by the installation/community commander in coordination with appropriate DoDDS
representatives. Full consideration shall be given to:
(1) Staggering school operating hours to permit vehicles to operate multiple trips per
day to/from a given school or group of schools.
(2) Altering school organization plans and establishing flexible school boundaries or
walking distances to maximizeuse of transportation resources.
(3) Planning and/or consolidating school closures foradministrative activities
(meetings, training, conferences) to avoid half-day sessions and scheduling these activities to
coincide with host nations' holidays whenever possible.
(4) Developing routes and schedules to optimize vehicle utilization, seating capacity,
total mileage and driving time. Once developed, vehicle utilization shall be reviewed periodically.
Large capacity buses will not be assigned to a route in order to pick up students en route who are
not otherwise eligible to be transported (students living within the designated walking distance of
the school).
(5) Seating students in kindergarten through grade 5 on a three-to-a-seat basis, except
for front seats, providing the vehicle trip is not more than 30 minutes. Each student shall be
provided a place to sit.
(6) Using consolidated pickup points.
(7) Maximizing utilization of part-time employees where possible.
b. Students in grades 7-12 shall be required to use regular public or DoD transportation at
DoDDS expense where available, feasible, and cost-effective.
c.
The use of a particular means of transportation for normal daily commuting
transportation service does not preclude the use of an alternative means for field trips or co-
curricular activities when that means is cost-effective, based on extra costs due to factors such as
overtime, mileage, or holidays.
d.
Transportation resources shall not be used solely to achieve balance within DoD schools
based upon rank of sponsors.
e.
When, because of location, more than one school uses the same vehicle service, the
dominant user shall be responsible for
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