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Three Village reviews universal transportation, fleet costs and start-time options; consultant finds limited short-term savings
Summary
District staff reviewed universal transportation policy adopted by voters, the current contracted fleet, consultant analysis of route timing, and options and costs for owning buses and changing school start times.
District staff told a committee that all students in the Three Village Central School District are eligible for transportation under a voter-approved proposition and reviewed a consultant's route and start-time analysis, fleet counts and procurement options.
"All of our students are eligible for transportation. That was something that the community voted on," Jeff, a district staff member, said. He told the committee the district currently operates with 48 full-size buses and 32 minibuses supplied under contract, and that a transportation study used the district's student-routing data (Transfinder) to model scenarios.
Staff described why route and start-time changes are constrained. The district's geography—22.5 square miles with varying road widths and traffic patterns—means some routes pick up many students in short stretches while others must travel narrow, winding roads that…
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