Here are some strategies for delineating duties for transportations success:

• Nominate a coordinator/central contact for pre-summer planning and communication with families. Some key transportation responsibilities could include:
  • Review bus routes and provide feedback to program leadership to determine if routes are practical and accessible for all families.
  • Disseminate bus stop information (and, if applicable, transportation consent) to families.
  • Attend first days of programming and be responsible for:
    • Talking to bus monitors and program leadership about who has not attended.
    • Calling families of students who are absent.
    • Possessing In-depth knowledge of bus routes when calling families of absent students during first days of programming – to direct them to next day’s bus stop.
  • Ensure that there are 1-2 staff persons (i.e. bus monitors) on each bus.
  • Acquire materials, in advance, for bus monitor(s):
    • Cell phone/bus phone
    • Program shirt with ID
    • Roster with each student’s name, designated bus stop location, guardian name and contact numbers (including cell), emergency contacts
    • Mini first aid kit, student medications (if applicable)
    • Camp songs, trivia games to keep students engaged (if necessary)