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LCPS transportation: 121 drivers, new routing tech and parent app; district approves STS contract
Summary
Las Cruces Public Schools and its contractor outlined bus staffing, a three-tier bell schedule and new bus technology (Beacon Connect, Lytics DriveCam) to improve routing and safety. The board later approved the fiscal-year student transportation services contract for $9,843,873.06.
District transportation staff told the board the department had 121 bus drivers, 44 bus attendants (for special-education routes) and six drivers in training. Officials reported 67 general-education bus routes, 38 special-education routes and five routes still listed as open but covered by substitute or standby drivers; the district said all requested eligible students had been routed and families would receive route information by July 15.
Staff said the three-tier bell schedule (elementary–high–middle) improved route efficiency by…
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