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MMSD transportation staff report progress, outline special-education tracking pilot for April
Summary
Assistant Director Vanessa Cruz and transportation staff reported improved on-time performance and outlined a pilot to roll out route tracking for specialized and special-education routes beginning after spring break; staffing gaps (drivers and attendants) remain a constraint.
Vanessa Cruz, MMSD assistant director of transportation and logistics, told the Operations Work Group that district transportation service has improved over the prior year and that staff are moving from a reactive to a proactive approach to routing, capacity and safety.
Cruz said the transportation team currently manages routes for more than 9,000 students: approximately 8,000 on yellow-bus routes, almost 600 on specialized routes, and 335 students on TEP (transitional education program) rides; staff also support MSCR after-school routing. First Student is the district’s primary yellow-bus contractor; other providers mentioned include EverDriven, Madison Taxi and HopSkipDrive.
On tracking, Cruz said the district has 3,929 app downloads and 2,943…
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