School Bus Fleet, November 2019
43 NOVEMBER 2019 SCHOOL BUS FLEET EBONEE S WILSON Regional Transportation Manager KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools Atlanta How did you get started in the industry I was the business operations manager at one of our K 8 campuses While in that position I had occasional conversations with the director of facilities and transportation about the issues that I faced with our transportation service At the time the director did not have anyone else who worked with him to help manage the transportation service for our region and I would often suggest that he needed some help A year later this position was created and I applied I never imagined that I would be the person I had spoken of to help with transportation What are your top professional achievements I researched the market and have piloted a dismissal management system for our schools that includes both bus riders and car riders This is to ensure that the dismissals at our campuses are safer more efficient and timely Prior to this year we had no way of accurately tracking our bus riders or car riders at dismissal Photo courtesy Ebonee S Wilson What is something people would be surprised to learn about you I think people may be surprised to know that I have always had a passion for entertainment and that I owned an entertainment management company with my best friend some years ago How did you go from working in entertainment to school transportation I have always had a love for the arts and a passion for business I have also been a strong proponent of education but knew that I did not necessarily want to be a teacher Instead I wanted to be a part of all that is required to provide safe consistent and efective educational opportunities for students What is the best advice someone has given you This is a tough industry Despite the challenges you may face with transportation do not despair Instead continue to be diligent in doing the best that you can with controlling the things that you can control Your eforts wont go unnoticed n THE ALL IN ONE PARENT ENGAGEMENT APP FOR SCHOOL BUS STOP ROUTE INFORMATION Stopfinder is the easy to use parent app that enables registered users subscribers to see their childrens bus schedules The transportation department and registered users can stay connected by sending and receiving messages through the secure Stopfinder app SEND ELECTRONIC INVITATIONS TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS FOR EASY ON BOARDING PROCESS RELIABLE AND SECURE STOP INFORMATION TWO WAY COMMUNICATION WITH REGISTERED PARENTS AND GUARDIANS SUBSCRIBERS LISTEN AND RESPOND TO YOUR COMMUNITY TO ELIMINATE MISINFORMATION CONTACT US TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION 8003733609 I www transf inder com
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