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5 Ways Tablets Improve Student Safety

5 Ways Tablets Improve Student Safety

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 with live GPS can help keep students (and drivers) safe while

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Route Optimization Software for Safe Student Transportation

Route Optimization Software for Safe Student Transportation

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,

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3 Reasons Why Clear Parent Communication Saves Time For Transportation Professionals

3 Reasons Why Clear Parent Communication Saves Time For Transportation Professionals

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."

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Energy Management Module Helps Districts Track Energy Spending

Energy Management Module Helps Districts Track Energy Spending

Note: FacilityTracker is only available to current customers unless you purchase TransACT's TravelTracker-Routing software. Our new School Bus Fleet Maintenance Software is a custom TravelTracker-Routing add-on to help you manage all of your vehicle

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How Does Routing Software Help You Respond to Driver Shortages?

How Does Routing Software Help You Respond to Driver Shortages?

This blog was published in 2022 and was updated on June 15th, 2023. School bus driver shortages and high gas prices are forcing districts nationwide to reevaluate their budgets. As the number of bus drivers declines across the country,

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Saving Hours Of Admin Time With School Trips Invoicing

Saving Hours Of Admin Time With School Trips Invoicing

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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Federal Waiver Introduced to Help Bus Driver Labor Shortages

Federal Waiver Introduced to Help Bus Driver Labor Shortages

Bus driver shortages continue to be an issue for districts across the country. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of available drivers was declining, often due to the lack of funding available for school transportation. During the pandemic,

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Travel Tracker- Routing: The Strongest Solution for Back to School

Travel Tracker- Routing: The Strongest Solution for Back to School

With a new school year underway, students are back on the school bus and in the classroom. As the pandemic continues, school bell schedules are staggered, school closures occur, and bus route planning fluctuates.

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Can Parent Portals Help with Driver Shortages?

This blog was updated on October 27, 2023. Using a dedicated parent portal to communicate with parents can help ease the challenges associated with driver shortages in multiple ways. Below, we explore: How schools can utilize a parent portal when a

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Adverse to Technology in Your District? What to Look for in a Software Provider

When considering new education technology for any department in a school district, it’s best to have a well-thought-out introduction. New software often drives amendments to old processes and requires a significant amount of adaptation on

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Is it time to modernize your bus routing software?

Is it time to modernize your bus routing software?

Some say, “Rome wasn’t built in a day...” but if the 2020-2021 school year taught us anything, it is circumstances can change quickly and adapting to change requires the right tools.

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Establishing a Data Driven Facility Department

Establishing a Data Driven Facility Department

School system administrators have been utilizing data to promote school improvement for some time now. Data such as test scores can help administrators establish baselines for performance, and pro-actively respond to areas that need targeted support

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Pin-Drop Appeal: How Travel Tracker from App-Garden Optimized Meal Delivery and More for Farmington Municipal Schools in Rural Northwest New Mexico

Pin-Drop Appeal: How Travel Tracker from App-Garden Optimized Meal Delivery and More for Farmington Municipal Schools in Rural Northwest New Mexico

In Northwest New Mexico, the Farmington Public Schools Transportation Department is responsible for busing hundreds of students in a large area that includes a significant area of Navajo reservation lands. The district has 68 bus routes covering

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Volunteer Now at your local school

Volunteer Now at your local school

Why You Should Volunteer Now Volunteering at your local school is always a wonderful way to bring compassion and joy into your daily life. By volunteering, you are likely to be happier and gain a sense of community. Below are 10 reasons why you

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Keeping Parents in the Loop

Keeping Parents in the Loop

Many transportations departments and schools have experienced the early morning phone calls from parents or guardians wondering where their child’s bus is. Late buses happen sometimes, whether it is from mechanical issues or traffic, and the

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App-Garden Releases Bluetooth Thermometers Integrated with Tablet Solution

App-Garden Releases Bluetooth Thermometers Integrated with Tablet Solution

The App-Garden, a cloud-based software provider for K-12 School districts is announcing the addition of a Bluetooth temperature screening module in Travel Tracker that addresses the concerns of students entering school buses or buildings and

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App-Garden Releases New Features to Aid in Volunteer Recruitment in New School Environment

App-Garden Releases New Features to Aid in Volunteer Recruitment in New School Environment

The App-Garden, a leading cloud-based software company who works with K-12 administrators nationwide, has released new updates to the Volunteer Tracker to aid school districts with including volunteers in the new school environment. The new

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Substitutes Needed: School Districts Expect High Demand for Substitutes

Substitutes Needed: School Districts Expect High Demand for Substitutes

According to a USA Today report, schools and school districts are deepening their pools of substitute teachers. With the uncertainty of the virus and teacher uncertainty about entering the classroom, substitutes are in high demand for

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Volunteer Management: Develop a Plan and Avoid Frustration

Volunteer Management: Develop a Plan and Avoid Frustration

Volunteers are a valuable resource for organizations. And, managing volunteers need not be a source of frustration. With little time and attention, your organization can generate powerful volunteer impact and strengthen connections with your

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New Routing Features that Offer Flexibility For Schools

New Routing Features that Offer Flexibility For Schools

Districts nationwide are currently preparing for the fall semester and some of the biggest concerns we are hearing are about social distancing and preparing for different scenarios for the 2020-2021 school year. Most school districts are in

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Are Your Substitutes Trained and Ready for the School Year?

Are Your Substitutes Trained and Ready for the School Year?

Over the course of a kindergarten through 12th-grade education, the average student will spend an entire school year with a substitute teacher according to Education Week. Teachers cannot avoid bringing in a substitute teacher. Teachers need

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What will the Fall Look Like for Schools?

What will the Fall Look Like for Schools?

Updated on October 2, 2023. School districts nationwide are working on multiple plans with continued remote learning or flexible scheduling with students rotating what days they attend the classroom and when they will take online

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New Asset and Inventory Management Feature

New Asset and Inventory Management Feature

Note: FacilityTracker is only available to current customers unless you purchase TransACT's TravelTracker-Routing software. Our new School Bus Fleet Maintenance Software is a custom TravelTracker-Routing add-on to help you manage all of your

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