TRANSPORTATION PROPOSAL at 3-11-08 mtg

							TRANSPORTATION
   PROPOSAL
    March 11, 2008

  Submitted by: Robyn Friedlander
           OBJECTIVES:
• Safely designed bus routes

• Create the most cost effective
  transportation system

• Improve the bus situation at the Middle
  Schools

• Reasonable length of ride
CURRENT PLAN
     SCHOOL TIMES
Montgomery High School    7:30 – 2:18

Upper Middle School       8:40 – 3:28

Lower Middle School       8:25 – 3:13

Village Elementary        8:15 – 2:35

Orchard Hill Elementary   9:10 – 3:30
                 PROS

• Buses arrive on time

• Buses not crowded

• Route times under 30 minutes
                   CONS
• Upper & lower MS students ride same bus
  (age difference)

• Students have to wait up to 25 minutes on
  bus at MS level

• Buses are inefficient (under-loaded)

• MS dismissal time too late (affects sports)
     A (HABER)
PLANPLAN A
     SCHOOL TIMES
Montgomery High School    7:30 – 2:18

Upper Middle School       8:00 – 2:48

Lower Middle School       8:00 – 2:48

Village Elementary        9:20 – 3:40

Orchard Hill Elementary   9:20 – 3:40
                   PROS
• Gives Middle Schools earlier start and end
  times
• Increase efficiency – more students placed on a
  bus
• Use fewer vehicles
• Upper & Lower MS students split on different
  buses (schools on same schedule)
• MS has earlier dismissal time – better
  academically
                    CONS
• Times are tight in p.m., potential for late
  arrival
• May need additional buses in p.m. on many
  days
• MHS zoned p.m. routes are confusing – will
  take longer to run
• Triple routes won’t work if some of the
  schools are on a delay
SAVINGS



$430,000
 PLAN B
PLAN A
     SCHOOL TIMES
Montgomery High School    7:25 – 2:13

Upper Middle School       7:55 – 2:43

Lower Middle School       7:55 – 2:43

Village Elementary        9:25 – 3:45

Orchard Hill Elementary   9:25 – 3:45
                    PROS
• Gives Middle Schools an earlier start and end
  time

• Utilizes the fleet better

• Allows more time between runs in p.m.
                   CONS
• Difference of only 6 buses between regular
  and zoned routes. Is it worth the confusion?

• Earlier High School start time –
  Later Elementary School times

• Triple routes won’t work if some of schools on
  delayed opening
SAVINGS



$430,000
 PLAN C
PLAN A
     SCHOOL TIMES
Montgomery High School    7:30 – 2:18

Upper Middle School       8:25 – 3:13

Lower Middle School       8:35 – 3:23

Village Elementary        8:15 – 2:35

Orchard Hill Elementary   9:10 – 3:30
                  PROS
• Least disruptive plan
• Mirrors a.m. and p.m. routes (no zone routes at
  High School)
• Keeps present times, except Upper MS is
  earlier than Lower MS
• Upper and Lower MS students are on separate
  buses
• More efficient use of vehicles
• Driver preferred choice
SAVINGS



$445,000
PLAN D
 PLAN A
     SCHOOL TIMES
Montgomery High School    7:30 – 2:18

Upper Middle School       7:40 – 2:28

Lower Middle School       8:27 – 3:15

Village Elementary        8:55 – 3:15

Orchard Hill Elementary   9:10 – 3:30
                  PROS
• Mirrors a.m. and p.m. routes (no zone routes at
  High School)
• Separate buses for Upper and Lower Middle
  Schools
• Earlier start and end time for Upper MS
• Increased ridership on buses, decreases #
  buses needed
• Allows time between the two elementary
  schools for parent pick ups
                CONS


• Time changes for Upper and Lower MS and
  Village Elementary
SAVINGS



$490,000
                   SUMMARY

          Current          A            B             C             D
MHS       7:30 - 2:18 7:30 - 2:18   7:25 - 2:13   7:30 - 2:18   7:30 - 2:18

UMS       8:40 - 3:28 8:00 - 2:48   7:55 - 2:43   8:25 - 3:13   7:40 - 2:28

LMS       8:25 - 3:13 8:00 - 2:48   7:55 - 2:43   8:35 - 3:23   8:27 - 3:15

VES       8:15 - 2:35 9:20 - 3:40   9:25 - 3:45   8:15 - 2:35   8:55 - 3:15

OHES      9:10 - 3:30 9:20 - 3:40   9:25 - 3:45   9:10 - 3:30   9:10 - 3:30



Savings                $430,000      $430,000      $445,000      $490,000