School Bus Wi-Fi Update Transportation Department Operations Directorate April 10, 2015

Context We first put Wi-Fi into operation on 20 school buses in September 2012 for the 2012-13 school year. 15 of the 20 Wi-Fi equipped buses had routes in which student travel time exceeded one hour. In 2013, we equipped 12 more buses with Wi-Fi for the school year 2013-14. We did not add any new Wi-Fi on buses during the 2014-2015 school year. Tonight I will provide an overview of Operations Directorate activity since May 2014, looking at seven discrete categories of operations in which my departments are simultaneously engaged.

Our Provision of WiFi on Buses Resulted in a Substantial Decrease in Reported Behavior Infractions Wi-Fi buses (1st Tranche of 20 buses) School Year 2012-13 compared to 2011-12 (NO WiFi 11-12) 42% decrease School Year 2013-14 compared to 2012-13 (WiFi both years) 17% decrease School Year 14-15 compared to 2013-14 (WiFi both years) 42% decrease Total change since installation of WiFi in 2011-12 72% decrease Wi-Fi buses (2nd Tranche of 12 buses) School Year 2013-14 compared to 2012-13 (NO WiFi 12-13) 4% increase School Year 2014-15 compared to 2013-14 (WiFi both years) 67% decrease All Wi-Fi buses (32 buses) School Year 2014-15 compared to 2011-12 70% decrease Behavior Reports Tonight I will provide an overview of Operations Directorate activity since May 2014, looking at seven discrete categories of operations in which my departments are simultaneously engaged.

Level of Student Conduct Reports on School Buses Relative to the 2011-12 School Year In Which No Buses Were Equipped with WiFi Conduct Reports Relative to 2011-12 Levels for All Bus Routes School Year

In School Year 2015-16 We Plan to Add WiFi Ten Additional Routes For 2015-16 we will add WiFi to buses that have: Student travel times exceeding 60 minutes Travel times exceeding 30 minutes and that have above average number of student conduct reports for the 2014-15 school year. The fixed WiFi cost per bus (hardware and installation) is approximately $450.00 (10 buses= $4,500.00). The variable WiFi cost per bus (T-Mobile WiFi service) is $47 per month per WiFi equipped bus after E-Rate. Tonight I will provide an overview of Operations Directorate activity since May 2014, looking at seven discrete categories of operations in which my departments are simultaneously engaged.

School Bus Wi-Fi Update Transportation Department Operations Directorate April 10, 2015

Frequency of Student Conduct Reports on School Buses (Averages) Average Number of Reports Per Bus School Year