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RSU 10 transportation staff propose bus‑management software, monitors and vehicle replacements to address safety and routing strains
Summary
Transportation staff asked the board to consider a $35,100 annual bus‑management platform (offset by the district's current software costs), part‑time bus monitors to reduce on‑bus discipline incidents, and continuing a two‑buses‑per‑year vehicle‑replacement plan to maintain spares.
Transportation supervisor Devin presented three principal items for the board’s consideration: a replacement bus‑management platform that includes tablets for drivers and a parent app, a proposal to pilot part‑time bus monitors on AM/PM routes, and continued replacement of aging buses and vans.
Why it matters: District staff said discipline incidents on regular bus runs had increased in recent years and that tablet adoption and improved routing could reduce driver distraction and dispatcher workload. Transportation staff also explained the ongoing vehicle‑replacement plan is designed to maintain spare capacity so the district can continue daily runs when units are in for repair.
Devin summarized the…
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