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4 Transportation TRANSPORTATION West Clermont Local School District Your thoughts on redistricting Will the children be able to get to school in a 5 4 safe and timely manner. Their safety is key. 4.3 ( 36 ) 3 Your thoughts on redistricting 2 1 Amount of time students are on the bus A 5 student only living a few minutes from school 4 4.1 ( 32 ) 3 should not be on a bus an unreasonable 2 amount of time Your thoughts on redistricting 1 Please consider travel time These kids are 5 young and spending an hour on the bus is too 4 4.0 ( 48 ) 3 much! Your thoughts on redistricting 2 1 How long kids are on the bus They should not 5 4 be on the bus more than 25-30 minutes Your 3.9 ( 38 ) 3 thoughts on redistricting 2 1 Bus services, traffic, start times If school 5 boundaries change, will that affect bus 4 services, and the traffic for those that drop off 3.9 ( 36 ) 3 2 their students, along with start times. Your 1 thoughts on redistricting Time students will be travelling to and from 5 4 school should be as short as possible. Your 3.9 ( 35 ) 3 thoughts on redistricting 2 1 I don’t want to lose bus service Bus service 5 4 allows for us to keep our work schedules. 3.9 ( 33 ) 3 Your thoughts on redistricting 2 1 Proximity to new elementary school. 5 Minimize early bus pick-ups and long bus rides. 4 3.8 ( 47 ) 3 Your thoughts on redistricting 2 1 Time spent on the buses Kids should spend a 5 short amount of time on their travel to and 4 3.8 ( 47 ) 3 from school Your thoughts on redistricting 2 1 Bus ride times I’d like to see bus ride times 5 reduced also. Currently we live 1 mile from the 4 ( 35 ) school but the bus ride is approximately 30 3.8 3 minutes. Your thoughts on redistricting 2 1 I think that the elementary school should service the communities closest to it and 5 allow bus service within those families. For 4 3.8 ( 33 ) 3 convience of families to access and participate 2 with their childrens education and 1 involvement Your thoughts on redistricting Location We shouldn’t be forced to drive very 5 far to pickup/drop off if bus service is not going 4 3.8 ( 26 ) 3 to be provided Your thoughts on redistricting 2 1 Safest school for the children to get to and 5 from. Child safety along with strong education 4 3.7 ( 50 ) 3 is a should be of utmost importance Your 2 thoughts on redistricting 1 Consider bus ride times for elementary 5 4 students. Less time on the bus Your thoughts 3.7 ( 48 ) 3 on redistricting 2 1 Bus Ride Times Kids should not be on a bus 5 longer than 30 min. Currently my kids ride the 4 3.7 ( 38 ) 3 bus for 45 min after school. Your thoughts on 2 redistricting 1 Traffic flow should be considered Clermont 5 County is growing and changing with the work 4 on the eastern corridor (see Go Clermont 3.7 ( 38 ) 3 Facebook page). Traffic changes will affect 2 1 housing. Your thoughts on redistricting Time kids are on a bus. It's ridiculous that I 5 currently have children that do not arrive to 4 our house until MORE than an hour after 3.7 ( 37 ) 3 2 school is out for the day. Your thoughts on 1 redistricting Putting bussing for the high school back on 5 the ballot It is far to dangerous and too many 4 accidents have happened this year.We need to 3.7 ( 35 ) 3 explain the situation clearly on why it needs to 2 1 pass. Your thoughts on redistricting Bussing With the later start and the extreme 5 distance to proposed elementary, my children 4 will spend a ridiculous amount of time in the 3.7 ( 26 ) 3 2 bus Your thoughts on redistricting 1 It makes sense to go to school at the closest 5 school. Bus route time is an hour .That's too 4 3.6 ( 51 ) 3 long twice a day. Your thoughts on 2 redistricting 1 Consider if the boundary changes will 5 increase riding time/pick up and drop off 4 ( 47 ) times for the children. I wouldn't want them 3.6 3 2 to have to be at the bus stop any earlier. 