Ad Hoc School Transportation and Safety Committee - STAS - Charge - 2011

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Ad hoc School Transportation and Safety Study Committee Members: 7 members (and one liaison from both the Board of Selectmen and School Committee) Appointed by: Board of Selectmen and School Committee Length of term: As needed Meeting times: As needed Description: The manner in which Lexington's 6,400 public school students are transported to and from school has become a community -wide public safety issue. The results of a March 2011 parent survey conducted by Safe Routes to school, Lexington Public School Transportation, and Lexpress found that the public school community wants our neighbor's behavior to change; Changes include seeing an increase in students using school buses and increased safety for those students who walk or bike to and from school. A report prepared as a result of the survey found that: • Increased school bus ridership is desirable • More students should consider walking or biking • Deterrents should be made to drivers in order to decrease the number of vehicles on school grounds • Bus service should be modified to better serve its population The study group would be charged with identifying solutions and proposal for implementation of action items to address these issues, including: • Identifying proposal(s) to reduce the cost of school bus service • Identifying ways to increase school bus timeliness • Proposing initiatives to promote school bus ridership • Proposing approaches to address traffic and pedestrian safety concerns in and around our schools Criteria for membership: • One member from the Sidewalk Committee /Safe Routes to School • One member from the LPS administration • One member from LPS transportation • One members from the Transportation Advisory Committee • One member from the Police Department • Two at large members Prior to serving as a member of this Committee, appointees are required to: 1. Acknowledge receipt of the Summary of the Conflict of Interest Statute. Further, to continue to serve on the Committee the member must acknowledge annually receipt of the Summary of the Conflict of Interest Statute. Said summary will be provided by and acknowledged'to the Town Clerk, 2. Provide evidence to the Town Clerk that the appointee has completed the on -line training requirement required by the Conflict of Interest statute. Further, to continue to serve on the Committee, the member must acknowledge every two years completion of the on -line training requirement. Ref.: Charge adopted by the Board of Selectmen on November 7, 2011. Charge adopted by the School Committee on December 6, 2011. Selectmen designated members of this committee as Special Municipal Employees on December 12, 201 0 rn --t r—) 'i co 1 _1 Pte. ��