Yop Poll Archive

Do you set personal goals with employees at the end of the year?

Do you forecast a need for a new bus garage over the next five years?

Do you transport service animals on your special needs routes?

Does your school district transportation department have a collaborative relationship with the superintendent’s office?

Does your operation participate in a one-day count of illegal school bus passers as part of a state or national program?

Does your operation engage the local community to share the dangers of illegal passing?

Is your operation currently short school bus drivers as it heads into the 2019-2020 school year?

Is your operation currently short school bus mechanics as it heads into the 2019-2020 school year?

Are electric buses currently the biggest technology disruption to traditional school busing?

Has your district installed stop-arm cameras?

Are new driver applicants experiencing delays in obtaining their CDL permits that contribute to the shortage?

In 2020, are you planning to apply for federal or state grant money to replace old diesel buses in your fleet?

Does your district have a policy regarding vaping on the school bus?

Are you concerned about the effect of cold weather on electric school buses?

Are you taking extraordinary measures to disinfect buses in response to the coronavirus outbreak?

Is your district or company still paying bus drivers amid the school closures?

Is your district or company still paying bus drivers amid the school closures?

Should the ongoing testing of all school bus drivers to pass physical fitness requirements be a national requirement?

Are Wi-Fi routers installed in your district’s or company’s school buses?

Does your operation forecast needing additional school bus drivers for the new school year to adequately address an increase in routes, due to COVID-19 physical distancing demands?

Does your operation have routing software to help with the “what-if” scenario planning of reopening schools?

Does your school district or bus company have experience with service animals on school buses?

Does your school district or bus company allow hand sanitizer on the bus?

Is your school district or bus company short school bus drivers?

Are your school buses and/or drivers used for evacuation or relief efforts in your community?

Are you holding holiday celebrations for your staff?

Did you attend a virtual conference in 2020?

Is your operation interested in installing ventilation systems on board school buses to address the SARS-CoV-2 virus?

Are you concerned about the long-term effects frequent cleaning has on your school bus seats and other equipment?

Are you concerned about the long-term effect COVID-19 will have on your department’s budget?

Has your operation had to cancel bus routes this school year due to a shortage of school bus drivers?

Are you offering more robust summer school opportunities due to the pandemic learning loss?

Are you anticipating a mechanic shortage at your school district/bus company?

Are you applying for federal grants to help with new technology or school bus purchases?

Do you embrace the capabilities of new technology at your school district/bus company?

Do you agree with statewide K-12 employee vaccine mandates?

Are you planning on attending an in-person conference next calendar year?

Do you feel prepared for new Entry Level Driver Training requirements going into effect in Feb. 2022?

Have you experienced an increase in behavior challenges from student riders during the pandemic?

Are you continuing with masking policies inside school buses?

Do you feel your superintendent and/ or administration supports student transportation operations in your school district?

Is your operation prepared for the sunset of 3G devices?

Does your district/company have school buses equipped with Wi-Fi hotspots?

Are you increasing school bus driver safety training due to more violent events in the community?

Did you use pandemic “downtime” to install safety technology on your school buses?

Does your school district/company have school buses sitting in the shop awaiting one or two parts?

Have you implemented new technology to better protect against student dragging incidents at bus stops?

This poll is completely anonymous, so tell us – do you think your boss is a good leader?

Do you feel your transportation department/company is making cutting-edge purchasing decisions to future proof your operation?

How successful were you with achieving your professional 2022 resolutions?

Do you conduct evacuation training more frequently for students with special needs?

Have you had to get creative with your operation’s routing due to the school bus driver shortage?

Do you keep data in the “cloud?”

Have staff salaries increased this school year to keep up with inflation?

Should student health outcomes be the leading factor when deciding on new school bus purchases?

How receptive is your operation to adopting electric vehicles?

Has the number of students requesting individual transportation programs increased this past school year?

Does your school bus garage utilize the latest technology?

Do you think AI can improve customer service?

How did school start up go at your school district/company?

What would solve the school bus driver shortage?

Are you eying any new transportation technology purchases in 2024?

Are students with special needs trained on school bus safety differently from students in general ed?

What would most increase student safety in the Danger Zone?

Do you utilize ChatGPT to increase personal efficiency during the workday?

Do you feel your superintendent values the student transportation department?

Is your district on a 4-day school week?

Is training mechanics on high-voltage electric school buses a priority heading into the new school year?

Have you attended a professional development conference or training this summer?

What is your expected student ridership for the upcoming school year?

Should students’ cell phones be banned on school buses?

Is there an increase in the number of school district- or company-owned alternative vehicles for student transportation in your fleet this school year compared to last school year?

Does your state require school bus evacuation training for students with disabilities and special needs?

Does your operation provide staff with end of the year performance evaluations?

Does your school district employ nurses to help train school bus drivers and aides/monitors for transporting students who are medically fragile?

Have you experienced an increase in illegal school bus passing incidents this school year?

Are you forecasting to purchase more diesel school buses this upcoming cycle than previously planned?

Do you agree with the increasing use of non-school-bus vehicles for student transportation?

Are you forecasting transportation budgets cuts next school year based on potential federal education policy changes?