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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-05-02-STAS-min Ad Hoc School Transportation and Safety Study Committee May 2, 2013 at 9am Conference Room, Central Administration Blg Meeting Minutes 1 Attending. Judy Crocker, MaryEllen Dunn, Sharon Kendall,Jessie Steigerwald (SC liaison), Craig Weeks Guest. Bonnie Brown 2 Meeting minutes for April 4 were amended and accepted. 3 Update on Bus Registration Bus registration is in progress and thus far 1800 registrations have been received. There were a few manufacturer's hiccups encountered when the online registration process began that were not apparent during the program's test runs,but these have been rectified. The LPS Transportation office has been assisting the parents who have called asking for help with the program,but to date the volume of calls given the number of registrations is low Registration reminders have been distributed using Global Connect and have been distributed to all of the schools list serves and newsletters. In addition,the four Avalon facilities that house the majority of the Town's distance-eligible students have posted the LPS bus registration posters in their community centers and their front desk staffs have been briefed on the registration process 4 LHS Honors Marketing Class Sam Alpert,the School Committee student representative, has suggested using the LHS Marketing class to help promote school transportation and safety The class teacher, Mr Cole,was receptive and the final project of the class will focus on students creating multiple public service announcements using different media. LPS Transportation and Safe Routes provided a list of possible project topics. The class assignment is attached. It is hoped that this can be a long running topic for class material. 5 School Traffic Surveys Ms. Dunn is exploring the possibility that the same traffic engineering consulting firm involved with the Safe Routes to School/DPW School Zone grant may be also able to perform an evaluation of school traffic on school properties 6 Timeline and Template for School Traffic Plan a) The spring/summer timeline includes • June 30th deadline - Completion of WorldTech consultant contract acceptance, implementation, and field work • June 30th deadline -Any school handbook changes • Early July - WorldTech completes recommendation study • Mid July-Asst Principal evaluates both recommendations and ascertains if each can be implemented. • Late July- complete any necessary tweaking of recommendations • Late July/August- implement recommendations • August SC meeting- final school sign codification vote and policy discussion b) School Handbook items Ms. Brown, Kendall, and Crocker drafted proposed revisions to the school handbooks that included common district arrival/dismissal procedures and school hours as well as a SC policy proposal for live parking privileges, including a permission slip and informational cover sheet. The Committee discussed and edited both drafts. Upon receiving a revised copy, Ms. Dunn will forward to the principals for their input along with a copy of the student bus contract. 7 Discussion on engaging parent responsibility and accountability Tabled until the next meeting. Our next meeting will be June 6, 2013 at 9am in the Conference Room at Central Administration. Respectively submitted, Judy Crocker