2. Meetings that provide an opportunity for those associated with the school transportation program to share their views and help build broad community support for safe transportation. 3. Public press to inform parents of policy, route stops and schedule changes, the safety record of the student transportation operation and positive driver achievement records. 4. Conferences with drivers, disruptive students and their parents to discuss solutions to disciplinary problems, to evaluate and reformulate policy. 5. Letters to inform parents of all school and state regulations, new routes, and to permit a reply to more urgent inquiries regarding student transportation, policy and procedures. 6. Telephone calls to provide immediate contact between bus drivers and the school or between parents and the school in the event of urgent or emergency situations. 7. Radio and/or television announcements to inform the public of procedures the school will follow in case of severe weather conditions or other natural phenomena, new policies, laws, etc. Standards for Utah School Buses and Operations, p. 87 (2004)
2.0730.06 EVALUATION Issue date: 4/25/96 CJAB
In student transportation, the ultimate objective is to provide children with safe transportation to and from school in the most efficient and cost effective means possible. The date and records that are gathered during the normal course of business provide a part of the information necessary to establish the present status of the student transportation program. The “Criteria for the Evaluation of District Pupil Transportation Operations” (Appendix C) provides a framework for effective evaluation. The Board will use this framework, with further modifications suggested by the district Pupil Transportation specialist, to determine what changes will make the student transportation system more efficient and cost effective. Standards for Utah School Buses and Operations Appendix 11 (2004)
2.0740 TRANSPORTATION: RECORD KEEPING
2.0740.01 ACCIDENT RECORDS Issue date: 4/25/96
The District will maintain the following: 1. Accident Records to function as analysis, which in turn, provide material for accident prevention programs. In addition to the Uniform School Bus Accident Report Form, additional accidental records may include: 2. A list of pupils injured, their home addresses, phone numbers, the extent of their injuries and appropriate explanations. 3. A list of bus occupants and witnesses, including their addresses, phone numbers and statements.
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