FACT – All drivers, public or private, must meet the same state and federal licensing standards.
FACT – Most states have minimum training standards and curriculum. Private contractors meet or exceed minimum standards as they operate in many states and use the highest standards required for all states. Many school districts do the minimum ‘required only’ training due to limited resources (lack of available funding).
FACT – Districts that have privatized their transportation operations have saved millions of dollars in a single school year alone. These savings are compounded year after year. Saved dollars have allowed districts to enhance their educational programs and helped to avoid teacher layoffs.
FACT – Private contractors hire local residents and existing local district school bus drivers, who pay taxes and often have children attending local schools. Both district and contractor drivers have but one goal to transport the children of the district safely each day. More times than not, they are the same people!
FACT – Private contractors and district school buses must meet the same maintenance standards set by their states. A quality private contractor sets the highest preventative maintenance standards for their fleets.
FACT – Private contractors must provide services based on the standards set by the district in the contract agreement. District administration no has primary responsibility for the school bus driver. Often provisions are set in the contract that the District can request that a driver be removed from their district at any time for a justifiable reason.
FACT – Contractors usually experience cost savings through economies of scale, opportunity costs and operational efficiencies, while operating less expensively than a district operation.
For answers to some of your questions about outsourcing with Krapf School Bus, see FAQ’s.
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