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Office of School Facilities and Support Services. STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BRANCH Director: James Kauhi Office: 586-0170 / Direct: 347-7425. GENERAL FACTS. All DOE-sponsored bussing services are outsourced to private companies
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Office of School Facilities and Support Services STUDENT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BRANCH Director: James Kauhi Office: 586-0170 / Direct: 347-7425
GENERAL FACTS • All DOE-sponsoredbussing services are outsourced to private companies • Contract terms range from six years to as much as ten years • STSB currently contracts a total of 422 general education buses and 294 special education buses statewide • STSB is under-going internal reforms to improve the way pupil transportation services are procured and managed
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW • Central office is located at 1042 Young St in Honolulu; provides administrative support to all eight school districts • There are eight (8) District Transportation Officers (DTO), one for every regional district • The primary function of the DTO is to serve as Transportation Liaison for schools • Schools are encouraged to contact their DTOto resolve all transportation concerns.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW • School transportation policies: Hawaii Administrative Rule Title 8 - Chapters 27 (eligibility rules) and 28 (safety rules) • NOTE: STSB does not arrange, pay for or manage field trip transportation servicesbut does provide advise with regard to “school-owned vehicles” • The Department of Transportationenforces safety rules relating to bus driver qualifications and school bus vehicle safety equipment.
CREATING BUS ACCOUNTS • General Ed Bus Service – See your school bus pass clerk regarding theSchool Bus Transportation (SBT) web application; point of sale for bus passes is the school office. • Special Ed Bus Service (Curb-to-Curb) – Teacher/SSC creates request in eCSSS • 504/Other Than Curb-to-Curb – Teacher/SSC prepares Form ST16 for Principal, DES and CAS review/approval
SCHOOL BUS INCIDENTS • Drivers and aides are required to report school bus incidents to the school via DOE Form ST-15 or ST-15S • School administrators are responsible for investigating and resolving ST-15 reports through counsel or discipline • The ST-15S report is used only to keep school officials informed of special education school bus incidents; discipline is optional.
TRANSPORTATION STAFF LocationName / Office Number / Cell Number • Central Office: 586-0170 • Kauai: Pualani Foster(TA) 241-7120 / 212-6113 • Leeward Oahu: Philip Main 687-9519 / 347-7424 • Central Oahu: Mamo Miner 622-0537 / 347-7423 • Honolulu: Gina Figueroa 586-3343 / 347-7414 • Windward Oahu: Hayley Yano 263-1530/ 347-7422 • Maui/Molokai: Robert Joseph 243-1171 / 268-2390 • East Hawaii: Kelvin Komeiji 974-6411 / 345-7318 • West Hawaii: Paula Telles 327-9500 / 345-6556