Town Meeting on Transportation

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Town Meeting on Transportation

• February 7, 2006
• Upper Middle School Media Center

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Parameters

• Length of Student Day
• Contractually bound for a 3-year period
• High School and Middle School
• 6 hours and 48 minutes
• Elementary School
• 6 hours and 20 minutes

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Parameters

• Length of Student Day
• Start of Teacher Day
• High School and Middle School
• No earlier than 720 a.m.

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Parameters

• Length of Student Day
• Start of Teacher Day
• Length of Routes
• Longer routes
• More students on bus
• Less buses needed
• Positive budget impact
• Shorter routes
• Less students on bus
• More buses needed
• Negative budget impact

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Parameters

• Length of Student Day
• Start of Teacher Day
• Length of Routes
• Length of Time Needed Between Schools
• Tied to length of routes
• Longer routes
• Less buses used more time needed
• Shorter routes
• More buses used less time needed
• Includes time needed to load and unload buses

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Parameters

• Length of Student Day
• 6 hours 48 minutes Secondary
• 6 hours 20 minutes - Elementary
• Start of Teacher Day
• 720 a.m. for High School and Middle School
• 720 a.m. earliest students will be supervised
• 730 a.m. earliest class can start
• Length of Routes
• 35 minute routes
• Length of Time Needed Between Schools
• 10 minutes to load 10 minutes to unload

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Goals

• Safe
• Routes are safe.
• Stops are safe.
• Bus drivers are well-trained.
• Vehicles are well-maintained.
• Efficiency
• Routes that do not double back.
• Bus stops are consolidated and centrally located
  when appropriate.
• Students on the bus the least amount of time.
• Logistically possible
• Supports the districts educational and
  extra-curricular programs (doesnt detract)
• Cost-effective

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Definitions

• Single
• One bus drives one route to one school.
• Double-tiered system
• One bus drives a route to one school and then
  drives another route to another school.
• Triple-tiered system
• One bus drives a route to one school, then
  another route to another school and finally, one
  more route to a final school.

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2004 - 2005 Plan

• Double-tiered
• One set of buses traversed district twice
• Even number of buses on each tier
• Used 14 double-tiered contracted buses
• Used 34 double-tiered Montgomery buses
• Orchard/Village swap in PM led to a 20- 25
  minute dismissal

• Tier 1 50 buses
• Middle School 730 218
• High School 740 228
• Tier 2 50 buses
• Orchard 900 310
• KA 900 1135
• KP 1235 310
• Village 900 310
• Kid Connection 900 310

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First option considered for 2005-06

• Tier 1 50 buses
• High School 730 218
• Lower Middle School 745 233
• Upper Middle School 800 248
• Problem Upper Middle School students on bus 30
  minutes traveling between schools in morning.
• Problem High School students on bus 40 minutes
  traveling between schools in afternoon.
• Tier 2 50 buses
• Orchard/Village 925 - 335
• Problem Continued 20-25 minute loading and
  unloading time due to double swap at schools.
• Conclusion Not a viable solution.

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Current Plan

• Double-tiered
• Even number of buses on each tier
• Uses 30 double-tiered contracted buses
• Uses 34 double-tiered Montgomery buses
• Removed Elementary swap
• Met Middle School objectives
• Created timing problems at Preschool level
• No extra time for traffic or weather related
  delays

• Group A 35 HS/38 MS buses
• High School 730 218
• Lower MS 815 303
• Upper MS 827 315
• Group B 26 buses
• Orchard 815 235
• KA 815 1055
• KP 1155 235
• Village 900 320
• Kid Connection 850 230

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Current Plan Revised 1-2-06

• Insufficient time in between tiers
• Afternoon buses were late to Lower MS and Village
• Middle School schedule adjusted
• Need 55 minutes in between the tiers for all
  buses to be on time to the next tier in the future

• Group A 35 HS/38 MS buses
• High School 730 218
• Lower MS 822 310
• Upper MS 837 325
• Group B 26 buses
• Orchard 815 235
• KA 815 1055
• KP 1155 235
• Village 900 320
• Kid Connection 850 230

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What have we learned?What do we hope to
accomplish?

