Guiding Question How might we transport students? TRANSPORTATION Guidance EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROCESSES TO SUPPORT THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ● Student Ridership Capacity – Provide transparent communications on capacity guidelines in each bus due to physical distancing on the Pupil Transportation website. ● Delivery of Students to Schools With Possible Multiple Routes Runs – Collaborate with school administrations for necessary adjustments with high-capacity bus routes. ● Alternative Transportation Resources – DASH, our Common Carrier Partners, etc. ● Human Capital Resources, Staffing for Additional Runs and Programs – Partner with the Office of Recruitment and Retention to fill all open driving vacancies. ● Communication Campaign to Families in the Transportation Eligible Zones to Assist With Providing Transportation for Their Students to School – Send out advance communications detailing bus route and bus stop information. ● Walk Zones – There will be no changes to the current walk zones for students. ● After-School Care Partners – Determine after-school care transportation feasibility in collaboration with the transportation liaisons.
Contacts DIVISION CONTACTS Pupil Transportation and Fleet Management
Resources ACPS Pupil Transportation and Fleet Maintenance Webpage
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Transportation ● Scott Merriman, Mitigation Guidelines Director: Virginia Department of Education everette.merri man@acps.k12. (VDOE) – Transportation Guidance va.us Alexandria Health Department ● Kifaya Hamad, (AHD) – Health Department Assistant Guidance Director: kifaya.hamad@ ACPS – Office of Specialized acps.k12.va.us Instruction and the Department of
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