By policy, the Forsyth County Board of Education provides school bus transportation for all eligible Forsyth County students based on the students residence

By policy, the Forsyth County Board of Education provides school bus transportation for all eligible Forsyth County students based on the student’s residence and school of enrollment, and in compliance with Federal, State and/or Local laws, rules, regulations and/or procedures. The Transportation Department is authorized to develop a framework and procedures that provide transportation services to eligible Forsyth County Public School students.

Regular Operating1. Driver Benefits 160-5-3-.11 97 drivers allotted!Salary $8,749.80Social Security 669.36Sick Leave 125.00Physical 30.00 $9,574.16/allotted busOur cost? $14,210.70 per driver5.58 hours * 14.47 * 178 days

No reduction in 2010-2011

2. School Bus Liability Insurance160-5-3-.11

$139-$500/allotted busBased upon actual local cost in FY10


3. Drug Testing (Federal Requirement)

$53.00/allotted busPre-EmploymentRandomPost-AccidentReasonable SuspensionReturn to Duty


Allocation of All Funds in FY 11$295 million earned by local systems

(LEAs)$133 million appropriated*$162 million deficit is up $103M

(175%) from $59M in FY06*Allocated by reducing operating

funds by 71.5% and eliminating bus replacement totally

(* Does not include $50M in Bond Buses)

Georgia State Funding(Transportation)

State Funding (continued)

Operating Funds FY 11Amount Earned–$ 144,634,347 Amount Allotted–$ 41,244,075*

Funded at 28.5% Short Fall –$ 103,390,272*

Walking distance to school, for allotment (160-5-3-.10& 20-2-188)State: One and one-half (1½) miles measured by roadway Forsyth: We service all students residing in attendance zone

(Approximately 15% of total eligible students)

School bus stops for allocation purposes (160-5-3-.10)State: No more frequent than one-tenth of a mileForsyth: Same with case by case exceptions

State: Students walk up to .5 milesForsyth: Our students walk no further than .3 miles to the nearest stop (almost exclusively cul-de-sacs)

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Student Transportation Funding Mechanism

02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 (proj)

$-

$2,000,000.00

$4,000,000.00

$6,000,000.00

$8,000,000.00

$10,000,000.00

$12,000,000.00

$14,000,000.00

$1,822,646.00 $1,474,428.00

$1,420,923.00

$6,555,955.00

$11,979,269.00

$12,288,001.00

Pupil Transportation (State Funds vs Total Funds)

State Funds

FCST Budget

School Year

Do

llar

s

02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 (Proj)

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%27.8%

26.6%

23.4%21.9%

20.7%

18.3%

16.3%

13.7%12.8%

% State Funds(to Total Transportation Budget)

School Year

Per

cen

t S

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Per Student Spending By State(Transportation Funding)

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Sout

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Tenn

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Flor

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North

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900$799.00

$494.00 $475.00 $468.00 $424.00

$171.00

Forsyth County Schools Transportation

4 MS3HS12 ES20 All Schools ===========232 drivers31 monitors.278 school buses351 routes 280 All Staff

2002-03 (20,407 students) 2011-12 (37,365 students (+83%))

9 MS (125%)

5HS (67%)

19 ES (58%)

33 All Schools (65%)

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288 drivers (+24%/-91)

35 monitors (+13%/-15)

352 school buses (+27%/-101)

469 routes (+34%/-103)

346 All Staff (24%/-110(12/YR))


5 MS

3HS

13 ES

21 All Schools

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240 drivers

31 monitors.

284 school buses

378 routes

289 All Staff


9 MS (80%)

5HS (67%)

19 ES (46%)


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288 drivers (+20%/-89)

35 monitors (+13%/-14)

352 school buses (+24%/-97)

469 routes (+24%/-128)

346 All Staff (20%/-111 (16/YR)


8 MS

4 HS

16 ES

28 All Schools

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290 drivers

35 monitors.

348 school buses

483 routes

346 All Staff


9 MS (13%)

5HS (25%)

19 ES (19%)


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288 drivers (-1%/-46)

35 monitors (+0%/-5)

360 school buses (+3%/-40)

496 routes (+3%/-59)

346 All Staff (0%/-52 (20/YR)

Doing More With LessSince SY 2005-06• 11 new schools (2 HS, 3 MS and 6 ES (50%))

– More Athletic Teams (56%)– More Activity Trips (50%)

• 10,000+ students (+40%)– 22% increase to route mileage– 12% increase to total mileage– 0% increase to activity trip mileage– 11% decrease in deadhead mileage

• Decreases to rate of growth from SY 2008-09 and SY 2010-11 have reduced mileage costs by $900,000 for SY 2010-11 alone.

