Slides from a July 18, 2013, presentation to the Eastern Carver County School Board regarding a survey of parents who are outside the district's radius for bus service. Purpose of the survey was to determine if enough students outsize the busing zone would ride the bus and pay a fee to make the service economically viable.

1. J O H N T H O M A S , T R A N S P O R T A T I O N
C O O R D I N A T O R
E A S T E R N C A R V E R C O U N T Y S C H O O L S
S C H O O L B O A R D M E E T I N G
J U L Y 1 8 , 2 0 1 3
FOLLOW UP REPORT
FEE FOR BUSSING
SPRING 2013 SURVEY RESULTS

2. A Brief Recap
 Transportation Department report to the School
Board in October, 2012
 Purpose was to inform and educate
 School Board requested a survey of parents of
current students that are in walk zones
 Survey was conducted in the Spring of 2013
 937 parents were e-mailed the survey
 374 responded

3. The Survey Questions
 I have __ Children that are in a walk zone to school
 Options were 1,2,3 or More than 3
 My students are in __ Grade level
 Options were Half-Day K, Elementary and All-Day K, Middle
School, and High School
 I would pay a fee to have a bus stop for my children
 Options were Yes or No
 If yes, the maximum I would be willing to pay for this
service per year is:
 Options were No more than $100, $200, $300 or More than
$300

4. The Results
 374 Responses
 58.3% with High School students responded
 45.7% with Elementary students responded
 68.2% would not pay a fee for bus service
 62.8% of those willing to pay would not pay more
than $100

5. Comparison of Cost to Revenue
 $47,500 to add a route bus to the transportation
system
 $11,900 might be generated by Fees
 Charging $100 per student
 $35,600 would need to be provided by the District
 The alternative is to absorb the additional
passengers into the current routing system
 Elementary Route buses are currently at capacity

6. Considerations If We Move Forward
 Determine Fee and Payment Process
 Determine consideration for students who are
utilizing the Free or Reduced Meal Plan
 Determine the procedure for identifying students
who have paid the fee, and the repercussions for
families who try to access the bus that haven’t
 Re-route buses to service participating students
 Make every effort to not add route buses to system
 Monitor participation and public reaction

7. Questions
 Any Questions?