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- STAFF: '10-'11
- * Director: Mike Jones
* Secretary: Lezlie Cruz
* Dispatcher/Receptionist: Tracey Bradshaw
* Safety Coordinator/Special Needs/Student Management/Trainer:
Dorothy Keichler
* Lead Drivers: Christine Jaime
* Shop Foreman: Perry Simmons
* Mechanic: Shane McCarty
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- Friendswood I.S.D. Transportation
Department:
- * Employs 1 Receptionist/Dispatcher licensed and certified
as a school bus driver.
* Employs 1 safety coordinator/special needs coordinator/student
management coordinator/trainer licensed and certified as a school
bus driver.
* Employs 1 lead driver/security/trainer/Router licensed
and certified as a school bus driver.
* Employs 1 lead driver/Route Coordinator/Accident investigator
licensed and certified as a school bus driver.
* Employs 40 licensed and certified school bus drivers.
* Employs 5 bus monitors.
* Employs 2 ASE certified mechanics.
* Maintains and operates a fleet of 53 school buses ranging
from 24 passenger to 72 passenger.
* Maintains 37 other FISD vehicles and all FISD grounds
equipment.
* Has provided the #1 School Bus Driver in the state of
Texas for 1998-1999 and 1999-2000.
* Has provided the #3 School Bus Driver in the state of
Texas for 1999-2000.
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- FAQ's
- 1. How do I know if my child is eligible for transportation?
- All students residing in Friendswood ISD are eligible for
bus transportation from and to their designated bus stop at or
near their residence, grandparent residence within the school
zone and licensed child care facility.
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- 2. Do you provide transportation service to and from daycares?
- Yes! Transportation service is provided to and from licensed
daycares within the Friendswood ISD boundaries.
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- 3. Where can I find a copy of the school bus rider rules?
- A copy of the School Bus Rider Rules can be found in your
student's handbook or may be viewed by clicking on the link at
the top of the page.
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- 4. If I have a question or concern, who should I contact?
- At the top of the page you will find a link to contact us
here at transportation with our e-mail. You may also return to
the districts home page to link to each individual campus.
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- HELPFUL LINKS
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- ARTICLES AND INFORMATION
- On the morning of Thursday, 2/7/02, ABC's Good Morning America
ran a segment entitled "Children's Exposure to Diesel Exhaust
on School Buses". The segment was based on a study conducted
by Dr. John Wargo, Professor of Risk Analysis and Environmental
Policy at Yale University. In Dr. Wargo's study, he has concluded
that school children are at risk from riding in diesel- powered
school buses, and that strong federal regulatory and local action
should be taken immediately to reduce children's exposure. He
recommends, among other things, prohibiting bus idling, routings
designed to limit the amount of time a student spends on buses
and assigning the cleanest buses to the longer routes. Each of
these items are already in place in FISD.
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- While Dr. Wago's study appears interesting, it is important
to know that this is the third study in less than a year that
has focused on diesel-powered school buses and alleged health
effects. In the previous two studies, one conducted in California
and one in Virginia, both concluded that the exposure to diesel
exhaust was well below the EPA standards to constitute a health
risk.
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- It is important for parents to know that the big yellow school
bus is the safest form of transportation for students to take
to and from school. Each year, roughly 440,000 public school
buses travel 4.3 billion miles, transporting 23.5 million children
to and from schools and school-related activities. Nationwide,
there are fewer than 10 school bus passenger fatalities each
year. These tragedies typically involve unavoidable, severe circumstances.
Contrast this very minimal risk with the more than 600 school-
aged children who are killed each year in passenger cars or other
private vehicles during school hours.
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- Because safety is our primary focus for our children, it
is highly recommended that your child ride the school bus to
and from school.
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- BUS ROUTES
- Bus routes and schedules are continuing to be worked and
will continue to be worked during the first two weeks of school.
Routes and schedules are not be the same as last year
there are some changes to the distance to walk to reach a stop,
times and route numbers.
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- Minor changes will be communicated to the schools and the
bus drivers will notify students on the routes. Bus drivers may
not have the same routes as last year and there will be some
new drivers.
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- Questions should be referred either to the appropriate school
or the Transportation Department at 281-482-6025. Friendswood
ISD Transportation web site Bus Routes.
- - 40 School Bus Drivers
- - 05 School Bus Monitors
- - 24 Regular Education Routes
- - 06 Special Needs Routes
- - 1 Transfer Route
- 1 Career and Technology Route
- VEHICLES
- The transportation department maintains and operates a fleet
of 50 school buses that range from 19-72 passengers and is also
responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all Maintenance
and Operations vehicles and grounds equipment.
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- REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR BUS RIDERS
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- Required information for registering your student to ride
a school bus includes the student's pick up address, the drop
off address, and the grade. This information should be provided
for each student.
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- There are three ways to find out which bus route your student
will be riding. These three ways are:
- 1. Visit the new on-line
bus route page .. or
2. Talk to your neighbors .. or
3. Contact the school .. or
- 4. Call the FISD Transportation Department at 281-482-6025.
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- You should be given the bus route number for which your student
will be registered. You may be given two bus route numbers if
the student is picked up and dropped off at different addresses
or if the student is a kindergartner. The bus route number is
a white number located inside the loading door of the bus. Bus
numbers are not used because different busses may be used during
the school year.
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- During the first week of riding the bus, the driver will
give each student a FRIENDSWOOD I.S.D. BUS DRIVER INFORMATION
card. The card contains information about the student, the parents/guardians
and basic bus rider rules. The card should be completed and returned
to the bus driver. It will be kept on file in the Transportation
Department for use in contacting the parents/guardians.
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- KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
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- PROCEDURE FOR BUS ROUTE PICK-UP AND DROP OFF: '08-'09
- Printable pdf document of the following Kindergarten information
- Click here
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- Picking up kindergarten students on routes:
- 1. Parent/Guardian or another authorized person (i.e.: family
member, nanny) is to be at bus stop to see student get
on the bus.
2. Students are to be at bus stop 5 minutes before the
bus arrives. Drivers will let students and parents know of the
time of pick-up for that particular stop.
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- Dropping off kindergarten students on routes:
- 1. The parent/guardian must provide written documentation
to the Transportation Department if the kindergartner is allowed
to get off the bus with another authorized person (e.g. sibling,
child care provider).
2. Either the parent/guardian or authorized person must be at
the bus stop to get the kindergartner off the bus.
3. If neither the parent/guardian nor authorized person is no
one at the bus stop to get the kindergartner off the bus, then
the driver will take the student back to the school.
The parent/guardian is responsible for either being at
the bus stop or having an authorized person at the bus stop for
the kindergartner pick up and the drop off.
Bus drivers are responsible for seating kindergartners within
the first ten seats. This should be done for each kindergartner
who rides alone. Those riding with siblings may sit with the
sibling.
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It is the MISSION of FISD's Transportation Department to support the District's educational mission by providing safe, positive, orderly, timely and efficient professional transportation services. Safety is top priority in Friendswood ISD. The district's transportation department working closely with P.E. teachers teach safety skills in bus evacuation should any emergency ever happen while on buses. Cline first grade students are shown practicing their skills after sitting on the bus and listening to a transportation official explain procedures. Cline teacher Judy Shetler worked with transportation officials on setting up the presentations.