TransPar COVID Services and Support

Back-to-School/Post-Start Up Operations Assessment

Strategies for a Successful School Start

As the 23-24 school year begins, transportation departments continue to face unprecedented operational constraints related to the severe school bus driver shortage, budget deficits, and ever-changing demands to provide more services with the same amount or fewer resources. Our operations assessment and route efficiency analysis is a targeted assessment of potential organizational and operational changes that seek to maximize the use of available driver and vehicle resources while still providing quality customer service. Our team will collect financial, routing, and operations data, and review relevant contracts and policies in order to inform our comprehensive analysis. This will enable us to effectively identify potential savings and efficiency opportunities. Our focus areas include but are not limited to the following:

Strategic support and planning
Routing efficiencies and optimization
Vendor reduction/management
Fleet rightsizing and electric vehicle/alternative fuel analyses
Organizational design and staffing
Bell time alternatives
Outsourcing opportunities
Innovative transportation solutions
Shared services analyses

"It was clear that the members of the TransPar team had long histories of working with school districts. They spoke to our team of school district leaders and transportation operators from personal experience and connected with them from the perspective of people who have done their jobs."

"Chief among the benefits of working with TransPar is their support, which is based on real-world experience with school districts. They combine the right answers with great customer service and attention to our needs. They understand our values of serving kids and families, not just getting people from point A to B. Understanding that human element is as important as being on time."

"TransPar submitted a comprehensive proposal and received high praise from our counterparts at several area school districts who worked with them on similar projects. The TransPar team understands our terminology and the challenges of implementing changes that will have a major impact on our community, and they know how school boards work"