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2 Table of Contents Introduction Day Survey Participants State Regions Map Survey Results by Region: KC Metro North-Central Northeast Northwest South-Central Southeast Southwest Day School Bus Passing Survey Summary.. 4 One-Day Survey One-Day Survey Participants One-Day Survey Results Five-Year Survey Overview For more information contact: Keith Dreiling, School Bus Safety Director (785) kdreiling@ksde.org School Bus Safety Unit Kansas State Department of Education Landon State Office Building 9 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 356 Topeka, Kansas Kansas leads the world in the success of each student. 27 Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey

3 Introduction How often do Kansas drivers ignore the stop signs that swing out when school buses are dropping off or picking up students? According to Kansas law, the driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking any stopped school bus from either direction must stop before reaching the bus when the flashing red lights are in operation. The driver can t proceed until the school bus resumes motion and the flashing red lights and the stop signal arm are no longer active. The Kansas State Department of Education, upon request by the Kansas Highway Patrol, asked school districts across the state to voluntarily take part in a school bus safety awareness project. The purpose of the project is to raise awareness about illegal passing of school buses. Fifty-seven of Kansas 286 school districts volunteered for the 3-day (school days) project. Data was self-reported by districts from Jan. 23, 27, through March 3, 27, and was then collected through Survey Monkey. Information was collected from seven regions across the state. The regions coincide with the Kansas Highway Patrol troop areas. Information collected included the type of roadway the bus was traveling on (city, county or highway); the time of day (morning, noon or afternoon); direction (front or rear of bus); and side of the bus (left or right). This study has several limitations. The school districts that participated volunteered to do so and weren t randomly selected. This means the data isn t representative of the state s districts. Even those districts that did participate had different levels of participation. For example, some districts only participated for part of the study while other districts only have four-day school weeks. Since the data is self-reported, not reported by impartial observers, the data may have hidden biases. For example, if a bus driver thinks more enforcement is needed, he or she may have overreported the number of incidents. Another driver may think the enforcement is too stringent and may have underreported the number of incidents. Also, the survey doesn t account for the speed or density of traffic. For these reasons, readers should interpret the data presented here with caution. To have data that is appropriate for policymaking, other scientifically designed studies are needed. At the end of this report are the results of a one-day survey that Kansas participated in for the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services. There were 88 school districts that took part in this stop-arm violation count, which took place April 9, 27. The oneday survey and the 3-day survey shouldn t be compared. A five-year overview of the stop-arm violation count also is included. 27 Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey

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5 3-DAY Survey Participants The Kansas State Department of Education s School Bus Safety Unit wishes to extend its appreciation to all of the school districts and school bus contractors who took the time to participate in this survey. Without your support, this report wouldn t be possible. We especially want to recognize school bus drivers for their participation and assistance in collecting the data for this report. Finally, we want to thank all school bus drivers for their hard work and dedication. Education begins with transportation, and school bus drivers play an integral role in a student s day. Thank you for serving the students of Kansas. KC Metro Blue Valley Schools USD 229 (Durham) Bonner Springs Edwardsville USD 24 Easton USD 449 Olathe Public Schools USD 233 (First Student) Spring Hill USD 23 (Apple Bus) North-Central Clay Center USD 379 Clifton-Clyde USD 224 Concordia USD 333 Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh USD 4 Ell-Saline USD 37 Geary County Schools USD 475 (JC Transportation & BB Busing) Herington USD 487 Marysville USD 364 Salina Head Start USD 35 Southeast of Saline USD 36 Northeast Atchison Public Schools USD 49 (Apple Bus) Baldwin City USD 348 Oskaloosa Public Schools USD 34 Ottawa USD 29 Prairie Hills USD 3 Royal Valley USD 337 Topeka Public Schools USD 5 (Durham) Wamego USD 32 West Franklin USD 287 Northwest Colby Public Schools USD 35 Goodland USD 352 Hays USD 489 Norton Community Schools USD 2 Quinter Public Schools USD 293 Stockton USD 27 Thunder Ridge Schools USD South-Central Andover USD 385 (Durham) Arkansas City USD 47 Augusta USD 42 El Dorado USD 49 Kingman - Norwich USD 33 Newton USD 373 Valley Center Public Schools USD 262 Wichita USD 259 (First Student) Southeast ANW Education Co-op Caney Valley USD 436 Chanute Public Schools USD 43 Fort Scott USD 234 Garnett USD 365 Girard USD 248 Labette County USD 56 Neodesha USD 46 North Lyon County USD 25 Pittsburg USD 25 Southwest Ashland USD 22 Dodge City USD 443 Fort Larned USD 495 Garden City USD 457 Liberal USD 48 Sublette USD 374 Ulysses USD 24 Western Plains USD 6 27 Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey 3

