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District outlines transportation fixes as parents report late and missed buses
Summary
Chief operations and transportation leaders described steps to improve bus reliability: tablet rollout on most buses, ordered radios and surveillance cameras, route cleanup tied to PowerSchool/K12 data and plans to recruit 31 additional drivers; public commenters and trustees urged clearer communication about ongoing delays and spare-bus availability.
District transportation leadership acknowledged system-wide challenges and described a six-point operational plan to improve punctuality and safety. Chief Operations Nick Pearson and the transportation director said tablets have been installed on nearly all buses, radios and surveillance cameras were ordered, and the district is working with the state to secure additional spare buses while cleaning and verifying registration data to improve routing and the parent-facing K12 app.
Pearson said the first day of school saw very late arrival times that improved after adjustments: "The 1st day of school, we got kids in school at a remarkable 10:07." He and staff explained the need for an annual registration to verify addresses and bus riders, and noted the fleet count (87 buses) and roughly 80–85 regular drivers; transportation leaders said they would like to add about 31 drivers to stabilize morning and afternoon coverage. Parents and trustee board members pressed for clearer public messaging that acknowledges persistent problems rather than overpromising quick fixes.
