After more than three months of bus driver shortages, the Anchorage School District will dissolve the bussing cohort system and return to fully-staffed bus service beginning Dec. 5.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - In an email to parents, ASD Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt wrote that transportation services for students will be altered to become more efficient.
“We have successfully onboarded 50+ new bus drivers since the start of the school year,” Bryantt wrote. “They have answered the call and joined our team of already committed bus drivers and attendants. The recent increase in wages will pay transportation staff more competitively for the important work they do, and will help with driver retention. We arrived at our plan to end the cohort model by reimagining transportation services.
“This reimagined bus route system is step one in our long-term efficiency transportation plan,” Bryantt wrote. “Step two is expected to launch in February 2023 with a new software system. Step three will be working with our Special Education Department to reconfigure transportation based on inclusivity. To summarize, this is our first big step towards long term transportation solutions. Remember to check Parent Connect starting next Thursday, December 1.
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