2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-20110

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

4,000,000

4,500,000

3,532,6064,108,215 3,952,020

2,394,180

2,909,104

1,008,643899,870

110,419 110,029

Total

Routes

Dead Head

Activity Trips

FCST Mileage Comparison (5 year)+5.4% per year from 2005-06 -1.9% per year from 2008-09

Per FTE Spending 2003Student Transportation

20030

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450 Forsyth; $408.87

DeKalb;

$389.66

Gw

innett;

$375.41

Cherokee; $373.42

Cobb; $342.92

Fulton; $342.19

State; $324.77

Douglas;

$319.35

Fayette;

$255.47

Clayton; $241.52

ForsythLinear (Forsyth)DeKalbGwinnettCherokeeCobbFultonStateDouglasFayetteClayton

126% of State Average in 2003

Per FTE Spending 2010Student Transportation

20100

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

Gw

innett;

$465.34

DeKalb;

$445.58

Fulton; $429.50

Clayton; $397.61

State; $394.48

Cobb; $385.86

Cherokee; $370.08

Fayette;

$364.89

Douglas;

$355.63

Forsyth; $354.51

GwinnettDeKalbFultonClaytonStateCobbCherokeeLinear (Cherokee)FayetteDouglasForsyth

+21%

+13%

+43%

+11%

-13%

-1%

+14%

+26%

+65%

90% of State Aver-age in 2010.

Projected to be even lower in 2011!

24%

Improved “on-time” percentage from 96.5% to 98.72 % since 2008! (2.3% improvement)

Reduced accident rate by 31% since 2007-08!

SY 10-11 SY 11-12

Driver Mileage Driver Mileage NOTES:

Cherokee $14.00 $3.25 $14.00 $3.25 a) Do not offer service during routes b) Charge FICA for drivers as well c) 2 hour minimum charged

Cobb $25.00 $3.00 $25.00 $3.00 2 hour minimum charged

Forsyth $14.47 $1.50 $14.47 $1.57 2 hour minimum charged,

Fulton $327.00 $327.00 a)for up to 4 hours b) $65.00 per hour after 4 hours c) includes driver wage and mileage charge

Gwinnett $30.16 $1.56 $30.16 $1.62 hourly*1.5 (OT)*1.3(fringe)

Marietta $12.00 $2.35 $12.00 $3.00 Trying to increase driver wage too.

State Average $2.75 $?.??These are calculated after the fact so 2010-11 reflects 2009-10 data and 2011-12 will reflect 2010-11 data when available

SAMPLE AVERAGE $19.13 $2.33 $19.13 $2.49

Sample Activity Trip Costs Charged To Schools(By County)

The lowest cost per mile and the lowest total cost per trip in the metro area. Our goal is to provide the safest, most cost-effective extracurricular transportation service available!

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$50,000.00

$100,000.00

$150,000.00

$200,000.00

$250,000.00

$300,000.00

$350,000.00

$109,201.40

$143,231.20

$218,434.82

$30,072.18 $20,869.30

$46,458.73

$39,593.82 $49,215.71 $57,879.40

$178,867.40

$213,316.21

$322,772.95

Activity Trip Billing (2002-03 through 2009-10)

HSMSES

Increases are due primarily to increased demand by HS and increases to mileage/driver costs charged to schools ($.90 to $1.50 from 2003 to 2011).

Summary The Transportation Department mission is to provide transportation

service that “protects students, supports quality learning and improves the community.”

• We strive to “maximize our operational efficiency” (Goal 5 of our Strategic Plan) while improving the quality of our service. • Attention to continuous improvement of structure, process and procedure. • Use access to timely, relevant and accurate information from GPS, TIS and

Infinite Campus to accumulate performance data and analyze improvement opportunities.

• Development of Transportation’s “human capital” (Goals 2,3 and 4); employees, students and stakeholders who interact on a daily basis with our service.• The use of on-line tools to facilitate Safe, Orderly And Respectful school bus

learning. • The use of alternative methods of delivery to engage employees, students

and stakeholders in the business of “protecting students and supporting quality learning.”

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By policy, the Forsyth County Board of Education provides school bus transportation for all eligible Forsyth County students based on the students residence