Facts Within OCPS WINNER. Orange County Public Schools 2/17/ Leadership Orange Transporta7on Services February 17, 2017

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1 Orange County Public Schools WINNER Leadership Orange Transporta7on Services February 17, 2017 Facts Within OCPS Travels over 18.2 million miles annually Employs over 1,500 people Transports over 69,000 students twice daily Approximately 886 buses on the road daily; covering over 2,700 runs Stops at 13,000 loca7ons twice each day for student pick up Approximately 26,000 field trips annually 1

2 In 2016, OCPS is the 17 th largest school bus fleet in the United States OCPS operates more buses per day than the transit systems in the Ci7es of Atlanta, Dallas, and Miami OCPS operates more than 3 7mes the amount of buses than LYNX in their tri-county service area Why is Transporta4on so Important? Environmentally-friendly school buses reduce traffic, pollu7on and results in a cost-efficient method of student transporta7on ü How many cars does it take to transport students currently riding on one bus? ü Orange County school buses keep over 42,528 cars off our roads surrounding schools each morning and a^ernoon ü School buses save the community over 7.6 million gallons of fuel annually ü We save the community $16.5 million annually in fuel costs by providing school bus transporta7on for our students* ü It was approximately $3.4 million higher this year due to higher gasoline prices. *$2.15/gallon 2

3 Impact on the Environment Focused on reducing the amount of diesel fuel needed by incorpora7ng the use of biodiesel to help sustain and improve the carbon footprint on the environment and community ü OCPS consumes over 15,000 gallons of diesel fuel every day ü For every 10 cents of increase per gallon of fuel, it costs the District an addi7onal $1,500 per day to operate Implemen7ng an an7-idling campaign, capital replacement plan, and a biodiesel campaign, Transporta7on has reduced the need of over 550,000 gallons of diesel fuel saving over $1.1 million and reducing carbon maber by over 1,136 metric tons Received EPA grant in 2016 to replace and retrofit pre-2006 model buses Gateway to Educa4on Providing students with the safest method of land transporta7on ü Community s economic health has a direct link to the success of it s educa7onal programs ü Without the school bus, the opportunity for all children to access educa7on is at risk Automa7c Vehicle Locator (GPS) updates every 10 seconds, shows bus loca7ons, speed, when and where it stopped, on-7me arrival rate at the school and bus idling 7mes On-Board Digital Surveillance System uses mul7ple cameras and stores data for extended periods of 7me 3

4 Keeping Children Safe US Department of Transporta7on s fatality sta7s7cs confirm that school buses are the safest form of school transporta7on The yellow school bus is 50 7mes safer than passenger cars According to the survey from the Council of Great City Schools, OCPS has one of the best safety records among top urban districts in the Na7on 4

5 2/17/17 Training Department Conducts all bus operator and monitor training ü Exceeds Florida State minimum requirements for school bus operator training Conducts the CDL tests for bus operators Bell Time Discussions American Academy of Pediatrics study on School Start Times for Adolescents Explained transporta7on cost impacts Clear communica7on with Administrators and Board Members with the process to design routes Conducted environmental scans and contacted other districts who have implemented new schedule 5

6 American Academy of Pediatrics Study Recognizes insufficient sleep in adolescents as an important public health issue that significantly affects the health and safety, as well as the academic success Research indicates average teenager has difficulty falling asleep before 11:00 PM and is best suited to wake at 8:00 AM or later Op7mal sleep for most teenagers ranges between 8.5 to 9.5 hours/night Recommenda7on is that middle and high schools should have start 7mes no earlier than 8:30 AM Transporta4on Logis4cs Overview of current District s profile Factors in crea7ng a bus run Factors in crea7ng a bus route Overview of any requested models 6

7 Profile of OCPS Ended school year with 900 daily route buses Currently opera7ng 886 daily bus routes Transports approximately 69,000 students each day Current bell 7mes AM PM Tier 1 (HS) 7:10-7:30 1:45-2:30 Tier 2 (ES) 8:00-8:45 2:15-3:00 Tier 3 (MS) 9:30 3:50-4:06 Only Adjus4ng High School Start Time Using Current Length of Day AM PM Tier 1 (HS) 7:50-8:15 2:30-3:00 Tier 2 (ES) 8:00-8:45 2:15-3:00 Tier 3 (MS) 9:30 3:50-4:06 7

8 High School Bell Time at 8:00 a.m. and Establish the Other Tiers with the Current Times AM PM Current Number of Buses New Number of Buses Tier 1 (HS) 8:00 2: Tier 2 (ES) 8:45 3: Tier 3 (MS) 9:30 4: Addi7onal buses needed for 7mes (in red) where delivery of students would overlap with the next 7er OCPS conducted survey in December with 3 proposed bell 7me models Reviewing logis7cs and costs Awards 2015 MetroPlan Clean Air Award 2014 named as one of the Best 100 Fleets in the Na7on out of 38,000 fleets by Tom Johnson of The Top Fleets in the Na7on 2014 Winner of the Governor s Sterling Award for Performance Excellence 2013 EPA s Great Start Award for improving quality of air in schools 2012 Sur-Lok Special Needs Transporta7on Award presented to Ms. Vicki Creech (re7red) of the OCPS Transporta7on Services Training Department 8

9 Transportation Services Management Team Come from Diverse Experiences & Business Backgrounds More Than Transpor4ng Students Serves as Emergency Support Func7on (ESF-1) with Orange County Office of Emergency Management Member of Orange County Community Traffic Safety Team Member of Student Pedestrian Traffic Safety Member of SafeWalk Member of MetroPlan Orlando 9

10 More Than Transpor4ng Students Works closely with Orange County Sheriff s Office Works closely with Orlando Police Department Work closely with Florida Highway Patrol Works closely with SAFEKIDS, USA Works closely with Best Foot Forward Ques4ons? 10

11 Serving the needs of our community... Thanks for Your Time! Hiring Drivers With a low unemployment rate, we have a difficult 7me keeping qualified drivers. Issues are hours of work, pay, and stress of student behavior Star7ng driver working 8 hours a day earns an annual salary including benefits of $30,337 - $31,500 Average driver salary is $33,088 11

12 Student Discipline It takes a certain amount of natural skill and pa7ence in handling such a large group of children with your back to them heading down the road. It is probably the number one in7midator of new drivers. 12