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Roswell ISD and Pollard Bus Company demo Transfinder routing system; parents, trustees debate student tracking options
Summary
The Roswell Independent School District heard a demonstration of Transfinder routing, mapping and parent-info tools from Pollard Bus Company and discussed GPS tracking, badge scanning and subscription costs; trustees asked about privacy, police integration and implementation timeline.
Roswell — The Roswell Independent School District on Sept. 9 heard a detailed demonstration of Transfinder transportation software from Pollard Bus Company that district and contractor staff said will centralize routing, stop assignments and parent information and tie directly to PowerSchool.
Pollard representative Scott Walker said the district chose three Transfinder modules — RouteFinder Plus, ViewFinder and InfoFinder i — after vendor demos and comparisons. "RouteFinder Plus is pretty much for the school district and the bus contractors," Walker said, adding the system "geocodes the location of our students" and automatically assigns bus stops and bus numbers when a student record appears in PowerSchool.
Why it matters: District staff and the contractor said the software creates real-time route rosters, helps…
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