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The NEW School Transportation Advisory Review Process - STAR

The NEW  School Transportation Advisory Review Process - STAR

Starting in the 2015-16 school year the School Transportation Unit will begin a new review process, STAR. As we strive to become a greater resource and provide better customer service to the 178 school districts in our state, we will be typically performing on-site visits every 2 years for most districts. We have divided our reviews into two primary sections, vehicle inspection/garage operation andadministration/training operations. CDE Transportation Analysts will alternate visits to districts every 2 years.  For example in 2015-16 the district might have a CDE vehicle inspection/garage operation review, then in 2017-18 the district would have a CDE administration/training operations review, and the cycle would continue to repeat. 

Superintendents will receive notifications in July if their district will receive a review during the upcoming school year and what type of review will be performed. Included in that notice will be a survey that is very important to our scheduling process.The CDE Analysts will then send notification to the district of the dates they will be in their area. In an effort to provide better customer service, the Analyst may feel the need to spend additional time at a district depending on district needs. Therefore, our exact schedule will be flexible and districts will be notified of specific dates and arrival times as soon as it can be determined.

At the conclusion of the district review the CDE Analyst will be requesting a meeting with the Transportation Director and Superintendent to review their findings.  Districts will receive written notification of the findings which will include commendations as well as non-compliance concerns. Superintendents will then be requested to submit a written response.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office at any time Susan Miller or Brian Vasina.