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9 KC Metro 449 Leavenworth Wyandotte 24 Johnson Total Reported Violations: 229 Leavenworth Johnson Miami Wyandotte Miami Darkened areas represent districts participating in the survey. Violations: Type of Road and Day Violations: Time of Day City 43 7 Noon Monday County 2 2 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 3 Highway 5 Morning 7 Afternoon Violations: Direction Violations: Side of Bus Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey 7

10 North-Central Jewell Mitchell Lincoln Ellsworth Republic Cloud Ottawa Saline McPherson Washington Marshall Clay Riley Dickinson Geary Morris Marion Chase Total Reported Violations: 298 Total JewellViolations: Morris 298 Chase Lincoln Ottawa Clay Cloud Marion Republic Dickinson Marshall Riley Ellsworth Geary McPherson Saline Chase Clay Cloud Dickinson Ellsworth Geary Mitchell Total number of buses participating during the 3-day period: 6 Jewell Morris Lincoln Ottawa Marion Republic Marshall Riley McPherson Saline Mitchell Washington Washington Darkened areas represent districts participating in the survey. Violations: Type of Road and Day Violations: Time of Day City 29 Noon Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 23 Highway 8 County 97 Morning 72 Afternoon Violations: Direction Violations: Side of Bus Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey

11 Northeast Nemaha Pottawatomie Jackson Shawnee Wabaunsee Osage Brown Doniphan Atchison Jefferson Douglas Total Reported Total Violations: Violations: Atchison Brown Doniphan Douglas Franklin Jackson Atchison Brown Doniphan Douglas Franklin Jackson Jefferson Nemaha Osage Pottawatomie Shawnee Wabaunsee Jefferson Nemaha Osage Pottawatomie Total number of buses participating during the 3-day period: 28 Shawnee Wabaunsee Franklin Darkened areas represent districts participating in the survey. Violations: Type of Road and Day Violations: Time of Day City 8 52 Noon Monday 7 4 Tuesday Highway 2 Wednesday Thursday 8 Friday 29 County 298 Morning 32 Afternoon Violations: Direction Violations: Side of Bus Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey 9

12 Northwest Cheyenne Rawlins Decatur Sherman Thomas Sheridan Norton Graham Phillips Rooks Smith Osborne Total Reported Total Violations: Violations: Cheyenne Decatur Ellis Graham Gove Logan Norton Osborne Phillips Rawlins Cheyenne Decatur Ellis Graham Gove Logan Rooks Russell Sheridan Sherman Smith Norton Osborne Phillips Rawlins Rooks Russell Thomas Trego Wallace Sheridan Sherman Smith Thomas Trego Wallace Total number of buses participating during the 3-day period: 46 Wallace Logan Gove Trego Ellis Russell Darkened areas represent districts participating in the survey. Violations: Type of Road and Day Violations: Time of Day City Morning 3 Noon 5 Monday Tuesday 8 4 Highway 2 Wednesday Thursday Friday County 68 Afternoon Violations: Direction 3 62 Violations: Side of Bus Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey

