The yellow school bus is the most efficient way to transport the majority of students, but today’s attendance crisis requires even greater flexibility for those with unique needs. Students experiencing homelessness, living in foster care, or with IEPs often face mobility barriers that fixed-route busing isn’t designed to solve. This white paper provides a strategic framework for building a multimodal system where supplemental transportation works in tandem with your bus fleet to ensure every student has a reliable path to the classroom.
By aligning student needs with the right mode of transport, districts can optimize existing bus routes while deploying agile, small-vehicle solutions for high-needs populations. Discover how to enhance operational efficiency, reduce the burden on school staff, and turn your transportation policy into a powerful tool for educational equity.
By downloading this white paper, you will learn:
● How to combine supplemental transportation, AI-driven intelligence, and targeted interventions to restore attendance
● Why small-vehicle solutions are a great fit for McKinney-Vento, foster care, and IEP transportation
● How AI can help districts right-size their fleets, reduce excessively long routes, and fill critical service gaps
● Strategies to reclaim staff time — addressing the 83% of administrators who report staff are currently diverted from core duties to manage transportation