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| School Planning and Management | 7 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Lieberth, Jane A. – School Planning and Management, 1999
Presents observations from the director of the National Association of Pupil Transportation concerning school bus safety, seat belts, and the state of the $15-billion school transportation industry. Increasing student use of bus transportation and delivering the school bus safety message to all concerned are addressed. (GR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Restraints (Vehicle Safety), Safety
Delude, Rita – School Planning and Management, 1996
Through a joint venture between the school district and the municipality of Scarsdale (New York), the district's buses are serviced in a $2 million maintenance and ground facility. The arrangement has reduced vehicle down time, saved wear and tear on the buses, and reduced fuel consumption. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Maintenance, Government School Relationship, Public Schools
Bete, Tim, Ed. – School Planning and Management, 1998
Presents the opinions of four transportation experts on issues related to school buses. The experts respond to the following questions: will advertisements placed on buses be used to generate district revenue; will compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas become standard fuel for school buses; and will school bus seat belts be mandatory and…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Restraints (Vehicle Safety)
Milshtein, Amy – School Planning and Management, 1999
Explores some of the factors to consider before school planners decide to buy new school buses. Provides a checklist to help build and maintain a bus fleet. Concludes by addressing bus safety and advertising. (GR)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Maintenance
Fickes, Michael – School Planning and Management, 1998
Discusses problems school transportation administrators face in managing the transportation of special needs students. These include finding part-time, low paid drivers and attendants, managing equipment not approved for buses, training drivers to handle medically fragile and emotionally disabled children, and dealing with federal and state…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Bus Transportation, Disabilities
Fickes, Michael – School Planning and Management, 1998
Examines the legal, administrative, and logistical barriers that have prevented the wide acceptance of coordinating community and school transportation services and why these barriers may be breaking down. Two examples of successful implementation of coordinated transportation are examined: employing a single system to serve all transportation…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Coordination, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Matthews, John – School Planning and Management, 1998
Provides an example of how one county public school system was able to minimize traffic accidents and increase safety around its schools. Illustrations are provided of safer bus loading zones, pedestrian walkways and sidewalks, staff parking, and acceptable methods for staging buses. A checklist for school driveway design concludes the article.…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Parking Facilities, Pedestrian Traffic
