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Transportation Information
Session
September 26, 2011
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Purpose of Tonights Meeting
Provide information on transportation issues
Provide progress report
Obtain input on solutions
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Challenges in a Complex
Transportation System General Challenges
Traffic congestion causing late arrivals and long run times
Public transportation routes vs. direct line to home significantlydifferent in time length
In a three grade level secondary school, one-third of students are new
and one-third of prior year students leave. Therefore, old routesrequire change annually.
Nonpublic Challenges Routes are longer than necessary due to lack of information regarding
who does not plan to use bus transportation
Some non-public schools have a small number of students and those
students residences are scattered across the district Some non-public students register late which makes the route
planning process difficult
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Challenges in a Complex
Transportation System Start of School Year Challenges
Changing enrollments-NPSD has had 500 changes of in-district public students since late August 2011,approximately 50 per week during the year
New routes take several days to adjust and run smoothly(parent photos, questions answered by drivers, ridersselecting seats, driver familiarity with route, driversuggestions for better route, etc.).
Communication Challenges
Timely responses NPSD and First Student are not on same two way radio
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Challenges in a Complex
Transportation System (continued)
Shared Service Challenges
Bell times for schools in close proximity to one
another make sharing one bus difficult
Bus Routing Challenges
Transporting homeless students to distant
locations uses numerous vehicles and drivers
Routing software limitations
Slow second tier bus loading sets back third tier
buses
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Challenges in a Complex
Transportation System (continued)
Bus Capacity Challenges
When buses are nearly full, students are slow to find a seat
It is difficult to predict how many students will use thebus. Assigning two to a seat leads to many seats with only
one student
Band instruments need space
Other Challenges
Bus pass requests
The bus loading/unloading areas at some non-publicschools are small
Car riders mix with bus traffic and slow unloading
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Background Information
MCTC-Montgomery County Transportation Consortium Formed this year for out-of-district nonpublic and special education
students, piloted by 5 adjacent school districts
Based on 2009 study for Bucks and Montgomery County showing
potential of $18 million or 32% in savings for both counties North Penn has one of the highest nonpublic transportation costs in
the state and highest in Montgomery County
Legal requirement Nonpublic students-school districts must transport nonpublic students
residing in their district to nonpublic schools within 10 miles of their
boundary (nearest boundary to the nonpublic school) Special education students-must transport to school selected
regardless of location
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Nonpublic Transportation Cost per Student
North Penn
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Nonpublic Transportation-Montgomery County
North Penn
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All MCTC Districts North Penn Total North Penn, NonpublicNorth Penn, Special
Education
Bus Runs 105 66 42 24
Shared Bus Runs 41 33 22 11
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MCTC Bus Runs-Shared and Total for NPSD
Bus Runs
Shared Bus Runs
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Issue: Late arrival in the morning for
out-of-district nonpublic students Background:
Assigned to MCTC
Issue: Late arrival due to long ride times than expected
Immediate Solution Earlier pickup times
Add busses
Different combinations of schools served by bus
Long-term Solution Several busses shuttle to transfer point, students transfer
to another bus/busses to ride to school (In somesituations, this has been used successfully in the past.)
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Issue: Late arrival in the morning for
out-of-district nonpublic studentsSchools-Nonpublic out-of-
district
Solution Effective Date
Ancillae Assumpta
Academy
Add 1 bus September 12
Penn View Christian, Grace
Christian, Souderton
Charter
Add 2 vans for Souderton Charter due
to widespread geographic location of 9
students; for remaining schools, add 1
bus and revise routes
September 21
LaSalle, Mt. St. Josephs,
Phil-Mont Academy
Split schools; reuse shuttle transfer
approach in morning and direct
bussing home in afternoon
September 22
Gwenydd Mercy
Elementary and High
School, St. Rose of Lima
Add 2 busses, revise all routes September 23
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Issue: Late arrival in the morning for out-
of-district special education students
Background: Assigned to MCTC
Issue: Late arrival due to longer ride times than expected
School, total busses, number late (develop a table)
Immediate Solution Earlier pickup times
Add busses and vans (some temporarily)
Different combinations of schools served by busses or vans Long-term Solution
Review entire situation in October 2011 to attempt toreduce busses/vans used for immediate solutions
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Issue: Late arrival in the morning for out-
of-district special education students
Special Education Schools,
out-of-district
Solution Effective Date
Pathway Driver suggested less congested
route on fourth day
September 9
Martin Luther, Shady
Grove, Blue Bell
Shady Grove lateness solved by
separating Martin Luther from the
original group and combining it with
Center Square/Montessori;
September 15
Huntington Valley Advanced pickup times by 10
minutes
September 23
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Issue: Late arrival in the morning for in-
district special education students
Background: Routed by NPSD transportation staff
