Approve the Job Descriptions for Transportation Restructuring - Routing and Planning

On January 16, 2007, the School Board accepted the Transportation Improvement Plan from Management Partnership Services (MPS). One key recommendation in the plan was to reorganize and rationalize the Transportation Department organization structure. This agenda item is provided for consideration for approval of new transportation routing and planning positions in order to address this recommendation.

This first phase of organizational transition focuses on developing the routing and planning capacity of the Transportation Department. The reinvention of routes for all areas of the District requires us to begin these tasks immediately in order to be prepared for the 2008-2009 school year. The next phases of organizational transition will focus on business, operations, and fleet departments.

A comprehensive analysis of transportation tasks and processes was conducted in order to provide the foundation for these job descriptions. This approach provided transportation employees an opportunity to be engaged in the process and ensured that all necessary tasks were included in the new job descriptions.

The entry level salaries for these positions are as follows:
Routing and Planning Supervisor $44,224.40
Routing and Planning Analyst $31,412.48
Sr. Routing and Planning Specialist $28,518.16
Routing and Planning Specialist $21,373.44
FTE Specialist $23,539.12

The four focus goals of Student Achievement, Safety, Human Resource Management, and Financial Management are addressed by this improved plan.

MPS estimated that the cost of the new organizational structure will be less than or equal to the cost of the existing transportation staffing model. It is important to note that the existing staffing model includes an annual amount of $942,867 of surrogate office assistance provided by bus drivers.