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Transportation director: ridership down slightly, stop‑arm enforcement yields reports to patrol
Summary
Director Shane Gardner summarized operations: about 110 buses, roughly 3,500 students transported daily, GPS and QR-scanning systems in use, staffing improved after incentives, and stop-arm enforcement produced about 100 observed violations with ~30 pursued to highway patrol so far.
Shane Gardner, director of transportation, reported operational metrics and safety efforts to the board. Gardner said the district operates roughly 110 yellow buses, 33 activity buses, seven service trucks, three fuel trucks and a wrecker, and that "our yellow buses travel around 900,000 miles per year and we serve approximately 3,500 children each day." He said ridership is slightly below last year’s levels (about 3,700–3,800) and that recruitment improved after incentives and raises.
Gardner described technology and safety…
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