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School Business Affairs, 1980
The annual cost of repair to a Wood County (West Virginia) typical bus (called "Number 87") mounts in ever-steeper steps. The usage-and-repair study underscores the disparity between legislative educational planning nearly a decade ago and the facts of school life today. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Maintenance, Equipment Utilization
Caswell, Peter J.; Jungherr, J. Anton – School Business Affairs, 1979
A computerized routing and scheduling system for the San Francisco Public Schools includes the batch processing of bus route assignments and schedules for all schools and the online terminal processing of daily changes. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Students
Carrig, Thomas R. – American School and University, 1979
The need to conserve fuel will influence future bus designs. Technological advances will be required to meet anticipated government mandates for quieter, safer, more fuel efficient vehicles with lower emission levels. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption
Rasicot, Julie – American School Board Journal, 1996
Describes how school districts, faced with shrinking resources, have cut costs for student transportation. To combat rising transportation costs, districts have charged fees for student transportation, entered into private contracts, cut transportation services, used alternative fuels, and streamlined bus routes and schedules. (LMI)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Bus Transportation, Busing
Miller, Anthony R. – School Business Affairs, 1989
It is an advantage to a school system to contract for its school bus service. Financially, private companies can obtain capital easier than can public agencies. A school system that uses good management and monitors the contractor with clear specifications can be assured of safety and efficiency. (MLF)
Descriptors: Bids, Contracts, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Garden, Dennis; Liebermann, Jack – School Business Affairs, 1989
The application of operations research and computers is providing school bus routing and scheduling to five California counties. Illustrates the system requirements, steps for computerized calculations, a sample bus assignment report, and three data files. (MLF)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Simulation, Elementary Secondary Education, Operations Research
Neatrour, Paul E. – Schools in the Middle, 1994
The Johnstown (Pennsylvania) Middle School has adopted a simple, practical school bus discipline program that refers disruptive students to the bus-duty teacher to discuss the incident. The bus driver's written report activates the bus-rider training program, featuring temporary loss of riding privileges, a simulated bus ride, a safety video, a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Discipline, Intermediate Grades
Vail, Kathleen – American School Board Journal, 1999
The National Highway Traffic Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is in the midst of the first school-bus crash tests in more than 10 years. Its report is expected in June 2000, and those on both sides of the seat-belt debate are waiting to see what NHTSA will recommend on passenger restraints in large school buses. A sidebar lists sources…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Regulation, Public Schools, Restraints (Vehicle Safety)
Download full textNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1991
This document provides a summary of selected school bus crash statistics for 1989. Information was obtained from the following data sources: the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS), the General Estimates System (GES), and the School Bus Fleet Annual Fact Book. The data are organized into four sections: (1) a summary of national and selected…
Descriptors: Accidents, Bus Transportation, Death, Elementary Secondary Education
Osborne, Kimberly A.; And Others – 1990
This report details the data requirements and procedures used to develop new school bus routes for Six Mile Elementary School in South Carolina. The project examined the current routes of the school and applied computer based techniques to develop new routes given the existing bus stops. Bus routes were developed so that distance and travel time…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Distance, Elementary Education, Heuristics
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1984
Designed for use by Oregon school bus drivers and administrators, this manual answers common questions about school bus transportation in Oregon, including those about the laws governing pupil transportation, the regulations governing pupil transportation administration, and the laws on school bus operation. A chapter of advisory materials covers…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Utilization
Kanzaki, George Akaki – 1980
To develop and test a model for both describing and predicting Iowa school districts' pupil transportation costs, the author first tested the generalizability of a 1980 study by McAvoy of 37 Iowa districts and then identified independent variables that would explain Iowa pupil transportation costs. Data were gathered on all 447 Iowa districts for…
Descriptors: Correlation, Costs, Distance, Elementary Secondary Education
Thomas, Patricia – 1985
The procedures in this manual are designed to establish stability and continuity within the student transportation department of the Toms River Regional Schools in New Jersey. The manual is divided into three sections. Section 1 provides driver and aide specific information. It includes directives related to time clock, spare buses, and…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Disabilities, Discipline, Driver Education
Decker, Erwin A., Comp.; McDougall, Stanley, Comp. – 1972
In view of the level of school transportation services being provided Statewide in California, there is a need for the establishment and enforcement of realistic school board policies to assure the efficient and effective administration and operation of pupil transportation systems. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide guidelines for…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Driver Education, Guidelines, Safety
Larsen, R. A. – 1973
Designed to assist pupil transportation supervisors, safety instructors, school bus drivers, curriculum writers, teachers, and others who have some type of responsibility for school bus safety, this suggestion-type booklet provides practical tips for educating student school bus riders. The items covered are (1) going to the bus stop; (2) at the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Behavioral Objectives, Orientation Materials, Safety Education
