Planning for
Transportation in the
Two Rivers Supervisory
Union
Act 153
requires Supervisory Unions to “provide or make provision for transportation”
to the extent that such transportation is provided. The Agency of Education is interpreting this
statutory requirement as not only “command and control,,” but financial control
as well. I will include a memo from the
Secretary of Education on this issue as background. One thing is clear and that is we must do a
study. While we may end up asking for a
waiver arguing that the SU cannot beat the quality and efficiency of the
current system, we do need to make a good faith effort to achieve
efficiencies. Moreover the scenarios by
which financial control would be exercised come with inherent complexity. We need Board members from each system to
help, along with our transportation professionals and citizens. The administration will put together options
and try to keep the meetings to a minimum, generally in April and May.
1.
Objectives--A
transportation system designed for cost efficiency, flexibility, energy
efficiency, safety and educational opportunities.
2.
Time Frame—Study
needs to be largely completed by June 1, 2015. Study group should include
educational professionals, transportation professionals, students, and key
community leaders.
3.
Educational Programming--Educational programming opportunities are identified and
integrated with transportation possibilities.
The list of improvement opportunities for the future is identified during
the process.
·
Course
opportunities
·
Integration
with Tech Center
·
An
integrated daily, weekly, annual calendar is decided upon for the new SU.*
·
New
educational opportunities are identified
4.
LEGAL AND OPERATIONAL DETAILS-- Operational details are addressed to assure smooth
functioning during FY’16, beginning on July 1, 2016.
·
The
timeline for transfer of all contracts is identified
5.
COMMUNICATION--The staff and the community are well-informed of the process and are
supportive of the effort.
Preview attachment Best Practices Initiative of the.docx
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