CCISD staff to present hazardous‑route resolution after study finds three campus areas affected

District transportation staff told the Clear Creek Independent School District board on Nov. 10 that a 2024 Region 4 hazardous‑route evaluation and the district’s follow-up review have identified several campus walking routes that warrant changes to bus service.

Tammy Pickett, the district’s director of transportation, summarized Region 4’s criteria — including sections within two miles of a campus lacking a walkway, routes crossing major arterials or bridges, underpasses and locations with documented violent‑crime incidents — and said the district reviewed Region 4’s industrial‑standard evaluation metrics before recommending local actions. “A resolution declaring hazardous traffic conditions for the 26‑27 school year will be formally presented at the November board meeting,” Pickett told trustees.

Pickett and district staff named three campuses as the items that will change for the 2026–27 year: Brookside Intermediate, Hall Elementary and Gilmore Elementary. Pickett said Brookside began receiving transportation after the district removed a crossing guard; that change “actually affected 31 students, which we are currently providing transportation for.” She said Hall Elementary may lose district‑provided transportation for approximately 14 students in one neighborhood, and staff identified a small cluster of Gilmore students in the Enclave neighborhood as within two miles of campus.

Miller, another district presenter, said the formal resolution coming to the next board meeting will list districtwide hazardous conditions but the board packet will highlight those campuses that will have specific changes next year. “The resolution that you’ll see at the next board meeting would include all hazardous traffic conditions,” he said.

Trustees pressed staff on timing and communication. Pickett said that, if the board approves the resolution, the district will notify parents by phone calls, ParentSquare alerts and principal outreach; she added campus principals typically follow up by calling families directly. Staff also clarified that additions of transportation for newly identified hazardous routes can be effective immediately while removals of transportation are usually implemented in the following school year.

Next steps: staff will include the full hazardous‑route resolution and maps on the November agenda for formal consideration, and trustees asked staff to include a clear communication plan and campus‑level data in the Friday memo and packet materials.