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Transportation Department. 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.
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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.
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
New Bus Attendants: • 10 hour certification course • 3 hour pre-service course
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
Ongoing Qualifications for Bus Attendants • 2 mandatory safety meetings yearly • Physical performance test every two years
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
Statistics Department Personnel: 5 Mechanics: 9 Bus Drivers and Subs: 117 Attendants and Subs: 45
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
More Stats for 2007-08 Schools transported to = 94 Total miles traveled = 1,096,389!!! Athletic/Field Trips – 1,373
Safety Our team visits elementary schools to teach bus safety in K-5 classrooms. This provides reinforcement of safe transport and student responsibility.
