Photos by Susie Fitzhugh Bell Times Analysis Task Force Getting students to and from school safely January 22 nd 2015

Objectives Board Directives & Mission Past and Future Services Funding Metro Transit Services Safety – Seattle Dept of Transportation Agenda 2

Understand the Basics of SPS & Metro Student Transportation Who we are What we do How we do it Understand safety issues Interdependencies Objectives 3

Boundary Changes New Student Assignment Plan Promote Safe and Healthy Walk Cost Containment - Efficiencies - Grandfathering changes Board Directives 4

Student Transportation Expenditures/Staffing Overview 5 # FTE Prior Year Expenses Estimated Expenses Funds Committed* as of % Remaining Staff34.72$1,935,753$2,088,854$2,076,9390.6% Non-Staff: Special Education 16,985,296 15,931,466 12,393, % General Education + Other Special Programs 15,489,847 15,408,812 14,145,5578.2% Total34.72 $34,410,897 $33,429,132 $28,615, % *Funds committed are in process and will be revised upward, decreasing the percent remaining

Student Transportation Organization Chart 6

Last 3 Years – Walking School Bus – Reduced spending on general education transportation by over $3.5 million to free up funds for other programs – Implemented a three-tier system Transportation Services 7

Goals: Realize efficiencies Allow for consideration for major routing changes How goals were achieved: – Use the same bus for 3 different schools – Distribute arrival times across all 3 tiers – 50 minutes between arrival times Three-tier system 8

3 Tiers: 1 Bus, 3 Schools Service model sample: Routing timing 9 Arrive at 1 st School Arrive at 2 nd School Arrive at 3 rd School Depart 1 st School Depart 2 nd School Depart 3 rd School

Service model sample: Service delivery changes due to elimination of grandfathering 10

Olympic View Yellow Bus Service Before Move to Neighborhood Schools 11 Walk Zone

Olympic View Yellow Bus Service After Move to Neighborhood Schools 12

– Improve Processes for Special Programs Transportation Services – Stability Goals: 13

Centrally Funded – To/From General Education Special Programs – Special Education – Advanced Learning – English Language Learners – McKinney-Vento (Homeless) – No Child Left Behind (NCLB) – 504 Accommodation Schools & Other Funding, coordinated by Transportation – Before & After School Programs – Field Trips – Athletics Services 14

Influences Board Priorities Student Enrollment Boundaries (Capacity & Walk Zone) Program Placement Arrival/Departure Times Metro Safety issues Services 15

Yellow Buses – 1 Bus = 71% of the cost of an average high school teacher For-Hire Vehicles – Can be more cost effective Metro (Orca) – Limitations: Routes, Schedules, Capacity Services 16

State Funding Based On: – Number and Type of Students On Buses Who live outside the walk zone – Number of Schools (“Destinations”) – Average Distance Transported – Limited by Prior Year Expenses Local Levy – Scheduled Reduction in CY 2018 Funding 17

Potential Bell Time Flip – 50 Minute Interval/3-Tier – Length of School Day – Cost & Availability of Additional Buses – Availability & Capacity of Metro Buses – Applying Resources Equitably Planning Ahead 18

Questions? 19