Transportation Level of Service

Devin Vodicka, EdD Superintendent

Donna Caperton

Assistant Superintendent, Business Services

February 21, 2013

Background

• Overview of Transportation Services provided as informational item to Board on January 17, 2013

• Transportation Services can be segmented into categories: – Special Education (mandated)

– Program Improvement/NCLB/McKinney Vento (mandated)

– Home To School (optional)

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Current Reality

• Home To School (HTS) Services have been reduced over time due to budget cuts

• 8.9% of students use HTS and Mandated NCLB transportation services

• 3.6% of students use Special Education transportation services

• Fleet is aging and in need of improvements

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Composition of Bus Fleet

18%

39%

43% "New"

"Seasoned"

"Retirement"

New: Purchased since 2006 Seasoned: Purchased 1993-2005 Retirement: Purchased prior to 1992 and/or those not compliant with air pollution laws 4

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Doing It Right: Necessary Investments

• None of these expenses are currently included in budget assumptions

• Adding these expenses to budget will require cuts in other areas

Item Cost

New Busses $4,000,000

Replace CNG Fuel Tanks (2016) $180,000

CNG Fuel Station Replacement $500,000

Radio System Upgrades $54,000

TOTAL $4,740,000

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Annual Revenue and Expenses Transportation Program Revenue

(Rounded) Expenses (Rounded)

Impact on Unrestricted General Fund

Special Education $700,000 $3,600,000 -$2,900,000

Home To School $700,000 (flexible)

$1,700,000 -$1,000,000

• Given projected deficit spending, these are not sustainable expenses

• CA Base Revenue Deficit Factor is 22.272% • Governor’s Proposal restores an estimated 1.65% • Impact of almost $4 million to unrestricted general fund

= Approximately 2% of total budget

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Routes

Mandated Optional

47 Special Education Routes 15 Home To School Routes: • Alamosa Park • Breeze Hill • Mission Meadows • Monte Vista • Empresa • Hannalei • Rancho Minerva Middle (shuttle) • Madison Middle (shuttle) • Mission Vista (shuttle with stops at

RBV, Washington, Vista High, Mission Meadows)

13 McKinney Vento/NCLB Routes

1 NCLB Route for Breeze Hill Elementary

2 NCLB Routes for Madison Middle and Roosevelt Middle

1 Mission Vista Shuttle (Settlement Agreement with City of Oceanside)

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Next Steps

• Define target savings

• Refine proposed level of services to reach savings target

– “Neighborhood School” Special Education Analysis

– Home To School Sites

• Community Meetings in English and Spanish

• Walk Affected Routes

• Propose Solutions to Anticipated Issues

• Recommend Action Item for Board on March 14

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