Business Resource Ctr-Pupil Transportation: TIMS, the Transportation Funding Formula and Technology on the School Bus
This session will focus on the efficiences in school bus routing accomplished via TIMS - the state's Transportation Information Management System - and what the next generation of TIMS may look like.
In this session, we will discuss the very basics of TIMS 101. Just what does the system do? What should you expect from the system, and how is that best accomplished? This will lead to a discussion of the next generation of TIMS software and what that path may be.
Related to TIMS, and without exploring the entire state funding formula, we will discuss the implications of TIMS data into the funding process and how it can be used as a tool to improve a district's budget rating.
Finally, we will discuss the implications for rolling out additional technology - GPS on buses, parent notification apps, time and attendance and student ridership. These are systems being implemented in many districts across the state, some of which resulted from the state's Smart School Bus pilot project.