2018 Transportation Presentation Malissa Baer, Transportation - PDF document

Waynesboro Area School District BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018 Transportation Presentation Malissa Baer, Transportation Clerk Eric Holtzman, Business Administrator Waynesboro Area School District Pennsylvania Law • Except for Students with Special Needs, School Districts are NOT REQUIRED to provide transportation for students.* • However, if a School District provides transportation for its students, then it must provide transportation for all private school students within the District and up to 10 miles from the nearest geographical point on the District’s border. • Distance can be more for Vocational Schools, Homeless, Foster and other Special cases. *24 PS 13-1361 Waynesboro Area School District Pennsylvania Law & Board Policy Limitations on Walking • K-8: Maximum of 1.5 miles on Public Roads • 9-12: Maximum of 2.0 miles on Public Roads • All Grades: Maximum of 500 feet in PennDot-determined Hazardous Road Conditions If the District transports students who live closer than those distances, it does not receive partial state reimbursement.

Waynesboro Area School District Waynesboro Area School District Transportation In Pennsylvania, if a school district transports students to their own schools, they must also transport to non-public schools Cumberland Broadfording Truth Christian Valley St. Maria Christian Academy Christian Goretti Academy School Shalom Montessori St. Mary’s Christian Corpus Christi Catholic School Academy St. Andrew Living Word Grace Catholic School Academy Academy Mother Seton Waynesboro Area School District Transportation By the numbers • 26 Total Schools (Public & Non-Public) • 29 Regular Bus routes • 12 Non-Public Routes • 19 Special Education Routes • 4 Pre-School Routes • 14 Shuttle Routes • 9 Kindergarten Routes • 226 Total Runs

Waynesboro Area School District Daily Bus Rider Changes • Students can ride home on any bus, any day, with the permission of the parents & admin. • Students can have multiple pickup/dropoff locations each week, AM or PM. • Every change increases risk of identifying location of students, as well as identifying the riders if an accident occurs. 3,488 Riders x 178 days x 4 pick/drop points = 2,483,456 potential opportunities to fail per year Waynesboro Area School District Resources School District Staffing Chambersburg Full-Time Supervisor, Full-Time Asst Supervisor, Full-Time Trainer/Specialist Waynesboro Part-time Clerk Shippensburg Part-time Director & Full-time Secretary Greencastle-Antrim Full-Time Director & Part-Time Secretary Tuscarora Full-Time Director Waynesboro Area School District

Waynesboro Area School District * Excludes York City due to high level of $35,000 Waynesboro Area School District Waynesboro Area School District School # of Miles Students Total Trans Costs Total Reimb. % Year Driven Transport (Function 2700) Reimb. 2016-17 929,358 3,927 $2,694,158 One Yr Lag N/A 2015-16 979,183 3,741 $2,661,519 $1,352,163 50.8% 2014-15 891,712 3,643 $2,573,068 $1,381,137 53.7% 2013-14 901,023 3,426 $2,461,273 $1,183,291 48.1% 2012-13 932,325 4,050 $2,563,083 $1,208,723 47.2%

Waynesboro Area School District 2014-15 data Metric WASD LIU12 State Low State High Median Cost per $42,397 $42,282 $34,457 $70,167 Vehicle (CSIU16) (Bucks Cty IU) Cost per Student $706 $768 $697 $1,106 (Lanc-Leb IU 13) (Montgy Cty IU) Cost per Mile $2.89 $3.38 $2.41 $6.83 (NE Ed IU) (DE Cty IU) Utilization Rate (Bus 80.15% 53.06% 70.72% 84.50% (25 th Percentile) (75 th Percentile) Capacity) (Median) Maximum Allowable 84.14% 64.38% 81.15% 94.68% (25 th Percentile) (75 th Percentile) Costs as a % of Paid (Median) Contractor Total Students Trans 62.81 35.46 49.17 63.23 Divide Total # of Veh (25 th Percentile) (Median) (75 th Percentile) Trans Costs as a % of 4.8% 4.05% 5.16% 6.24% (25 th Percentile) (75 th Percentile) Budget (Median) Waynesboro Area School District Questions?