Best Practices in Student Transportation

by Dan Roberts, Antonio Civitella (Foreword)

Creating and maintaining a safe, efficient, and cost effective pupil transportation operation is in the interest of all concerned with K-12 education. Managing a day-to-day business like student transportation within a school district affects the entire community. For those of you involved in delivering this service, we applaud your commitment to students, parents, and administrators, and hope that this book offers insights into how to make your job not just better, but easier.

170 pages, Paperback

First published February 26, 2013

About the author

Dan Roberts is a Consultant at Transfinder, based in Schenectady, New York. Previously, Dan was a Director of Transportation at Round Rock Independent School District.

As director of professional services, Dan Roberts leads Transfinder’s in-house staff as well as taps into a network of industry experts to provide comprehensive services for the efficient management of student transportation operations. From routing and logistics analyses to implementation services, Roberts enables districts to meet new challenges arising from budget shortfalls or growth demands. The former executive director for long range planning and business systems for Round Rock Independent School District in Austin, Roberts is recognized for his pioneering efforts in developing computerized routing systems for school districts. He also is actively engaged with the National Association for Pupil Transportation KPI (Key Performance Indicators) Committee and assisted in writing the KPI format for the Council of Great City Schools and for the Texas Association for School Business Officials.