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Jerome School District 1

Understanding The Changes Ahead For Transportation

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Jerome School District Transportation Modernization 2

Strategic Transition Plan

Current Model

Non-Tiered K–12

Future

Structured Two-Tier

Modernized, scalable system maximizing fleet utilization.

Consider moving from a non tiered system to a two tier system

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The New Two-Tier Transportation Structure 3

High School + Middle School Transportation

Elementary Transportation

Operational Advantages

Shared fleet utilization between tiers
Structured operational transitions

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The Real Efficiency Gain 4

The strength of this design is not mileage savings, but significant operational improvements:

Physical Buses

15 (Current) vs. 10 (Tiered)

33.3%

Reduction

Drivers Required

15 (Current) vs. 10 (Tiered)

33.3%

Reduction

Students Per Bus

Baseline → Higher

50%

Utilization Gain

Maximum operational value through strategic vehicle deployment.

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Why the New System is Stronger 5

Asset Efficiency

Improved fleet utilization

Student Safety

Better age-group separation

Strategic Advantages

Improved transportation sustainability
Greater staffing flexibility
Improved employee schedule
Staff retention

A modernized approach to district-wide logistics.

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Fleet Utilization Improvements 6

Current State

Buses are primarily used once per routing window

New Structured Tiering

System reuses buses across two operational tiers

Asset Return

Improves return on transportation assets

Optimizing vehicle deployment for maximum operational value.

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Separation

Separates elementary and secondary students operationally

Age-Appropriate

Creates more age-appropriate ride environments

Driver Oversight

Improves driver oversight conditions

Management

Reduces behavioral management complexity

Student Environment Improvements 7

Improves transportation consistency.

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Operational Stability 8

Driver Logistics

Better positioning for driver shortages

Scalability

Improved long-term transportation scalability

Adaptability

More adaptable routing structure

Building a resilient and future-proof transportation network.

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Strongly recommend implementation

of the proposed two-tier model.

Operational Efficiency

Provides stronger district-wide operational efficiency

Sustainability

Improves long-term transportation sustainability

Modernization

Modernizes district transportation operations

Long-term Framework

Creates a stronger long-term transportation framework

Recommendation 9

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Jerome School District Transportation

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