Dear Dexter Families,
In November and December, DCS hosted several community forums to discuss a proposed no-transport zone for bus service. The forums presented a great opportunity to work in collaboration with our community to address this dire district need. Based on community feedback, information gathering, and recent additional bus driver hires, we will not be instituting the no-transport zone until fall, 2024.
DETAILS
This spring, the DCS administration will propose a non-transport zone to the Board of Education. Detailed information including maps can be found on our website, but here are the highlights:
- Students who live within a certain radius of their school will no longer be transported by bus.
- Young 5 through 4th grade students who live on the other side of Baker Rd. and Ann Arbor Street can be picked up from “hub” bus stops at three locations in the City of Dexter so they don’t have to cross the main roads. This is only possible in the morning.
- The District is working with the City to add a crossing guard at a location to be determined and staff will be working on lighting and signage across the campus to help students navigate safely, in addition to other safety measures and considerations such as adding more bike racks.
- To reduce vehicle congestion at dropoff, we are encouraging families to take advantage of our breakfast program and/or drop off their students earlier. Please see the attached flyer for times.
We continue to aggressively recruit new drivers. If you know anyone who might be interested, please send them our way!
We appreciate the thoughtful feedback that many of you shared to help us formulate this plan. Please stay tuned for updates. In the meantime, we wanted everyone to understand the basics.
Sincerely,
Christopher Timmis, EdD
Superintendent
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