Technology

  • GPS
    Recognizing the need to look for greater efficiencies in our routing and the need to investigate ways to provide accurate, real-time information about the location of our buses at any given time, Washington Elementary School District has GPS (Global Positioning Systems) on every school bus and white fleet vehicle that transports students to and from school.  This allows the Transportation Fleet Services Department to pinpoint the exact location of our vehicles in the event of an emergency, and to monitor safety practices of our drivers.  We also use this to obtain accurate route information and to track historical data so we can improve our operations.
     
    Video
    Washington Elementary School District has surveillance cameras, with audio, inside all of the school buses to protect your children. The use of cameras on school buses is an important tool in the management of student and driver safety. 

    Z-Pass
    The safety of students traveling to and from school, as well as their safety at school, is of primary importance to the Washington Elementary School District.  With this in mind, Â鶹Íø has technology to make it easier to identify when and where students enter and exit a school bus.

    All students are issued a card. Students are expected to scan the Z-Pass card when entering and exiting the school bus.  The card reader inside the bus has a light that flashes from blue to green and beeps audibly when the student’s card has been identified.  The time, date and location that the card is read are logged into a secured database accessible to authorized District officials.

    In addition to identifying when each student enters and exits a bus, the system provides transportation administrators valuable data such as the number of students transported and length of time each student is riding the bus.  This information increases the efficiency and effectiveness of our routing to better serve our student riders while reducing costs.