• Insufficient time between routes
• Does not allow for traffic or weather-related
  delays
• Insufficient loading time at schools
• 10 minutes at Orchard insufficient
• 12 minutes for Lower Middle School insufficient
• Propose 55 minutes between schools
• Propose 15 minutes between Lower and Upper Middle
  Schools
• Review feasibility of a plan that moves Orchard
  and Village closer together

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Option Expanded Plan

• Double-tiered
• Least amount of changes
• Adds enough time between the tiers for routes
• Allows sufficient additional time for traffic or
  weather related delays
• Does not change Elementary start times
  significantly

• Group A
• High School 730 218
• Lower MS 825 313
• Upper MS 840 328
• Group B
• Orchard 815 235
• KA 815 1055
• KP 1155 235
• Village 910 330
• Kid Connection 850 230

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Option Expanded Flip Plan

• Double-tiered
• Adds enough time in between the tiers
• Allows sufficient additional time for traffic or
  weather related delays
• Flips Orchard and Village start times
• Addresses concerns regarding Orchards start time
• Does not bring Orchard and Village start times
  closer together

• Group A
• High School 730 218
• Lower MS 825 313
• Upper MS 840 328
• Group B
• Village 815 235
• Orchard 910 330
• KA 910 1150
• KP 1250 330
• Kid Connection 900 320

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Option Mixed Plan

• Double-tiered
• Tiers a secondary school with an elementary
  school Mixed length of days
• Adds enough time in between the tiers
• The afternoon drives the plan work backwards
  from afternoon.
• Addresses concerns regarding Orchards start time
• Moves Orchard and Village start times closer
  together
• Addresses Preschool time concerns
• High School and Village schedules remain almost
  unchanged
• Middle School schedule changes similar to
  2004-05
• Creates a large number of singles
• Does not decrease need for contracted services
• Increases the amount of routes needed

• Group A
• High School 730 218
• Village 853 303
• Group B
• Lower MS 732 220
• Upper MS 747 235
• Orchard 910 330
• KA 910 1150
• KP 1250 330
• Kid Connection 900 320

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Triple Tiered Plan
3x
2x
2x
1x
24 24 24
10 \/ 10
8 X X X X 10
8 \/ 8

• Tier 1
• High School
• 730 218
• Tier 2
• Lower Middle School
• 815 303
• Upper Middle School
• 830 318
• Tier 3
• Orchard
• 955 405
• KA - 955 1235
• KP 135 405
• Village
• 955 405
• Kid Connection

• Tier 1 - 34 Buses
• Tier 2 - 40 Buses
• Tier 3 - 52 Buses

District
2x
3x
2x
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Triple Tiered Plan

• 45 minutes between tiers
• Not all buses will make it to next tier
• Reinstates the swap at elementary schools
• 405 p.m. dismissal for elementary schools
• 20-25 minute load and unload procedure
• Decreases routes needed by 7 routes

• Tier 1
• High School
• 730 218
• Tier 2
• Lower Middle School
• 815 303
• Upper Middle School
• 830 318
• Tier 3
• Orchard
• 955 405
• KA - 955 1235
• KP 135 405
• Village
• 955 405
• Kid Connection

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Budget Expanded/Expanded Flip

• Budget impact identical for both Expanded and
  Expanded Flip Plans
• Additions
• Increases drivers and aides salaries ¼ hour per
  day
• (40,000)
• Add 3 Regular Education drivers
• (Salary and Benefits 90,000)
• Add 3 54-passenger buses
• (Lease Purchase - 45,000)
• Other costs (Fuel, Insurance, etc. 18,000)
• Total Cost Approximately 193,000

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Budget Mixed Plan

• Includes all additions from Expanded Flip plan at
  approximately 193,000
• Further includes
• Additional ¾ of an hour for drivers and aides
• (120,000)
• Additional 6 routes (306,000)
• Total Approximately 619,000

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Budget Triple Tiered

• Includes all additions from Expanded Flip plan at
  approximately 193,000
• Further includes
• Additional 1.5 hours for drivers and aides
• (240,000)
• Reduction in contracted routes
• 7 x 43,100 (301,700)
• Total Approximately 131,300

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Budget

• Expanded Flip
• 1/4 hour for drivers and aides
• 3 drivers
• 3 buses

• Mixed
• 1 hour for drivers and aides
• 3 drivers
• 3 buses
• 6 new routes

• Triple Tiered
• 1 3/4 hours for drivers and aides
• 3 drivers
• 3 buses
• 7 less routes

• 193,000

• 619,000

• 131,300

• All options above are compared to Status Quo.
• Status Quo is not being considered as a viable
  option.

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