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Travel Tracker
Trip Software

Travel Tracker
Routing Software

Facility Tracker
Facility Management

Volunteer Tracker
Management Software

Virtual Sub Training
E-Learning
Automated field trip requests, approvals, scheduling and reporting.
TravelTracker-Trips saves administrative time by eliminating the paperwork, phone calls, and emails required with field trip management. A single online form proposes and manages field trips. Automated alerts and email notifications let teachers know the status of approvals. Requests are automatically routed for approval. Create an equitable, transparent trip process in one place: from the initial request, through funding approvals, bus and driver scheduling, invoicing, and reporting.

Rapid route creation, seamless parent engagement, and unparalleled customer support.
TravelTracker-Routing optimizes your routing process by allowing administrators to easily plan and coordinate bus routes. Seamlessly navigate hazard zones or accommodate rider schedules with the easiest routing software available. Enable parents to register their child and have access to continually updated information such as an address or fluctuating schedules in the parent portal. Calendar-based scheduling provides creates flexibility in pick-up and drop-off locations with a few clicks of a button. Frustrated with your current implementation? TravelTracker-Routing comes with an outstanding live-support team and dedicated implementation specialists.

Facility and vehicle fleet management made easy with our new cloud-based facility software.
The Facility Tracker helps to optimize all aspects of your facilities management processes. Our cloud-based software, driven by email notifications, allows administrators to remain up to date on all work order requests and scheduled events district-wide. From the easy-to-use dashboard, all your facility-related tasks can easily be monitored from either desktop access or our mobile app. Our calendar-based scheduling allows you to easily know which rooms are occupied without the worry of double booking. Let our data-driven reporting options help ensure you are making the best decisions for your department. The Facility Tracker is built to be flexible with your needs. Let us help to simplify your process with the Facility Tracker.

Make the most of volunteers with our Volunteer Tracker software
Engage volunteers by effectively communicating based on the volunteer’s interests and skills. The Volunteer Tracker automatically matches volunteers to opportunities that fit their interest areas. Moreover, the administration of your volunteer program using our cloud software is far more reliable than paper-based systems. Volunteer Tracker makes it easy to approve and manage volunteers, which leads to saving time and money. Our web-based portal offers easy access – anytime, anywhere for volunteers, teachers, or school administrators. With no software to load, files to save, or costly multi-user licenses, users can sign on from any computer to apply, update information, or manage volunteers. The Volunteer Tracker provides a single application that captures all information needed for background checks and for matching volunteers to opportunities.

Substitute teacher training resources online
Does your district spend hours of time and effort each year training your substitute teachers? Virtual Substitute Training provides a series of substitute teacher training online courses that are customized to your district. Select from our library of topics and add your own logo and welcome video. We will work with you to individualize the training, including the addition of how to utilize sub-calling systems and other procedures that are specific to your district. All of this is provided at no charge to your school district. Through our website, each substitute teacher will purchase and access a very reasonably priced training module. Substitute teacher training online can save your district time and provide a consistent, compliant way to train your substitute teachers.

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App-Garden’s cloud solutions for K12 Administration provide affordable, easy-to-use solutions for managing school operations.


TRAVEL TRACKER
Field trip management is easy with our cloud based field trip software
Travel Tracker saves administrative time by eliminating much of the paperwork, phone calls, and emails required with field trip management. A single online form means it is simpler to propose and manage field trips. Automated alerts and email notifications let teachers know the status of approvals. Requests are automatically routed for approval. The Travel Tracker field trip management software handles the entire process – from the initial request, through funding approvals, bus and driver scheduling, invoicing and reporting.
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Routing software made to ease the process of creating routes for your districts
Travel Tracker- Routing Software optimizes your routing process by allowing administrators to easily plan and coordinate bus routes. Seamlessly navigate hazard zones or accommodate riders schedules with our cloud-based software. Our online parent portal allows parents to register their child and have access to continually update important information such as an address or fluctuating schedules. Our calendar based scheduling provides school district the capability to allow flexibility in pick up and drop off locations with a few clicks of a button. Let us simplify your process with the Travel Tracker Routing Software.
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VOLUNTEER TRACKER
Make the most of volunteers with our Volunteer Tracker software
Far more reliable than paper-based systems, Volunteer Tracker volunteer software makes it easy to approve and manage volunteers. You will save time and money with our automated solution. Volunteer Tracker’s web-based portal offers easy access – anytime, anywhere for volunteers, teachers or school administrators. With no software to load, files to save or costly multi-user licenses, users can sign-on from any computer to apply, update information, or manage volunteers. The Volunteer Tracker provides easy online access and a single application that captures all information needed for background checks and for matching volunteers to opportunities.
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VIRTUAL SUB TRAINING
Substitute teacher training resources online
Does your district spend hours of time and effort each year training your substitute teachers? Virtual Substitute Training provides a series of substitute teacher training online courses for that is customized to your district. Select from our library of topics and add your own logo and welcome video. We will work with you to individualize the training, including the addition of how to utilize sub calling systems and other procedures that are specific to your district. All of this can provided at no charge to your school district. Through our website, each substitute teacher will purchase and access a very reasonably priced training module. Substitute teacher training online can save your district time and provide a consistent, compliant way to train your substitute teachers.
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Facility and vehicle fleet management made easy with our new cloud-based facility software.
The Facility Tracker optimizes your facility management process. Our cloud-based software allows administrators to easily request, approve, assign and track work orders. With additional modules, such as life cycle calculator and event planner, all of your facility tasks can easily be monitored in one easy to use online platform. Our calendar-based scheduling allows you to easily know which rooms are occupied without the worry of double booking. Let us help to simplify your process with the Facility Tracker.
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Enjoy our blog posts, webinars and other resources that can help your school be more efficient
3 Reasons Why Clear Parent Communication Saves Time For Transportation Professionals
by Janessa Drainville | Apr 21, 2023 |
In a perfect world, things would always go as planned when it comes to bus routing. But as a wise transportation director once told us, "A plan is great for a sunny day, but it's been raining cats and dogs on student transportation for years now."
5 Ways Tablets Improve Student Safety
by Janessa Drainville | Apr 21, 2023 |
This blog was published in 2023 and updated on May 26th, 2023 Tablets have become increasingly popular in classrooms for enhancing education, but did you know that they can also improve student transportation safety? Here are five ways that tablets...
Route Optimization Software for Safe Student Transportation
by Madison O'Connell | Nov 23, 2022 |
Route optimization software helps Transportation Departments plan their routes more effectively and efficiently, potentially reducing annual costs by $500,000. And although saving time and money are major incentives when choosing a software system,...
Energy Management Module Helps Districts Track Energy Spending
by Ken Fisher | Sep 30, 2022 |
School districts that want to evaluate their energy and utility spending can utilize a new energy management module in FacilityTracker. FacilityTracker helps districts track assets and inventory at individual schools or central locations. The energy...
How to Combat Bus Driver Shortages and Rising Fuel Prices
by Madison O'Connell | Aug 29, 2022 |
School bus driver shortages and rising fuel costs are forcing districts nationwide to reevaluate their budgets. As the number of bus drivers declines across the country, transportation departments are working diligently to find solutions to this...
Saving Hours Of Admin Time With School Trips Invoicing
by Ken Fisher | May 27, 2022 |
School district administrators will save hours of admin time thanks to a pair of time-saving invoicing capabilities in TravelTracker-Trips.
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