13 South-Central Barton Rice Stafford Reno Harvey Butler Pratt Sedgwick Barber Kingman Sumner Cowley Harper Total Violations: 7,692 Total Reported Violations: 7,692 Barber Barton Butler Cowley Harper Barber Barton Butler Cowley Harper Harvey Harvey Kingman Kingman Pratt Reno Rice Pratt Reno Rice Sedgwick Stafford Sumner Sedgwick* Stafford Sumner,386 School Buses * Wichita USD 259 total reported violations: 6,888 (6,866 city violations; 2 county violations; and highway violation) Darkened areas represent districts participating in the survey. Violations: Type of Road and Day Violations: Time of Day,8,6,4,2,,54 Monday,47 Tuesday Wednesday,655,68 Thursday 7,69 City,327 Friday Monday 3 6 Tuesday Highway Wednesday 9 Thursday 43 County 3 3 Friday 3,2 Morning 425 Noon 4,66 Afternoon Violations: Direction 2,2 5,482 Violations: Side of Bus 54 7,538 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 4, 6, 8, 27 Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey

14 Southeast Lyon Coffey Linn Anderson Greenwood Woodson Bourbon Allen Wilson Elk Neosho Total Violations: 53 Total Reported Allen Violations: Crawford 53 Anderson Elk Crawford BourbonGreenwood Montgomery Neosho Chautauqua Labette ElkCherokeeNeosho Linn Coffey Allen Anderson Bourbon Chautauqua Cherokee Coffey Greenwood Labette Linn Lyon Wilson Woodson Lyon Montgomery Wilson Woodson 3,478 School Buses Chautauqua Montgomery Labette Crawford Cherokee Darkened areas represent districts participating in the survey. Violations: Type of Road and Day Violations: Time of Day City 37 Noon Monday 8 5 Tuesday 66 Highway Wednesday Thursday Friday County 98 Morning 268 Afternoon Violations: Direction Violations: Side of Bus Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey

15 Southwest Greeley Wichita Scott Lane Rush Total Reported Violations: 482 Hamilton Stanton Kearny Grant Finney Haskell Gray Ness Hodgeman Ford Pawnee Edwards Kiowa Clark Comanche Edwards Finney Ford Grant Gray Greeley Hamilton Haskell Hodgeman Kearny Kiowa Lane Meade Morton Ness Pawnee Rush Seward Scott Stanton Stevens Wichita Morton Stevens Seward Meade Clark Comanche Darkened areas represent districts participating in the survey. Violations: Type of Road and Day Violations: Time of Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 32 City Highway Friday 3 County 46 Morning 24 Noon 22 Afternoon Violations: Direction Violations: Side of Bus Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey 3

16 3-DAY Survey Summary Total 9,967 Total number of violations reported by 57 districts during the Total School Buses participated Buses: 36,754 3-day period: 9,967 Violations: Type of Road and Day 2,2 2,25,85,675,5,872,87 Monday Tuesday 2,56 2,3 Wednesday Thursday 9,49 City,66 Friday Monday 6 44 Tuesday County 28 Wednesday 322 Highway 56 Thursday Friday Violations: Time of Day 678 Noon 4,76 Morning 5,23 Afternoon Violations: Direction Violations: Side of Bus 2,78 7, ,745 2, 4, 6, 8,, 2, 4, 6, 8,, 4 27 Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey

17 ONE-DAY Survey Participants The Kansas State Department of Education s School Bus Safety Unit wishes to extend its appreciation to all of the school districts and school bus contractors who took the time to participate in this survey. Without your support, this report wouldn t be possible. We especially want to recognize school bus drivers for their participation and assistance in collecting the data for this report. Finally, we want to thank all school bus drivers for their hard work and dedication. Education begins with transportation, and school bus drivers play an integral role in a student s day. Thank you for serving the students of Kansas. Altoona-Midway USD 387 Andover USD 385 (Durham)* ANW Education Co-op USD 63* Argonia Public Schools USD 359 Arkansas City USD 47* Ashland USD 22* Atchison Public Schools USD 49 (Apple Bus)* Attica USD 5 Auburn-Washburn USD 437 Augusta USD 42* Baldwin City USD 348* Barber County North USD 254 Barnes USD 223 Basehor-Linwood USD 458 Baxter Springs USD 58 Beloit USD 273 (DS Bus Lines) Blue Valley Schools USD 229 (Durham)* Bonner Springs- Edwardsville USD 24* Brewster USD 34 Bucklin USD 459 Buhler USD 33 Burlingame Public Schools USD 454 Burlington USD 244 Caldwell USD 36 Canton-Galva USD 49 Cedar Vale USD 285 Central Heights USD 288 Central Plains USD 2 Central USD 462 Centre USD 397 Chanute Public Schools USD 43* Chase County USD 284 Chase-Raymond USD 4 Cherokee USD 247 Chetopa-St. Paul USD 55 Cimmaron-Ensign USD 2 Clay Center USD 379* Clearwater USD 264 Clifton-Clyde USD 224* Colby Public Schools USD 35* Columbus USD 493 Conway Springs USD 356 Copeland USD 476 County Schools USD 2 Crest USD 479 Cunningham USD 332 De Soto USD 232 (First Student) Deerfield USD 26 Derby USD 26 Dexter USD 47 Dighton USD 482 Dodge City USD 443* Douglass Public Schools USD 396 Durham-Hillsboro- Lehigh USD 4* Easton USD 449* El Dorado USD 49* Elk Valley USD 283 Ellinwood Public Schools USD 355 Ellsworth USD 327 Emporia USD 253 Erie-Galesburg USD Eureka USD 389 Fairfield USD 3 Flinthills USD 492 Fort Larned USD 495* Fort Leavenworth USD 27 enac Public Schools USD 249 Galena USD 499 Garden City USD 457* Gardner-Edgerton USD 23 (First Student) Garnett USD 365* Geary County Schools USD 475 (JC Transportation, B&B Busing)* Girard USD 248* Goessel USD 4 Golden Plains USD 36 Goodland USD 352* Graham County USD 28 Great Bend USD 428 Halstead USD 44 Hamilton USD 39 Hays USD 489* Haysville USD 26 Herington USD 487* Hesston USD 46 Hoisington USD 43 Holcomb USD 363 Holton USD 336 Humboldt USD 258 Independence USD 446 (Durham) Iola USD 257 Jayhawk USD 346 Jefferson County North USD 339 Jefferson West USD 34 Kingman-Norwich USD 33* Kismet-Plains USD 483 LaCrosse USD 395 (Durham) Lakin USD 25 Leavenworth USD 453 Lewis USD 52 Liberal USD 48* Lincoln USD 298 (DS Bus Lines) Little River USD 444 Macksville USD 35 Madison-Virgil USD 386 Maize USD 266 Marion-Florence USD 48 Marmaton Valley USD 256 Marysville USD 364* McLouth USD 342 Minneola USD 29 Mission Valley USD 33 Montezuma USD 37 Morris County USD 47 Moscow Public Schools USD 29 Mulvane USD 263 Nemaha Central USD 5 Neodesha USD 46* Ness City USD 33 Newton USD 373* Nickerson-South Hutchinson USD 39 North Ottawa County USD 239 Northeast USD 246 Norton Community Schools USD 2* Olathe Public Schools USD 233 (First Student)* Onaga-Havensville- Wheaton USD 322 Osage City USD 42 Osawatomie USD 367 Osborne County USD 392 Oskaloosa Public Schools USD 34 Oswego USD 54 Otis-Bison USD 43 Ottawa USD 29* Paola USD 368 Paradise USD 399 Peabody-Burns USD 398 Philllipsburg USD 325 Pike Valley USD 426 Pleasanton USD 344 Praire View USD 362 Prairie Hills USD 3* Pretty Prairie USD 3 Rawlins County USD 5 Remington- Whitewater USD 26 Republic County USD 9 Riley County USD 378 Riverside USD 4 Riverton USD 44 Rock Creek USD 323 Rock Hills USD 7 Rolla USD 27 Rural Vista USD 48 Salina Head Start USD 35* Sedgwick Public Schools USD 439 Silver Lake USD 372 Skyline Schools USD 438 Solomon USD 393 South Brown County USD 43 South Haven USD 59 Southeast of Saline USD 36* Southern Cloud USD 334 Southern Lyon County USD 252 Spearville USD 38 Spring Hill USD 23 (Apple Bus)* St. Francis Community Schools USD 297 St. John-Hudson USD 35 Sterling USD 376 Sublette USD 374* Sylvan Grove USD 299 Thunder Ridge Schools USD * Tonganoxie USD 464 Triplains USD 275 Troy Public Schools USD 429 Turner-Kansas City USD 22 Twin Valley USD 24 Udall USD 463 Valley Center Public Schools USD 262* Valley Falls USD 338 Valley Heights USD 498 Vermillion USD 38 Wabaunsee USD 329 Waconda USD 272 Washington County Schools USD 8 Wellsville USD 289 Weskan USD 242 West Elk USD 282 West Franklin USD 287* Western Plains USD 6* Wichita USD 259 (First Student)* Winfield USD 465 * Also participated in the Kansas School Bus Passing 3-Day Survey. 27 Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey 5

