2006-2007 saw major bus route shifts. Some buses became over crowded while others had extra seats. Some routes became longer, while others did not. Is your child's school bus over crowded or are you one of the lucky ones with a few extra seats? Have you called and talked the person who rerouted the buses this year? Did you get an answer to your question?

We live 2 miles from the middle school. Our children get home 50 minutes after the buses pull out. The bus covers an area that starts at 130th and goes up to 220th. This seemed a little excessive so we called and were told that the brand new computer software plotted the routes and it knew what it was doing. No changes were to be made. Later we were told that they would reevaluate the routes and see what they could do. Still no changes were made.

Computer software is only as good as the data put into it and the person who operates it. Adjust the data (or the operator) and huge changes can be made. New software is like furnishing a room. You've got to move the furniture around a few times, walk through the room, sit down, and play with the TV before knowing if you have the right setup. The software itself is not the end-all of answers. It seemed that the person in charge of the busses didn't quite grasp this.

The transportation department recently went through a personnel change. Hopefully the school will take this opportunity to reevaluate, adjust and improve. That is if they can admit something is wrong with the current process.

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