Review of Proposed Changes January 14 th, 2014

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Current Home to School 1 Tier with all similar bell times Transporting all eligible PreK-5 th grade students All students must live outside 2 Mile Rule or in Hazardous Zone to be eligible

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Proposed Changes Move from 1 Tier to 2 Tier System with staggered bell times Transport eligible PreK-8 th grade students Change current 2 Mile Rule to 1 Mile Rule for PreK-3 rd grade students

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Proposed Tier Times Drop OffPickup PreK – 3 rd Grade7:50 am2:55 pm 4 th Grade – 8 th Grade8:35 am3:40 pm

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. McNeel/Cunningham

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. New PreK-3 rd Boundaries

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Eligible Reg ED Riders ELIGIBLE RIDERS YEARELIGIBLE RIDERS YEAR School DescriptionEligibilityTotalSchool DescriptionEligibilityTotal ALDRICH MSB19 44 ALDRICH MS B ALDRICH MSH25 ALDRICH MS H22 BURDGE ESB24 37 CONVERSE ES B161 BURDGE ESH13 CUNNINGHAM ESB25 CONVERSE ESB15 62 GASTON ES B43 CONVERSE ESH47 HACKETT ES B43 CUNNINGHAM ESB6MCLENEGAN ES B GASTON ESB3 MCLENEGAN ES H69 HACKETT ESB9 MCNEEL MS B131 MCLENEGAN ESB MERRILL ES B65 MCLENEGAN ESH55 MORGAN ES B MCNEEL MSB29 MORGAN ES H38 MERRILL ESB24 ROBINSON ES B MORGAN ESB ROBINSON ES H41 MORGAN ESH36 TODD ES B ROBINSON ESB TODD ES H42 ROBINSON ESH121 Total Eligible Riders: 1523 TODD ESB TODD ESH166 Total Eligible Riders:920

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. SPED Transport Number of students remains similar Tiers will reduce approx 5 current routes Shorter route times for SPED riders Looking at inclusionary practices for possible further savings

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Mileage Eligible Ridership 2 Mile Eligible1 Mile Eligible+/- Converse: Gaston: Hackett: Merrill: Robinson: Todd: Totals:

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Other Proposed Changes Parochial Routes to Parent Contracts Eliminate Transport to After School Programs –YMCA, Kidspace, Etc. Eliminate Pay to Ride

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Fleet Overview Reg Ed –14 Buses –1 Bus for RCC/OLA SPED –8 Buses –4 Vans

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Option 1 Regular Education: (Includes RCC/OLA Route) $3, Special Education:$3, Van Service:$1, Fuel:$1, Total:$8, No Tiers/No Change

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Option 2 Regular Education: (Includes RCC/OLA Route) $3, Special Education:$2, Van Service:$1, Fuel:$ Total:$7, Tiers/Keep Parochial

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Option 3 Regular Education:$3, Special Education:$2, Van Service:$1, Fuel:$ Total:$7, Tiers/Eliminate Parochial

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Yearly Savings Breakdown Yearly TotalSavings Option 1:$1,568,537.25N/A Option 2:$1,332,877.00$235, Option 3:$1,282,737.75$285, (Less Cost of Parent Contracts)

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Negative Impacts Difficult transition for parents Beloit Transit System financial impact Earlier start times for some students/staff

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Positive Impacts Cost Savings from SPED being tiered Reduced ride times for many students Increased safety for students/parents Measurable test score improvements Fleet efficiency/reliable spare flexibility

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Positive Impacts Smaller walk zones will mean savings for Pay to Ride parents Greener student transportation system Age appropriate discipline on buses Time/cost savings on driver downtime Ability to transport 40% more Reg Ed students without fleet expansion

Getting kids to school safe, on time, and ready to learn... every day. Summary No Change Higher operational costs Less ridership Maintain current cost to the district Tiered Bell Times Permanently decrease operational costs Transport 40% more regular education students Save SDB approx. $285, annually Bottom Line Staying with the current system will be more expensive while transporting less students; moving to 2 tiers will mean significant monetary savings for SDB based on the elimination of routes and a marked increase in eligible ridership.

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