This year, CCS currently has 487 active drivers for 535 routes, compared to the 556 for 614 routes at the beginning of the school year last year. According to data presented during the meeting, the district has filled 75% of its hiring capacity for bus drivers.
"Being able to tell a parent where there student is, or that the bus is going to be a half-hour late — the communication piece of it is something we need to have a better handle on — for a parent not to know where their child is at at 5 o'clock, six o'clock in the evening, that is unacceptable," Beckerle said.
"Obviously the shortfalls are in special ed," Beckerle said."And we can't solve that overnight ... I want to highlight that is the thing we need information about." He highlighted renovations that will be completed at Hamilton STEM Academy, which features new paint, flooring and designs aimed to improve the social-emotional experience of students and adults.
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