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Study finds routes, data and staff changes could cut bus runs; board to review staffing plan
Summary
An independent study recommended routing, data and staffing changes that could reduce routes and shift contracted trips back to district buses; the board asked staff to propose a staffing plan and phased implementation.
An independent transportation efficiency study presented to the Berkeley County Board of Education on May 19 concluded the district could reduce routes and increase operational efficiency by consolidating routing data, adjusting bell times and adding dedicated routing staff. Consultants from Edulog and partners described data problems that have inflated assigned loads, undercounted actual ridership and left many yellow‑bus routes operating below expected capacity.
"When we looked at the runs ... by allowing some multischooling, we were able to take 10 buses off the road," consultant Spencer Jenko said during the presentation of a Spring Mills complex sample.…
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