Pupil Transportation Personnel, Training and Safety Report

Pupil Transportation Personnel, Training and Safety Report – ED545

School Year 2001 – 2002

TRAINING:

1. TOTAL NUMBER OF MALE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS	1,446
2. TOTAL NUMBER OF FEMALE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS	1,161
3. TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW BUS DRIVERS TRAINED	222
4. AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS TRAINING GIVEN EACH NEW DRIVER	29
5. TOTAL NUMBER OF IN-SERVICE DRIVERS TRAINED	2,524
6. AVERAGE NUMBER OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING HOURS PROVIDED BY EACH DISTRICT	15
7. TOTAL NUMBER OF PUPILS TRANSPORTED TO AND FROM SCHOOL EACH DAY	171,001
8A. NUMBER OF THESE STUDENTS RECEIVING TRAINING IN SAFE RIDING PRACTICES	154,591
8B. NUMBER OF THESE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN BUS EVACUATION DRILLS	162,639

OPERATIONS SAFETY:

1. NUMBER OF REPORTABLE CRASHES INVOLVING SCHOOL BUSES	113
2. NUMBER OF CRASHES REPORTED BY THE DISTRICT AS PREVENTABLE	78
3. NUMBER OF CRASHES THAT WERE REPORTED AS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR	60
4A. TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS REPORTED INJURED	7
4B. TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS REPORTED INJURED	6
5A. TOTAL NUMBER OF PUPILS KILLED IN SCHOOL BUS CRASHES	0
5B. TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS KILLED IN SCHOOL BUS CRASHES	0

NOTE: MAINE SCHOOL BUS REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT ALL STUDENTS RIDING ON SCHOOL BUSES RECEIVE TRAINING IN SAFE RIDING PRACTICES AND EVACUATION TWICE DURING EACH SCHOOL YEAR.