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Our team has extensive experience in student transportation and is staffed with former district transportation directors and data analysts. We can assist with Transportation Optimization, Bell-Time Optimization, District Policy and Contract Analysis, Demographics and Redistricting, Operational Assessments, organizational change management, understanding your organization, and implementing new technology. Then, when the analysis is complete, our team can provide remote assistance to ensure your solutions are a success.
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Representative Projects Include
Minneapolis Public Schools Board Considers Multiple Redistricting Options
MPS partnered with Edulog to provide key data to help them test various education service delivery models. Early in the process, the district launched a study to determine whether a community school model would have a positive impact on integration and reduce concentrations of poverty, compared to its historical models. Edulog’s demographic analysis showed that a community school model was at least comparable to more complex alternatives. MPS engaged Edulog to assist with the next phase involving the placement of 11 magnet programs. Throughout this phase, Edulog provided estimates of transportation requirements to help the board understand the true cost, or savings, of various approaches.
Brunswick Board Assesses Transportation Impact of Boundary Changes
Recently, Brunswick County (NC) Schools was in the process of redrawing school attendance boundaries due to growth and opening a new middle school. Edulog’s Advisory Services group ran four optimization models, one corresponding to each redistricting scenario, providing the Board with transportation cost impact data to factor into the decision. After choosing a plan, the district worked again with Edulog to develop new efficiency-based bus routes that would implement the Board’s directive. Edulog considered not only the new boundaries, but also identified several options depending on the final bell schedule of the schools impacted. Following the study and decisions by the Board, Edulog consultants were able to load the resulting runs and routes into the district’s Edulog system.
Pender Board Considers Changes in Transportation Policy
Pender County (NC) Schools recently contracted with Edulog’s Advisory Services group to provide data regarding the restructuring of its school bus routes. The district’s transportation plan had been developed around the premise that elementary school and middle school students would ride together to co-located campuses. Even the location of some schools was determined based on the premise that elementary and middle school students would be transported together on the same buses. When Pender’s board of education was considering separating transportation between elementary and middle schools, it engaged Edulog to provide operational and fiscal analysis to help in the decision-making process. As a result of Edulog’s study, the Board was able to review the proposal and make policy decisions considering impacts on students and its budget.
Loudoun County (VA) Seeks Transportation Cost Savings
Driver shortages and budget constraints led the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) to seek out savings. The LCPS asked Edulog to perform an optimization study to identify route reductions and cost savings for regular education pupil transportation. Edulog identified multiple options, distinguished primarily by the extent to which current bell times would change. Edulog provided three possible options, reducing between 18 and 42 buses. These results add up to just over $500,000 in savings. on the low end. Using Edulog’s analysis, the Board was able to balance cost and resource impact data with the relative effect on the community resulting from changes in school bell times.
Proven Expertise
You can rest easy in our analysis. Edulog has 40+ years of experience working with districts and transportation providers in 49 US states and 4 Canadian Provinces.
Data-Backed Solutions
Your transportation system has plenty of variables. Edulog Advisory Services has the team and the software tools to make sure that you find savings based on real data.
Custom Projects
Your school district has unique requirements and policies. Edulog makes sure your transportation department meets them by finding the right answers for you.
More Than Routing
Get help finding out how changing bell-times, school boundaries, walk distances, and even policies will affect your transportation.
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Our work doesn’t stop when the analysis is over. Our advisors can act as advocates for you when making major changes that require district approval.
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Don't Just Take Our Word for It
“This was an emotional issue for our community. Edulog’s analysis enabled the Board to see the financial impact of each scenario they were considering.”
Brandon Smith
Transportation Director, Pender County Schools, NC
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