On Thursday, April 25th at 4 p.m., the Board will hold a Budget Hearing, followed by an Action Meeting. Find materials here here.
Yellow school buses are going green in Philly, and we are PROUD to start the trend in our city with electric buses that are the first of their kind in Pennsylvania. The Transportation Division unveiled five new electric vehicles at a press conference at the North Broad Street garage on February 18 and gave attendees…
Michael McCusker (pictured below), Bill Rosetti, and Brian worked as a team to procure five electric buses for our District. Their efforts significantly contributed to the District’s distinction as the first school district in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to upgrade its fleet with electric school buses. Procurement of the electric buses despite vendor supply chain…
This month we are featuring two District bus garage fleet Maintenance teams! The Garage locations are responsible for dispatching school buses, fleet maintenance, driver training, and the District-wide mail delivery system. These fleet Maintenace teams are made up of individuals who maintain their professionalism and possess an outstanding work ethic. They give their best effort…
Teresa Fleming has been a member of Transportation Services since May 2016 and was recently promoted to the Executive Director role. She brings over 20 years of multi-modal transportation and global logistics experience to her new position in Transportation Services. She has experience in supply chain and business analytics, ocean, trucking, rail cargo, and passenger…
Michael Prete is a graduate of Masterman High School. He joined the Department of Transportation Services in 2019 as a Financial Coordinator and has a B.A. in Accounting. Michael has been very successful with managing the Parental Reimbursement Program, a program that provides a monthly payment to eligible parents who choose to opt-out of District…
Due to the ongoing driver shortage and limited capacity delivering services on regular school days, SEPTA informed the District they would not be able to provide transportation services to Baldi Middle School to support the early dismissals planned for last week. Staff at Baldi Middle School and Central Office worked very closely together to quickly…
Teresa Fleming was hired in May 2016 as a Data Analyst in Transportation Services and promoted to Director of Vendor Management in May 2017. Teresa oversees the contracts to and from school transportation that operates approximately 1,110 bus and non-bus routes. She manages nearly 20 approved contracted transportation companies. Teresa leads the Vendor Management team…
Doug was hired in November of 2019 as Transportation Director of Routing & Scheduling, and brought 25+ years of K-12 student transportation experience with him to the position. Doug has held numerous positions during his 25+ years in the industry such as Bus Driver, Dispatcher, Transportation Coordinator, Routing & Planning Manager, Transportation IT Specialist, Terminal…
Maureen Edozie joined the School District in 2013 as the Director of Fiscal Services in the Office of Grant Compliance and Fiscal Services. In this position, she was responsible for overseeing financial management and reporting. She provided guidance to grant program personnel and schools in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. After nearly two years…
SEPTA is phasing out the weekly Transpass and replacing it with a SEPTA Student Fare Card for all eligible students. The new card is a reusable chipped card used by students to board a SEPTA trolley, bus, or subway. Unlike the disposable weekly Transpass, students will be able to use the SEPTA Student Fare Card…