BPS says "new procedures will ensure a higher level of service for BPS students and families at the beginning of the new school year."
Bus transportation has long been an issue in Boston, especially earlier this school year when buses were at a 65% rate of being ontime to schools. With that in mind, Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson today outlined changes to the BPS transportation department she said "will ensure on-time performance and improved communication with families for the beginning of the next school year." BPS is making several changes to improve customer service, too, including allowing parents to identify alternate afternoon drop off locations in advance so most stops can be routed before the school year begins, rather than several weeks after the school year begins. (What changes would you like to see to the Boston Public Schools …
Boston Public Schools offers transportation information for parents and students.
When school starts on Thursday, many students' first view of the 2011-12 school year will come from their bus stops. Students who use the Boston Public Schools transportation system will start and end every day (well, unless they hit snooze a few too many times on their alarm clocks) getting on and off the bus. As such, it's important for parents and students alike to be aware of how the system operates. Boston Public Schools does not publish exact bus stop information, but if your child takes the bus to school you should already have been informed as to their stop's whereabouts. However, BPS does publish general information that can't hurt to read. This page offers a lot of information; it describes how bus stops are chosen, it speaks to …
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Joyce Kilmer Middle School
140 Russett Rd, West Roxbury, MA
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Joyce Kilmer Lower School
35 Baker St, West Roxbury, MA
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William Ohrenberger Elementary School
175 W Boundary Rd, West Roxbury, MA
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Beethoven Elementary School
5125 Washington St, West Roxbury, MA
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Patrick Lyndon School
20 Mt Vernon St, West Roxbury, MA
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78 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA
Boston Latin School
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Joseph Hickey
7:02 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012
Mr. Ertischek, The biggest problem is that they purchased routing and scheduling software (Versatrans) that has never had a successful large city implementation and passed on a company that is in 81 of the top 100 largest school districts in the country. Versatrans created the routes for Boston not First Student.. Another firm has offered to come in and optimize their routes for free but BPS does… more ›