TransportationDepartment

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History• Our present transportation department was fully

active in the late 1950s. Prior to that, Ken-Ton contracted with Willy’s Bus Service to transport its students.

• In 1958, we had approximately 30 buses which were all parked inside the bus garage on Colvin Boulevard. Our drivers were mainly policemen and firemen and were exclusively male.

• We now have more female drivers than male drivers from very diverse backgrounds. For 2008-09, we have about 8,400 students enrolled in Ken-Ton of which more than 6,000 are transported.

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Qualifications• New Drivers:

– 30 hour classroom course– 3 hour pre-service course– Background check and fingerprinting– Physical condition and physical performance

testing– Mandatory drug test

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• New Bus Attendants:– 10 hour certification course– 3 hour pre-service course

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Ongoing Qualifications

• 2 mandatory safety meetings yearly (one prior to the start of the school year; the other before Feb. 1st of each year)

• Written test every two years on rules and regulations

• Road test every year• Physical performance test every 2 years• Yearly physical exam• Random drug testing during the school year

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Ongoing Qualifications for Bus Attendants

• 2 mandatory safety meetings yearly• Physical performance test every two years

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Regulations• Three state agencies regulate school

district transportation:– Department of Transportation regulates the

mechanical and safety equipment aspects of school buses

– Department of Motor Vehicles regulates bus driver qualification, physicals, licensing and motor vehicle law that we all drive under

– State Education Department regulates when and who we may transport

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Statistics

Department Personnel: 5

Mechanics: 9

Bus Drivers and Subs: 117

Attendants and Subs: 45

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2007-08 Transportation Statistics

Number of students transported to the district’s public schools = 4,688

Number of students transported to the district’s private schools = 705

Number of special needs students transported = 428

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More Stats for 2007-08

Schools transported to = 94

Total miles traveled = 1,096,389!!!

Athletic/Field Trips – 1,373

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Safety

Our team visits elementary schools to teach bus safety in K-5 classrooms. This provides reinforcement of safe transport and student responsibility.

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Thank you!