Madison Right Start Initiative

Madison's Growing• 2004 Students attending: 4,925• 2008 Students attending: 5,050• 2011 Students attending: 6,103

Transportation 2011Reported to ADE

226,587 miles 6100 Academic and vocational 4761 Contracted miles

Resources 30 buses 18 full time and 7 part time drivers

Ongoing Issues√ Safety

√ Students Dropped Off in Morning Before Adequate Supervision

√ Drivers Rushed to Complete Route and Get to Next School for Pick-up

√ Students Wait for Buses at Dismissal

√ Transportation Unable to Timely Meet After-School Busing Needs

School Start/End Time Process

Review Changes to

School Times2010/ 2011

Park and Camelview

Change to ScoolTimes

May 2011

Met with Principals and Site-Based Managementt

TeamsOctober 2011

BoardInformation Item

11/15/11

Informational Session & PTO

Luncheon

Created and EvaluatedMultiple Potential

Start/End TimeScenarios

July – September2011

StartEnd

Park From 7:30 to 8:30CV From 8:45 to 8:00

Board Action12/6

Parameters for Solution

√ Academic Minutes Remain The Same√ Elementary – 6 Hours 45 Minutes√ Middle School – 7 Hours 10 Minutes

√ Efficiency√ Route design – minimize time on bus,

number of stops √ Utilization of driver time

√ Use of Current Resources

Present Start Times Start Stop Early TCT

Heights: 7:45 2:30 11:00 1:00    Buses 5

Meadows: 7:50 3:00 11:20 1:20   

Buses 9

MTA: 8:00 3:00 11:35 1:30   

Buses 0

Camelview: 8:00 2:45 11:15 1:15

Madison #1: 8:00 3:10 11:35 1:35

Buses 12

Park: 8:30 3:40 12:05 2:10 Buses 5

Rose Lane: 8:45 3:35 12:00 2:00

Simis: 8:45 3:35 12:00 2:00

Buses 14

* Meadows, #1, Park, Rose Lane and Simis use 35 Buses in 40 minutes

Kindergarten Start Stop Early TCT

Heights: 7:45 1:45 11:00 12:15 Camelview: 8:00 2:00 11:15

12:30 Rose Lane: 8:45 2:45 12:00

1:15 Simis AM: 8:45 11:35 10:10

11:00 Simis PM: 12:40 3:30 12:00 2:00

Buses 14

Heights Pre SchoolMon – Thu, TCT Friday

AM Program 9:00 11:15 PM Program 12:15 2:30

Buses 4

• Underlined indicates same bus used

• On TCT days 39 buses used in 40 minutes because Heights pre-school does not participate in TCT Wednesday.

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Right Start Initiative

Start Stop Early TCT

Rose Lane: 7:45 2:30 11:00 1:00

Simis: 7:45 2:30 11:00 1:00 Heights: 7:45 2:30 11:00 1:00

Buses 19

MTA: 8:00 3:00 11:35 1:30   

Buses 0

Camelview: 8:00 2:45 11:15 1:15 

Buses 5

Meadows: 8:30 3:40 12:05 2:10

#1: 8:30 3:40 12:05 2:10

Park: 8:30 3:40 12:05 2:10

   Buses 21

Kindergarten Start Stop Early TCT

Camelview: 8:00 2:00 11:15 12:30

Heights: 7:45 1:45 11:00 12:15 Rose Lane: 7:45 1:45 11:00

12:15 Simis AM: 7:45 10:35 9:10

10:00 Simis PM: 11:40 2:30 11:00

1:00Buses 14

Heights Pre SchoolTCT Wednesday

AM Program 9:00 11:15 PM Program 12:15 2:30

Buses 1

* Underlined indicates same bus used

Where We Are Now

Study Traffic Flow at Simis

Collaboration with MAC

Consolidation of Bus Stops

Revisit Earlier Start for Middle/Later for Elementary

Questions