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be an IOn gOting lu'oceS8.
by the new
ning. The office
school employeess,hould
ingand updating plans for JL"""~lL"JL'v''V~J"
p]anand
other
to!!e1:her in formulat-
34. The school system should continue to purchase school bus
hll'mrance on low bid. The argument that negotiations can
produce lower prices than bids is .strictly academic. There is no
way to prove to the public that the lowest pricesw,ere obtained
where documented evidence is nonexistent.
35. Minhnum insurance coverage for private-conlr,act vebides
that transport sIJecial education students should be set at: Budny
iIljury-$500,'o00 for ea('.h Ilerson, each a,{~cident and $2,500,,000
(~ach .occurrence; Prope:rty (lamage-$50,OOO and $1,000 merUcaJ:
per hus o{~cupant. Accidents involving the sm,alIer vehicles are
m,ore likely to result in serious injuries 01" fatalities; therefore,
substantial coverage should be maintained on each vehicle.
36, BUH drivers 55 years of age and older should have lOne
l)hysical exam,ination each year paid for by the school system in
addition to the physical examination required: by the State of In ..
diana for renewal of licemo.;e. This ex.amination should come approximately
six months after license renewal so that these bus
drivers will have a physical examination every six months.
The ,schoDl board ShDUld designate the physician, preferably one
in the public health department, in order to get uniformity of
examinations.
37. More inserviee Ineetings concentrating on safety should he
provided for aU hus drivers. The one inservice day for bus drivers
at the beginning of the school term is inadequate to. prepare
drivers to functio.n safely in Fort Wayne. At least one additional
day training be\dt;l\ch yea:r. 'rh\~
is especially necessary because half of the drivers have been
driving a school bus three years o.r less.
38. Two-way radios shonlcl he inst".Uecl in aU huses to enable
hus drivers 10 have instant .and continuous contaet with the ga~
rage. The addition of two-way should improve the
efHciency tlnd, more importantly, the overall security of each
unit and its occupants.
3g" Transit l)uscs should be used. for 15 years. Transit buses
are more durable and can be kept in service safely and economically
fDr 15 years. Their cost can be justified only if they are
in service for this length of ti.me.
210
Object Description
| Title | Fort Wayne community schools: a survey report |
| Creator | George Peabody College for Teachers. Office of Educational Services |
| Topic | Education |
| Subject |
Schools--Indiana--Fort Wayne School integration--Indiana--Fort Wayne |
| Geographical Coverage | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Date of Original | 1975 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: George Peabody College for Teachers. Office of Educational Services. Fort Wayne community schools: a survey report. (Nashville, Tenn.: Office of Educational Services, George Peabody College for Teachers, 1975), 338 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white 400 dpi, 1-bit and color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Konica Minolta PS5000C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional scanning software. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000101350159 |
| File Name | 30000101350159.pdf |
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| Title | Page 227 |
| Transcript | be an IOn gOting lu'oceS8. by the new ning. The office school employeess,hould ingand updating plans for JL"""~lL"JL'v''V~J" p]anand other to!!e1:her in formulat- 34. The school system should continue to purchase school bus hll'mrance on low bid. The argument that negotiations can produce lower prices than bids is .strictly academic. There is no way to prove to the public that the lowest pricesw,ere obtained where documented evidence is nonexistent. 35. Minhnum insurance coverage for private-conlr,act vebides that transport sIJecial education students should be set at: Budny iIljury-$500,'o00 for ea('.h Ilerson, each a,{~cident and $2,500,,000 (~ach .occurrence; Prope:rty (lamage-$50,OOO and $1,000 merUcaJ: per hus o{~cupant. Accidents involving the sm,alIer vehicles are m,ore likely to result in serious injuries 01" fatalities; therefore, substantial coverage should be maintained on each vehicle. 36, BUH drivers 55 years of age and older should have lOne l)hysical exam,ination each year paid for by the school system in addition to the physical examination required: by the State of In .. diana for renewal of licemo.;e. This ex.amination should come approximately six months after license renewal so that these bus drivers will have a physical examination every six months. The ,schoDl board ShDUld designate the physician, preferably one in the public health department, in order to get uniformity of examinations. 37. More inserviee Ineetings concentrating on safety should he provided for aU hus drivers. The one inservice day for bus drivers at the beginning of the school term is inadequate to. prepare drivers to functio.n safely in Fort Wayne. At least one additional day training be\dt;l\ch yea:r. 'rh\~ is especially necessary because half of the drivers have been driving a school bus three years o.r less. 38. Two-way radios shonlcl he inst".Uecl in aU huses to enable hus drivers 10 have instant .and continuous contaet with the ga~ rage. The addition of two-way should improve the efHciency tlnd, more importantly, the overall security of each unit and its occupants. 3g" Transit l)uscs should be used. for 15 years. Transit buses are more durable and can be kept in service safely and economically fDr 15 years. Their cost can be justified only if they are in service for this length of ti.me. 210 |