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19 Kansas ONE-DAY Survey Violations: Type of Road and Day Violations: Time of Day 39 Noon 635 City 34 County 22 Highway 3 Morning 342 Afternoon 635 City 75 KC Metro 27 North-Central 64 Northeast 7 Northwest Southeast 6 Southwest 435 South-Central Southeast 3 8 Southwest KC Metro 38 North-Central 9 3 Northeast South-Central Morning Northwest 22 Highway North-Central 4 Northeast Northwest 4 Southeast South-Central Southwest South-Central Noon 8 KC Metro 3 North-Central Northeast 34 County 2 KC Metro 2 North-Central 2 Northeast 9 South-Central Southeast Southwest Southwest 5 KC Metro Southeast 2 9 North-Central 3 Northeast Northwest Afternoon South-Central Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey 7

20 Kansas ONE-DAY Survey Violations: Direction Violations: Side of Bus KC Metro North-Central 3 3 KC Metro North-Central Northeast 7 59 Northwest 8 7 Northeast 7 Northwest South-Central 465 Southeast 23 South-Central 465 Southeast Southwest 7 Southwest Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey

21 FIVE-YEAR Survey Overview Kansas One-Day Survey for the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services, National Stop-Arm Violation Count Violations: Type of Road and Day Violations: Time of Day,2, , Morning Noon Afternoon 2,858 Buses 23 2,22 2,228 Buses 42 52Buses ,63 Buses 26 2,527 Buses ,,2 Violations: Direction ,,2 Violations: Side of Bus ,,2 27 Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey 9

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23 Kansas State Board of Education Landon State Office Building 9 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 6 Topeka, Kansas (785) DISTRICT Janet Waugh DISTRICT 2 Steve Roberts DISTRICT 3 John W. Bacon DISTRICT 4 Ann E. Mah DISTRICT 5 Sally Cauble DISTRICT 6 Deena Horst DISTRICT 7 Kenneth Willard Mission To prepare Kansas students for lifelong success through rigorous, quality academic instruction, career training and character development according to each student s gifts and talents. Vision Kansas leads the world in the success of each student. Motto Kansans CAN. Successful Kansas High School Graduate A successful Kansas high school graduate has the Academic preparation, Cognitive preparation, Technical skills, Employability skills and Civic engagement to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation. Outcomes for Measuring Progress Social-Emotional growth measured locally Kindergarten readiness Individual Plan of Study focused on career interest High school graduation rates Postsecondary completion/attendance Kansas State Department of Education Landon State Office Building 9 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 6 Topeka, Kansas (785) DISTRICT 8 Kathy Busch, Vice chair Dr. Randy Watson Kansas Commissioner of Education DISTRICT 9 Jim Porter, Chairman Dale M. Dennis Deputy Commissioner Division of Fiscal and Administrative Services DISTRICT Jim McNiece Brad Neuenswander Deputy Commissioner Division of Learning Services The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: KSDE General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, KSDE, Landon State Office Building, 9 S.W. Jackson, Suite 2, Topeka, KS , (785) June 2, Kansas 3-Day School Bus Passing Survey 2

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