Transportation
Information
Hilliard City Schools Transportation
As a result of our continuing effort to provide the most efficient and effective transportation for the students of our school community, we have established several new policies and procedures.
- Distance between group stops in neighborhoods has been increased. Limiting the number of bus stops will result in a reduction of route time and fuel consumption.
- Bus drivers have been instructed to remain in their route areas between secondary and elementary runs instead of returning to the bus garage. Therefore, you will see buses sitting idle at various locations throughout the community.
- Bus drivers are not permitted to let their buses idle more than 5 minutes to further conserve fuel.
- All bus routes, including those for special needs students, have been reorganized in an attempt to keep route times at a minimum.
- Moved 8 buses to a satellite bus location at the Support Services Facility for buses that serve the south and southwestern portions of our school community resulting in a savings on fuel and wear and tear on the buses.
- Initiated an agreement with a local company to allow buses to refuel in the southern portion of our school community instead of having to return to the main bus garage.
- Began purchasing new school buses that have a more efficient exhaust system, required by the EPA.
As fuel costs continue to rise and funding in general becomes uncertain, our transportation department will be instituting additional changes in the near future to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible. The opening of Hilliard Bradley High School in the 2009-2010 school year will provide us with one of these opportunities for change. It will enable us to move more buses to the satellite location as we reorganize routes to include the addition of our newest high school.
We will keep you informed as these necessary changes become reality. We are currently surveying similar districts for ideas that may also work in our school community and will continue to study ways to streamline our operations. Your continued support and understanding are very much appreciated.
Operations
The Transportation Department is located at 4970 Davidson Rd. The department handles the transportation needs of students between home and school and on school related trips. We currently run 115 routes each day. Most of the routes involve a run to a secondary, then elementary building. The department is staffed with 115 drivers, 20 bus aides, 4 mechanics, 2 secretaries, 2 dispatchers and 4 supervisors. The department also relies on a number of persons willing to substitute drive and aide.
