3. What happens to students already on the system? Students already accessing the SBP will be transitioned to the online system in time for 2015. 4. What if a student turns up at a bus stop without a bus pass? This procedure remains unchanged and as stated in the School Bus Program Policy and Procedures document; any unauthorised student who presents at a bus stop must be accepted for travel on a bus and reported to the coordinating principal. Under the new administrative arrangements, if the situation is not resolved quickly at a local level, principals should escalate it to PTV. 5. I know my local community and area much better than PTV. How can I make sure the services meet the school’s needs? The local knowledge of schools is essential to PTV’s planning. Schools participating in the pilot will continue to have input into the planning, reviewing and altering of bus routes, stops and services. Schools will also continue to be consulted as part of the school bus review process. 6. How often will PTV send updated bus roll information to schools? Schools will be emailed updated rolls on a term-by-term basis or as and when any changes to school bus details occur. The bus rolls will detail each student’s bus stop, timetable and the route allocated to them. 7. What if a family has no internet access? Families with no internet access can either have their application submitted online by the school or be directed to another facility, such as a library, which is likely to offer free internet access. 8. During the pilot what will happen to local arrangements? Selection for participation in the pilot will not be affected by whether a school bus network has a local arrangement in place. However, irrespective of the pilot, PTV will continue its school bus reviews, which may include networks participating in the pilot. Any local agreements will be reviewed at this time. 9. Will school bus networks involved in the pilot lose any bus services? No school bus network will lose bus services because of their participation in the pilot. There will be a transition phase as schools are brought into the new arrangements during which time services are unlikely to change. However, as with current arrangements, services may be altered after that time to ensure supply is meeting demand. 10. Will PTV continue school bus network reviews? Yes. School bus reviews will continue across all networks.
3. What happens to students already on the system? Students already accessing the SBP will be transitioned to the online system in time for 2015. 4. What if a student turns up at a bus stop without a bus pass? This procedure remains unchanged and as stated in the School Bus Program Policy and Procedures document; any unauthorised student who presents at a bus stop must be accepted for travel on a bus and reported to the coordinating principal. Under the new administrative arrangements, if the situation is not resolved quickly at a local level, principals should escalate it to PTV. 5. I know my local community and area much better than PTV. How can I make sure the services meet the school’s needs? The local knowledge of schools is essential to PTV’s planning. Schools participating in the pilot will continue to have input into the planning, reviewing and altering of bus routes, stops and services. Schools will also continue to be consulted as part of the school bus review process. 6. How often will PTV send updated bus roll information to schools? Schools will be emailed updated rolls on a term-by-term basis or as and when any changes to school bus details occur. The bus rolls will detail each student’s bus stop, timetable and the route allocated to them. 7. What if a family has no internet access? Families with no internet access can either have their application submitted online by the school or be directed to another facility, such as a library, which is likely to offer free internet access. 8. During the pilot what will happen to local arrangements? Selection for participation in the pilot will not be affected by whether a school bus network has a local arrangement in place. However, irrespective of the pilot, PTV will continue its school bus reviews, which may include networks participating in the pilot. Any local agreements will be reviewed at this time. 9. Will school bus networks involved in the pilot lose any bus services? No school bus network will lose bus services because of their participation in the pilot. There will be a transition phase as schools are brought into the new arrangements during which time services are unlikely to change. However, as with current arrangements, services may be altered after that time to ensure supply is meeting demand. 10. Will PTV continue school bus network reviews? Yes. School bus reviews will continue across all networks.
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