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Forest Hills outlines Stopfinder rollout and driver staffing steps as school year opens
Summary
District staff described a rollout of the Transfinder "Stopfinder" app to give parents real‑time bus tracking and outlined steps to address a shortfall of bus drivers, including a paid driver‑in‑training classification.
District administrators told the Forest Hills Local School District Board on Aug. 17 that the district has switched its routing software and is asking families to download a new app that provides real‑time bus location updates, while also moving to expand and pay trainees to address a driver shortage.
At the start of the meeting, a district administrator explained the software change from VersaTrans to Transfinder and said the parent app, called Stopfinder, “will send you a notice that your kid is on the bus right here.” The administrator said some automated emails from the new…
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