Time to Start Planning

Now that Spring is here it's time to start thinking about a game plan for getting ready for the 2013-2014 School Year routing.

If you haven't already setup a GoToMeeting appointment to get your students' grades advanced, you need to think about when that needs to be done.

Once the grades are advanced you need to:

• reassign students who switch schools to stops for the new school
• enter your new kindergartners and assign them to stops
• adjust the routes for new stops
• print reports - updated route sheets, updated driving directions, send out letters or post cards to students, or create a file with information to be posted in the newspaper or on your School District's website, etc.

If you are comfortable with this process from previous years, call and book an appointment when you normally do.

If you are new to using Bustops or if you are opening, closing or moving locations of buildings this school year, you can always call us to discuss the steps specific to your situation and the timing of when you should begin getting ready.

Happy planning!

Holiday Hours

 

 

 

 

Our office will close on Friday, December 21, 2012 at 4:30 pm and will reopen on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 8:00 am.

 

During this closure if you have an emergency with your BUSTOPS program and need assistance, please e-mail your request to maryb@bustops.com.

 

The Management and Staff of MicroAnalytics wish  you and your families

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

 

 



Thanksgiving Closure

In observance of Thanksgiving, our office will be closed on Thursday, November 22nd and Friday, November 23rd.

We will reopen on Monday, November 26th at 8:00 am.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Forward Thinking

So, here we are, 55 days until Christmas and coming up to about half way through the school year.

It's time to start seriously thinking about, and coming up with a game plan, if your School District is looking at making significant route changes for the 2013-2014 school year.  These may involve:

• creating more efficient routes
• moving from single tier to double tier routing or vice versa
• opening a school(s)
• closing a school(s)
• investigating different bell times
• or just cutting a bus as you have a driver retiring

Investigating how these changes may affect your routes can be done in Bustops, but it does take some time.  Plus, you will need to discuss the options with your Superintendent, then the Board and finally, relay the information to parents.

We are here to help you with getting the information you need using Bustops.  Call and talk to one of our Support Staff to discuss your changes and how to proceed.

Have a great day!

October 8th, Office Closed

In Observance of Columbus Day, our office will be closed on Monday, October 8th.

The office will re-open at 8:30 am on Tuesday, October 9th.

We wish you all a nice long weekend.

It's almost time

I know some of you returned to school this week, some will next week and the rest will return on September 4th.

I wish you all a smooth startup to the 2012-13 school year.

We are here to answer any last minute questions you may have about BUSTOPS, however, we anticipate that you have your reports printed and ready to go by now. 

Please remember, our offices are closed on Monday, September 3rd in observance of Labor Day.

Have a great day!

Time is Flying

Wow, it's already July 16th.  That means that, at most, you have 7 more weeks until school starts.  And, less than that to get information to your parents, drivers and schools.

I hope most of you are ready to start checking your data in the next week or so.  This is important so that you are confident the correct information is being sent to parents - either via postcards, letters, in newspapers or on your school district website.

If you'd like to discuss with us how to check your data, please call.  Also, you should always preview and scan through some of the reports you will print to make sure the information is up to date.  There might be update commands that need to be run in Bustops before your print.

I trust you are all enjoying your summer.  Take care!