TRENDS
Up in the Air
School Transportation News received 92 total responses to an email survey sent in November and delivered to 4,569 readers (a response rate of 2 percent) with the job titles of transpor- tation director and supervisor. They answered questions regarding bell times, cloud storage, tablet usage, and more.
52%
Percentage of readers who say they use cloud computing for data storage purposes. (Out of 92 respondents.)
Who Has Access to Data in the Cloud?
96% Transportation administration 61% District administration 55% Dispatchers 39% Maintenance personnel 13% Vendor partners 7% School bus drivers/monitors
7% Other (routers, trainers, payroll, etc.) (Out of 31 readers who use the cloud. Total does not equal 100. Multiple answers allowed.)
73%
of respondents have NOT changed bell times within the past
two years. (Out of 70 responses.)
Top 8 Functions Tablets are Used For: 77% Driver timecard management 62% Pre- and post-trip inspections 54% Communication with dispatch 46% Student identification/tracking
38% Audible turn-by-turn directions (screen goes dark) 38% Turn-by-turn directions with visible map 23% Over-the-air engine updates
8% Student assigned seating (Out of 13 readers with operations that have tablets on board school buses. Total does not equal 100. Multiple answers allowed.)
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Top Benefits of Using the Cloud 59% Ease of use 50% Increased collaboration among team members 41% Data security 41% Increased workflow efficiency 31% Third-party hosted data 28% Faster deployment than traditional in-house server
21% Cost Savings (Out of 32 readers who said their operation currently uses the cloud. Total does not equal 100. Multiple answers allowed.)
Information Accessed Via the Cloud 65% GPS 61% Routing 48% Maintenance/vehicle data 32% Camera/Video 29% Student ridership/tracking 23% Driver timecards
9% Other (student information, department requests.) (Out of 31 responses. Total does not equal 100. Multiple answers allowed.)
Of School Districts That Changed Bell Times …
60% said athletic/activity trips were negatively impacted.
45% are concerned about later dismissal times and students being dropped off in the dark.
30% said that changing bell times impacted other programs like homeless or special education student transportation.
20% said that changing bell times affected school choice programs. (Out of 20 responses.)
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