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Tomball ISD staff recommend five-year Transfinder agreement for bus routing and parent tracking at about $1.2 million

2124996 · January 16, 2025
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District staff told trustees the district's current third-party SmartTag routing integration will be unsupported after June 30 and recommended a five-year Transfinder contract to provide real-time bus tracking, parental notifications and driver navigation; the item is scheduled for the Jan. 14 consent/considered agenda.

Tomball ISD staff presented trustees on Jan. 13 with a recommendation to contract with Transfinder for bus routing, live bus tracking and parent notification software and hardware over five years at a total cost of roughly $1,203,748.

Dr. Steven Gutierrez, chief operating officer, told the board the district’s current SmartTag integration “will no longer be supported by our routing software after June 30,” and staff therefore recommend moving to Transfinder’s…

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