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Richards, Thomas C. – 1973
A review of significant activities in the area of computerized school bus routing is conducted. The various factors which contribute to the complexity of transporting students to and from school are first surveyed and, following this, the overall problem is formalized in terms of a system of nodes and links. An analysis of several routing systems…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Oriented Programs, Scheduling, School Buses
Hall, Calvin W. – 1980
Divided into four major sections, this collection of articles addresses the sharing of services in California by school districts or by districts and other agencies. The section on advertising and recruitment makes a case for districts to share in the purchase of employment ads or in the hiring of a recruiter. A reprint of an article about a…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Oriented Programs, Contracts, Cooperative Programs
Carriedo, Ruben; And Others – 1986
The San Diego Unified School District (California) began operating a computerized routing and scheduling system for its pupil transportation services at the beginning of the 1985-86 academic school year. The computerized system, provided by Ecotran Systems, Inc. (ECO) of Cleveland, Ohio experienced an inordinate number of difficulties. A…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Flow Charts
A MODEL FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS UNDER SPECIFIED OBJECTIVES AND CONSTRAINTS.
O'BRIEN, RICHARD J. – 1968
THIS TECHNICAL NOTE, ONE OF A SERIES PUBLISHED ON THE URBAN EDUCATION MODEL, PRESENTS A MODEL FOR DETERMINING REQUIRED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS WHEN RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE RACIAL AND/OR SOCIAL COMPOSITION OF EACH SCHOOL PLANT. THESE ATTENDANCE AREAS ARE GENERATED IN A MANNER INSURING THE ASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS WHICH MINIMIZES THE…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Oriented Programs, Costs, Educational Facilities
Plante, Robert W. – 1981
Less than five percent of the pupils in northeastern Rhode Island Region I are transported to schools or educational centers outside of their districts. However, about 20 percent of the total transportation costs are expended for out-of-district transportation of nonpublic school, vocational, and special education students. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Catholic Schools, Computer Oriented Programs, Cooperative Programs
Creighton, Roger L. – Executive Educator, 1986
School systems will soon be using microcomputers to design their school bus routes and aid in the management of transportation programs. Offers guidelines to bring microcomputer bus management to school systems. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers
Griggs, Norman; Morgan, Larry – School Business Affairs, 1975
Describes a districtwide effort to select and implement a computerized system that could compile and maintain student census data, in addition to redesigning the district's school bus routes to better accommodate a growing student population without increasing the number of buses in service. (JG)
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Change Strategies, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Lewis, Barbara – School Administrator, 1982
Beginning on the front cover, this article tells how school districts are reducing their transportation costs. Particularly effective measures include the use of computers for bus maintenance and scheduling, school board ownership of buses, and the conversion of gasoline-powered buses to alternative fuels. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Driver Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Salmon, Stephen H. – School Business Affairs, 1991
Computerized pupil transportation systems offer promising benefits to school districts. Outlines ways school administrators can select the right product by following some traditional business approaches. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Evaluation, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency
Ronchetti, Thomas R.; And Others – 1974
This publication contains an encapsulated report on a 1973 pilot project on computer aided bus routing and scheduling involving 22 diversified school districts of New Jersey. Called Transportation Information Planning Service (TRIPS), the project sought to develop and subject to initial test a man-machine system that would offer optimum latitude…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Sakamoto, A. Dorothy – 1984
The Seattle School District (Washington) assigns each of its students to a particular attendance area, gives that area a code name and computer designation called a geocode, then uses data processing methods to analyze the makeup of the student population in each area and to provide data for a number of planning purposes. The geoprocessing permits…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections