Q&A
Council Member Julie Won questions DOE on bus route planning software
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Council Member Julie Won inquires about the software and methods used by the Department of Education for planning efficient bus routes. Glenn Risbrook, Senior Executive Director for Student Transportation, explains the current systems in use and plans for modernization.
- Current software includes Egelog for general education students and Fox Pro for curb-to-school students
- DOE also uses other logistics software like Google Maps and some manual processes
- Both current systems will be phased out and replaced with a new system called VIA for Schools
Julie Won
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I just have a follow-up question for the bus routes themselves.
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What are you using to ensure efficiency in these bus routes?
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Are you manually doing this with a person?
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Are you using a software?
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What are you doing for the logistics of figuring out what the best bus routes are?
Glenn Risbrook
0:30:32
Well, for well, just to mentioned that we in my testimony, I mentioned here for schools.
0:30:39
That is where we are moving toward as we modernize our bus software, and that software will be able to help us create routes more efficiently.
0:30:49
Currently, generalized students are routed on on the software that does the measuring and the timeliness, and they use that software for a current school, special education software currently doesn't have that tool.
0:31:02
And and that's why it's very important that we do continue to monetization with
Julie Won
0:31:07
So you are using a software or you're not
Glenn Risbrook
0:31:09
Well, for generally, kids, we we do that software includes the question as if for how does logistically and the timeliness and all that stuff is measured.
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We use other logistic software like Google Maps and those kinds of things as well.
0:31:22
So it's done manually and it's also done through the software for general edge students.
Julie Won
0:31:28
So you're using Google Maps and you're also doing it manually.
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So someone is sitting there with if you say there's 50 students on this route, on this single bus, someone is manually typing in their addresses, trying to see ad stops, and figuring out what the best route is?
Glenn Risbrook
0:31:44
No.
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No.
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That that's downloading into our system, and those students will show up on a map where they live and and and how they traversed.
Julie Won
0:31:52
So what is the name of the system?
Glenn Risbrook
0:31:55
Well, one system is called Egelog, which is which to us, which is the application for our general lead students.
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And the other application is Fox Pro, which we use for curb to school students.
0:32:07
But as I mentioned, both of those will sunset, and we will migrate over to VMware Schools.
Julie Won
0:32:13
Okay.
0:32:13
So Fox Pro is gonna be sunset?
Glenn Risbrook
0:32:15
Yes.
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Both.
Julie Won
0:32:16
Both as you log and Fox Pro.
Glenn Risbrook
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And everything will be done in one system.
Julie Won
0:32:21
And it's going to be moved to where?
Glenn Risbrook
0:32:23
VF for schools.
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VF via VIA for schools.
Julie Won
0:32:28
Okay.
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Thank you.
