drivers.” Eliminating the need for paper routes has increased
safety by keeping drivers’ eyes on the road. “Drivers are able to receive turn-by-turn voice navigation that matches how we have drivers routed by plan,” he noted. “This also increases the safety of students while on the vehicles to ensure drivers are not distracted.” The district has also seen an improvement in oper-
ational efficiency. Before implementing Tyler Drive in 2019, the on-time arrival rate was 80 percent with drivers
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