Issue: Late arrival due to long ride times and long loading times
for some students Immediate Solution
Earlier pickup times
Add busses and vans
Different combinations of schools served by busses or vans Long-term Solution
Review entire situation in October 2011 to attempt toreduce busses/vans used for immediate solutions
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Issue: Late arrival in the morning for in-
district special education students
Special Education Schools,
in-district
Solution Effective Date
Pennbrook Middle School Add 1 bus to 3 others
originally scheduled
September 22
North Wales Elementary
School
Add 1 bus to 2 others
originally scheduled
September 22
Kulp Elementary School Add 1 bus to 3 others
originally scheduled
September 19
Hatfield Added 1 van already used
at Penndale to solve
lateness at Hatfield
September 23
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Issue: Late arrival in the morning for in-
district nonpublic students
Nonpublic Schools, in-
district
Solution Effective date
St. Stanislaus-Tier 3 Bus 75 late, added Bus 117 that
had no Tier 3 run; for 3 more
busses late, used 2 more busses
without regular runs after theirPennfield runs to reduce
number of stops (Bus 118, Bus
139); Bus FS-233 pickup times
advanced by 5 minutes
Bus 75 within 3 days of
start of school; worked
with principal on all other
situations includingdropping riders driven by
parents who are teachers
MMR-Tier 3 Adjusted bus run times of
previous school allowing MMR
busses to run earlier also
As soon as aware; notified
riders by handouts
distributed on bus 2 days
before effective date;
worked with nonpublic
school administration
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Issue: Late arrival in the morning for in-
district public students
Background: Always routed by NPSD transportation staff making minor revisions each year
based on changing enrollments
NPSD busses running 14 nonpublic routes previously contracted
Issue: Late arrival delivery window times established in software
Second and third tier schools are delayed if first tier is slow
Immediate Solution Reset delivery window times (5 to 10 minutes earlier for 25 busses arriving
late, effective September 26, 2011)
Earlier tiers too long
Short-term Solution Review entire situation on individual school basis in October 2011
Long-term Solution Change delivery window times in computer to 5 to 10 minutes before the bell,
which is a 5 minute window.
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Issue: Late arrival in the morning for in-
district public students
School Solution Effective Date
High school None, because arrival time
is set 20 to 25 minutes
before bell time due to
traffic congestion
Middle school Adjusted times by 5 to 10
minutes on 5 Pennbrook
busses , 4 Pennfield
busses, and 5 at Penndale;
these adjustments were
made to allow for breakfast
program
Upon driver notification of
lateness or upon review of
time logs collected daily at
schools; adjusted from
September 6 to September
26
Elementary school Adjust bus times by 5 or 10
minutes on about 25
busses
September 26, 2011
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Issue: Late arrival in the afternoon of
busses for in-district public students
Background: Always routed by NPSD transportation staff making minor revisions
each year based on changing enrollments
NPSD busses running 14 nonpublic routes previously contracted
Issue:
Second and third tier schools delayed if first tier is slow Immediate Solution
Earlier tiers too long
Short-term Solution Review entire situation on individual school basis in October 2011
Review sequencing of busses from run to run and possible remixingbased on last dropoff point from prior run
Long-term Solution Study adjustment of bell times for 2012-13 or beyond
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Issue: Late arrival in the afternoon for in-
district public students
School Solution Effective Date
High school None since it is first tier in
afternoon
Middle school Improved high school
dismissal process to avoid
delays in leaving high
school property; adjusted
bus loads of selected
busses by moving stops
from bus to another
September 6 to 23
Elementary school Identify specific buscausing lateness; improve
timing of specific bus by
redistributing loads/stops
among other busses at that
school
September 6 to 23
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Issue: Late arrival in the afternoon of
busses for in-district nonpublic students
Background: Routed by NPSD transportation staff
NPSD busses running 14 nonpublic routes previouslycontracted
Issue: Second and third tier schools delayed if first tier is slow
Immediate Solution Adjust specific busses on earlier tiers that are too long
Short-term Solution Review entire situation on individual school basis in
October 2011
Long-term Solution
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Issue: Late arrival in the afternoon for in-
district nonpublic students
School Solution Effective Date
High school None since it is first tier in
afternoon
St. Stanislaus-Tier 3 Added bus 75 after its
Northbridge run;
addressed specific busses
that were late by using
busses with 2 tiers allowing
them to start earlier
Bus 75 effective September
21
Mary Mother of the
Redeemer
Added bus 94 after its
Northbridge run
Bus 94 effective September
21Corpus Christi Bus 37 was late requiring
us to use bus without prior
run
Bus 37 effective September
23
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Bus Routing TimelineCost Effective Use of Time and Seating Capacity
Mid-July: Update information on riders-public, nonpublic, special education
Transportation software expert optimizes routes (for each school, leasttotal rider time)
Early August
Drivers test bus routes recording times and other driving details(construction, detours, hazards)
All drivers for a school meet with software expert reviewing the use oftime and seating capacity and providing their expertise
Routes revised per driver input
Mid-August Routes provided to riders/parents
Late August New enrollees added to routes, withdrawals removed
During School Year Students added or removed from routes, very minor adjustments
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Kulp AM
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