The program promotes instant accountability for unsafe behavior. or beyond to accept students who need to be removed from the bus for safety reasons, in which case parents are called to pick them up.
“This program alone has the potential of saving us almost half a million dollars.” “We leave the majority of our buses at select schools to eliminate ‘dead head’ miles during our midday break,” Giordano said. LAS VEGAS - Clark County School District had to cut more than $5 million from its transportation budget, but the operation has employed a few strategies to maintain the same level of service.įrank Giordano, director of transportation, said that consolidating routes and a midday park-out program had been effective techniques in compensating for some of the lost budget dollars. Trent saved this child’s life right before the Christmas holidays, and I would like to nominate her for the Danny Hendricks Valor Award.Ĭlark County maintains service despite budget cut Trent was recognized by the American Red Cross for extraordinary personal action. Trent made an excellent decision to use him as her assistant in case of emergencies. Popolla, was a new homeless student who was assigned to Ms. Zeppenfeld that she did not know if she could ever perform CPR in an actual emergency. Zeppenfeld were renewing their CPR certification together. Trent’s quick response, training and emergency planning saved the life of that child. Popolla on radio procedures so he would be confident in what to do should the need arise. Trent, in anticipating the need for student assistance, had trained Mr.