1 Your thoughts on redistricting Ease of Bus Routes Keeping Bus Routes short 5 and direct are in the district’s and community’s 4 best interest financially, traffic flow and 3.6 ( 47 ) 3 2 children’s good behavior. Your thoughts on 1 redistricting We are currently less than 3 mins from our 5 school. This location matters bc it allows me to 4 3 ( 47 ) get my daughter on the bus and still get to 3.6 2 work on time. Your thoughts on redistricting 1 Optimizing bus routes - the bus routes need to be considered before redistricting takes 5 place. Busses, and more importantly, students, 4 3.6 ( 46 ) 3 should not be passing elementary schools as 2 they travel to their newly assigned school. 1 Your thoughts on redistricting The distance between home and school. To 5 cut down on the amount of time kids are riding 4 the bus. K-5 is a large age range and kids 3.6 ( 45 ) 3 confined on a bus for a long period isn’t always 2 1 ideal. Your thoughts on redistricting Bus safety School safety Your thoughts on 5 redistricting 4 3.6 ( 44 ) 3 2 1 Distance To make sure kids aren't spending 5 4 too much time on the bus. Your thoughts on 3.6 ( 36 ) 3 redistricting 2 1 Size of student drop off area Lot must be big 5 enough for buses and parents who drop off 4 3.6 ( 36 ) 3 their kids Your thoughts on redistricting 2 1 Bus routes Minimize bus time and less mileage 5 4 Your thoughts on redistricting 3.6 ( 33 ) 3 2 1 Commuting and how it will effect all those 5 4 involved Your thoughts on redistricting 3.6 ( 33 ) 3 2 1 Some children ride a different bus home to be dropped off at a grandparent/sitters house . If 5 lines get redrawn and it puts houses that have 4 3.6 ( 28 ) 3 always been with the same school in different 2 schools it could be very difficult. Your 1 thoughts on redistricting Transportation With overcrowding on busses 5 now, the focus will be on more busses per 4 3.5 ( 50 ) 3 route to alleviate the strain on kid/seat ratio 2 Your thoughts on redistricting 1 Considering traffic flow and peak travel times with communities and boundaries. Working 5 parents need literal pathways to make school 4 3.5 ( 49 ) 3 drop off and work arrival a smooth process. 2 Your thoughts on redistricting 1 Duration of the bus commute. Not have small 5 children on bus for extended time or too early 4 3.5 ( 38 ) 3 in the morning Your thoughts on redistricting 2 1 Distance Time frame change and length of 5 4 riding the bus. Your thoughts on redistricting 3.4 ( 50 ) 3 2 1 More busing Kids may get off at 3:55 but do 5 not arrive at home till 5pm.hour on a bus ride is 4 a long time due to the amount of kids on said 3.4 ( 49 ) 3 2 bus. Look into bussing Your thoughts on 1 redistricting Traffic impact. Flow of traffic near all schools. 5 This is always a concern. How will traffic 4 3.4 ( 47 ) 3 improve or will start/end times need to be 2 evaluated Your thoughts on redistricting 1 Busing Your thoughts on redistricting 5 4 3.4 ( 36 ) 3 2 1 Distance For timely bussing and community 5 4 participation Your thoughts on redistricting 3.3 ( 52 ) 3 2 1 Time spent in transit Less time spent riding the 5 4 bus Your thoughts on redistricting 3.3 ( 51 ) 3 2 1 Traffic and pick up/drop off My daughter 5 attends Clough Pike and it can get pretty 4 3.3 ( 49 ) 3 backed up. By combining schools this could get 2 a lot worse. Your thoughts on redistricting 1 Transportation and bus service. There are a 5 lot of parents that are struggling with getting 4 their child, or multiple children, to and from 3.3 ( 49 ) 3 2 school. Especially multiple schools! Your 1 thoughts on redistricting Concerns with increasing the amount of time children are spent on the bus Our bus 5 4 currently has issues with behavior due to the 3.3 ( 48 ) 3 long route and it concerns me to have one 2 adult in charge of driving and student conduct 1 Your thoughts on redistricting Bussing We already don't have bussing for my 5 high schooler after the Amelia Glen Este 4 combo. Will a similar issue occur with the 3.3 ( 46 ) 3 2 elementary change? Your thoughts on 1 redistricting Bus service I rely on bus service Your 5 thoughts on redistricting 4 3.3 ( 39 ) 3 2 1 Bus ride times Your thoughts on redistricting 5 4 3.2 ( 50 ) 3 2 1 Minimize transportation (bus) stops within the district to a convenient location within 5 each neighborhood for each stop.
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