#BackToSchool #B2S Bus Transportation Update
ASD Families and Staff,
We continue to actively work to address our bus transportation crisis for short, immediate, and long term.
As of today, August 16th, our numbers are unchanged from yesterday. Recruiting, hiring, and training continue full steam ahead. However, it looks like we could get close to 20 drivers returning after the tourist season wraps next month. Great news and fingers crossed!
We have been receiving many questions about our hiring process and why CDL drivers aren’t hitting the street faster. It’s all about training and meeting federal requirements. It takes a few weeks to make sure our drivers know the rules and have the ability to transport our students SAFELY to school and back again. A CDL is a big plus but still requires training. The most urgent thing we can do is hire more bus drivers and bus attendants. With more, we will begin to restore our levels of bus service to you. We’ve added this to our FAQ page www.asdk12.org/transportationfaq
Also, our route reinstatement priorities remain the same. The top priorities are safety, student needs, and efficiency. We’ve already been able to make some of those efficiency improvements. Those families are receiving direct communication from our transportation team.
In the meantime, a review process of how we got into this situation is already in motion. This will include, among other things, dissecting our transportation processes and logistics so that our transportation teams have a blueprint for better success. More to come.
I want to thank our families, staff, and community for lending their support, ideas, and networks to us. We are thoroughly reviewing and vetting all options.
Best,
Dr. Jharrett Bryantt, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Anchorage School District
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