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Lewisville ISD moves to in‑house transportation, hires drivers and rolls out GPS, RFID tracking
Summary
District staff told trustees they are transitioning bus operations in‑house, hiring nearly 200 drivers, implementing Transfinder Plus routing, ZoneAR GPS with 10‑second pings, and student RFID for boarding verification; the district expects to assume operations from its contractor after July 31.
Lewisville ISD presented a plan to transition pupil transportation from contract operations to in‑house management, outlining driver hiring, new routing and tracking technology, and safety measures trustees asked to watch closely.
Dana Chandler, who is leading the new transportation department, told the Board the district has received applications from about 187 drivers, 97 monitors and eight sub‑drivers and is processing hires. “We are actually at 187 drivers now that have applied, 97 monitors and 8 sub drivers,” Chandler said, and staff said the district is near its initial hiring goals for the coming school year.
Technology and operations: District staff said they will retain Transfinder for routing and move to Transfinder Plus for turn‑by‑turn directions. Chandler said the district…
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