1. School Bus Reduction Proposal
Reducing Millbury’s Eleven 3-Tiered Bus Routes to Ten 3-Tiered Bus Routes
for the School Year

2. We currently have in district transportation:
11 Big Buses (contracted)
3 Mini-buses (2 contracted, 1 MPS owned) for Pre-K, SPED and difficult access areas
1 Wheelchair bus (contracted) for SPED
3-Tiers
Millbury Jr./Sr. High School
R.E. Shaw Elementary School
Elmwood Street School/Assumption School

3. We propose in district transportation for the next school year:
10 Big Buses (contracted) ***REDUCE BY 1***
3 Mini-buses (2 contracted, 1 MPS owned) for Pre-K, SPED and difficult access areas
1 Wheelchair bus (contracted) for SPED
3-Tiers
Millbury Jr./Sr. High School
R.E. Shaw Elementary School
Elmwood Street School/Assumption School

4. The Data Fiscal Year Total Enrollment Total Ridership FY 2015 1,800
1,068
FY 2017
1,751
1,049
FY 2018
1,745
970
The Data

5. Pro’s and Con’s of Reducing Bus Routes to 10
$70,616 Annual Savings
Savings can be used to Save Jobs
Efficiency
Savings Benefit is for Each Year Moving Forward
Risk: Ridership May Increase
Risk: Enrollment May Increase
Risk: May Need to Add Back Route
Length of Time to Complete the Routes will Increase
Change School(s) Start/End Times
Teacher Negotiation for Start/End Times

6. Neighbors with Similar Total Enrollment:
District
Enrollment
Total Buses
Millbury
1,727 11
Leicester
1,574
Oxford
1,797 10
Uxbridge
1,835 12
Webster
1,854
Note: Oxford has 7 buses for the high school and Webster has 9 buses with 10 routes.

7. Actual School Start and End Times
Millbury Jr./Sr. High School
School Day: 7:40 to 1:57
Students currently arrive between 7:00 to 7:20
R.E. Shaw Elementary School
School Day: 7:49 to 2:20
Students currently arrive between 7:40 and 7:55
Elmwood Street School
School Day: 8:30 to 3:16
Students currently arrive between 8:20 and 8:35

8. Time Between Tiers Millbury Jr./Sr. High School
School Day: 7:40 to 1:57
Students currently arrive between 7:00 to 7:20
R.E. Shaw Elementary School
School Day: 7:49 to 2:20
Students currently arrive between 7:40 and 7:55
By School Day: 9 Minutes
By Arrival Time: Minutes
Elmwood Street School
School Day: 8:30 to 3:16
Students currently arrive between 8:20 and 8:35
By School Day: 41 Minutes
By Arrival Time: 40 Minutes

9. Specifics of Reducing Routes from 11 to 10
Reduction
Bus Stops Transferred To:
Bus #9 Eliminated
Bus #1
Bus #3
Bus #7
Bus #10
Bus #11
Some of the changes are coming from other routes being adjusted
Most of the Bus #9 Stops are being transferred to Bus #11

10. BUS 9
Reversed AM
MILLBURY HIGH SCHOOL PM
6:46 AM
9 AUBURN RD
2:17 PM
6:47 AM
16 AUBURN RD
2:16 PM
56 AUBURN RD
6:53 AM
456 GREENWOOD ST
2:15 PM
6:54 AM
GREENWOOD CYNDY LN
2:14 PM
6:55 AM
GREENWOOD TAINTER HILL RD
2:13 PM
6:56 AM
403 GREENWOOD ST
2:12 PM
6:57 AM
HAWTHORNE BORDER AVE
2:11 PM
6:58 AM
GREENWOOD ROGERS ST
2:10 PM
GREENWOOD CHUNIS AVE
366 GREENWOOD ST
6:59 AM
52 MCCRACKEN RD
2:09 PM
7:00 AM
82 MCCRACKEN RD
2:08 PM
92 MCCRACKEN RD
7:01 AM
2 HIDDEN MEADOW DR
2:07 PM
7:02 AM
97 MCCRAKEN RD
2:06 PM
59 MCCRAKEN RD
7:04 AM
27 MCCRACKEN RD
2:04 PM
7:09 AM
MILLBURY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1:55 PM

11. Next Steps School Committee Authorization
Continue Discussions with AA Transportation
Drive/Test Revised Routes for Timing
Continue Discussions with Leadership Team
Begin Discussion with Millbury Teachers’ Association
Determine Possible Change in Start/End Times for School Day
Determine Feasibility
Talk to Stakeholders
Recommend Reduction of One Bus for the School Year