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Regular Operating 1. Driver Benefits 160-5-3-.11 97 drivers allotted! Salary $8,749.80

By policy, the Forsyth County Board of Education provides school bus transportation for all eligible Forsyth County students based on the student’s residence and school of enrollment , and in compliance with Federal, State and/or Local laws, rules, regulations and/or procedures.

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Regular Operating 1. Driver Benefits 160-5-3-.11 97 drivers allotted! Salary $8,749.80

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  1. By policy, the Forsyth County Board of Education provides school bus transportation for all eligible Forsyth County students based on the student’s residence and school of enrollment, and in compliance with Federal, State and/or Local laws, rules, regulations and/or procedures. The Transportation Department is authorized to develop a framework and procedures that provide transportation services to eligible Forsyth County Public School students.

  2. Regular Operating 1. Driver Benefits 160-5-3-.11 97 drivers allotted! Salary $8,749.80 Social Security 669.36 Sick Leave 125.00 Physical 30.00 $9,574.16/allotted bus Our cost? $14,210.70 per driver 5.58 hours * 14.47 * 178 days No reduction in 2010-2011

  3. 2. School Bus Liability Insurance 160-5-3-.11 $139-$500/allotted bus Based upon actual local cost in FY10 No reduction in 2010-2011

  4. 3. Drug Testing (Federal Requirement) $53.00/allotted bus Pre-Employment Random Post-Accident Reasonable Suspension Return to Duty No reduction in 2010-2011

  5. Georgia State Funding (Transportation) • Allocation of All Funds in FY 11 • $295 million earned by local systems (LEAs) • $133 million appropriated* • $162 million deficit is up $103M (175%) from $59M in FY06* • Allocated by reducing operating funds by 71.5% and eliminating bus replacement totally (* Does not include $50M in Bond Buses)

  6. State Funding (continued) Operating Funds FY 11 • Amount Earned–$ 144,634,347 • Amount Allotted–$ 41,244,075* • Funded at 28.5% • Short Fall –$ 103,390,272*

  7. Student Transportation Funding Mechanism Walking distance to school, for allotment (160-5-3-.10& 20-2-188) State: One and one-half (1½) miles measured by roadway Forsyth: We service all students residing in attendance zone (Approximately 15% of total eligible students) School bus stops for allocation purposes (160-5-3-.10) State: No more frequent than one-tenth of a mile Forsyth: Same with case by case exceptions State: Students walk up to .5 miles Forsyth: Our students walk no further than .3 miles to the nearest stop (almost exclusively cul-de-sacs) 12

  8. Per Student Spending By State(Transportation Funding)

  9. Forsyth County Schools Transportation 2002-03 (20,407 students) 2011-12 (37,365 students (+83%)) 9 MS (125%) 5HS (67%) 19 ES (58%) 33 All Schools (65%) ============= 288 drivers (+24%/-91) 35 monitors (+13%/-15) 352 school buses (+27%/-101) 469 routes (+34%/-103) 346 All Staff (24%/-110(12/YR)) 4 MS 3HS 12 ES 20 All Schools =========== 232 drivers 31 monitors. 278 school buses 351 routes 280 All Staff

  10. Forsyth County Schools Transportation 2004-05 (23,612 students) 2011-12 (37,365 students (+58%)) 9 MS (80%) 5HS (67%) 19 ES (46%) 33 All Schools (57%) ============= 288 drivers (+20%/-89) 35 monitors (+13%/-14) 352 school buses (+24%/-97) 469 routes (+24%/-128) 346 All Staff (20%/-111 (16/YR) 5 MS 3HS 13 ES 21 All Schools =========== 240 drivers 31 monitors. 284 school buses 378 routes 289 All Staff

  11. Forsyth County Schools Transportation 2008-09 (32,374 students) 2011-12 (37,365 students (+15%)) 9 MS (13%) 5HS (25%) 19 ES (19%) 33 All Schools (18%) ============= 288 drivers (-1%/-46) 35 monitors (+0%/-5) 360 school buses (+3%/-40) 496 routes (+3%/-59) 346 All Staff (0%/-52 (20/YR) 8 MS 4 HS 16 ES 28 All Schools =========== 290 drivers 35 monitors. 348 school buses 483 routes 346 All Staff

  12. Doing More With Less Since SY 2005-06 • 11 new schools (2 HS, 3 MS and 6 ES (50%)) • More Athletic Teams (56%) • More Activity Trips (50%) • 10,000+ students (+40%) • 22% increase to route mileage • 12% increase to total mileage • 0% increase to activity trip mileage • 11% decrease in deadhead mileage • Decreases to rate of growth from SY 2008-09 and SY 2010-11 have reduced mileage costs by $900,000 for SY 2010-11 alone.

  13. Per FTE Spending 2003Student Transportation 126% of State Average in 2003

  14. Per FTE Spending 2010Student Transportation 24%

  15. Improved “on-time” percentage from 96.5% to 98.72 % since 2008! (2.3% improvement)

  16. Reduced accident rate by 31% since 2007-08!

  17. Sample Activity Trip Costs Charged To Schools (By County) The lowest cost per mile and the lowest total cost per trip in the metro area. Our goal is to provide the safest, most cost-effective extracurricular transportation service available!

  18. Increases are due primarily to increased demand by HS and increases to mileage/driver costs charged to schools ($.90 to $1.50 from 2003 to 2011).

  19. Summary • The Transportation Department mission is to provide transportation service that “protects students, supports quality learning and improves the community.” • We strive to “maximize our operational efficiency” (Goal 5 of our Strategic Plan) while improving the quality of our service. • Attention to continuous improvement of structure, process and procedure. • Use access to timely, relevant and accurate information from GPS, TIS and Infinite Campus to accumulate performance data and analyze improvement opportunities. • Development of Transportation’s “human capital” (Goals 2,3 and 4); employees, students and stakeholders who interact on a daily basis with our service. • The use of on-line tools to facilitate Safe, Orderly And Respectful school bus learning. • The use of alternative methods of delivery to engage employees, students and stakeholders in the business of “protecting students and supporting quality learning.”

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