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can take time and the recovery bus can get students home or to school in a more timely manner.
practices emergency evacuation from the bus. In October, every rider on every route at every school will be counted over
a two week period for the Florida education
Recently West facilitated leaving two empty buses at James Madison Middle in Titusville for a day. Every student at the school participated in an activity with those buses that demonstrated proper bus behavior.
funding program. “This is how we get the state funds to transport students,” West explained. The
Other schools in the area have also interacted with bus drivers. Mims Elementary assistant principal, Karen Tabor, recently gave each bus driver at her school a chocolate break in the afternoon after their runs.
count will be done again in February and once in summer as well.
“We love the support from
our schools,” West said. “We
welcome it greatly. Our biggest
asset is the bus drivers. We would not have the ability to transport so many students safely without the commitment and great work the drivers do day in and day out.”
In summer, West’s staff is busy transporting summer school students, putting on classes for bus drivers, planning routes, and completing paperwork for drivers. There is a special parking map for each school
Earlier this month, the entire district completed its comprehensive bus drills where every student on every bus at every school
Considering the vast number of students who ride BPS buses in a year (25,000 students x
180 days), the percentage of concerns is small. With West and his Disney pixie dust at the ready, customer service will be excellent and kids will get to school and home safely.
and bus yard so every bus is parked where it is supposed to be.
This year’s superhero feature will be a little different from those
of past years. Please nominate your colleagues who are outstanding in their field. You know the folks who go above and beyond in their job. Send your ideas to Foley.Debra@ brevardschools.org.
North area transportation director, Andy West (left) poses with some bus drivers
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