ers cleaning, performing walk-throughs, and recording their actions, it also provides them an opportunity to report any missing students and use any available technology to help them better manage their routines. Isy Gabriela Conde is the managing direc-
tor of operations at KIPP Texas Public Schools, which operates charters schools in Austin, Dal- las-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. She said COVID-19 response policies established with bus vendors and school dispatch teams require bus seating charts be kept and rosters remain up-to-date for every ride. Like at most districts, KIPP instituted a strict policy of no student left behind on the bus. “We currently can state with confidence that no [child] has been left on a school bus,” said Conde. “We also count [students] with an on- bus live camera system that allows for footage review, once a positive COVID-19 case has been confirmed from a bus rider or driver. The ability to review footage allows for KIPP Texas to make the appropriate determination of close contacts to further protect our students and drivers.”
Approaching Student Whereabouts, Incrementally Atlanta Public Schools recently acquired the
“Here Comes the Bus” app from CalAmp’s Syno- via brand. Parents may download it for free to monitor the real-time whereabouts and arrival time of their children’s school bus. The district also received tablets that work with the applica- tion via GPS. Presently, Atlanta Public Schools uses Here
student accountability, and when possible they are using new and existing technology to assist this effort. Such accountability ties into the new normal of drivers cleaning and disinfecting their vehicles between runs and at the end of the day. Drivers log their cleaning when completed, and at the same time check for any students who may have missed their stop or fell asleep. By driv-
Comes the Bus to stay apprised of bus arrivals and track their movements. The information is shared with parents so they, too, will know when the bus is due to arrive, depart, and its whereabouts at any time. The route assigned to a specific bus may be transferred to another bus, and the data is seamlessly shared with the ap- propriate vehicle. When a driver switches buses but is driving the same route as they did on the previous vehicle, the route data also transfers.
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