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Kyrene outlines rolling middle‑school stops, opt‑in rides and 14‑passenger vans to ease driver shortage
Summary
The Kyrene Elementary District presented transportation changes Dec. 9 including a pilot of rolling middle‑school stops, an opt‑in system for bus riders and purchase of non‑CDL 14‑passenger vans; staff said these changes should reduce the district’s driver need next year from 57 to roughly 45–55 depending on the model chosen.
Michelle Parmley, the district’s director of transportation, told the Kyrene Elementary District Governing Board at a Dec. 9 study session that the district is trying to address a bus driver shortage and reduce costs by changing how routes and stops are organized. Parmley said the district is piloting “rolling middle‑school stops,” consolidating routes, introducing an opt‑in ridership feature and buying 14‑passenger non‑CDL minibuses to be deployed in spring.
Parmley said the rolling stop pilot allows one driver to run two middle‑school routes by picking up a group of students about 30 minutes earlier, dropping them at school and then returning for a second run. “So what a rolling…
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