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Transportation
The Transportation Department takes pride in providing bus transportation to approximately
10,000 students who reside beyond the reasonable limits from their school of attendance.
We operate within a 750 square mile range, not an easy feat, but we work as a team.
Desert Sands owns and operates 67 school buses; 27 are Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
buses and 40 diesel buses.
The District operates and maintains its own fueling station on site that provides
both conventional fuel (unleaded, diesel) as well as CNG, to both its bus fleet
and white fleet vehicles.
Our mechanics ensure that all our school buses receive their regularly scheduled
3,000 mile/45 day maintenance service. In addition, all our school buses are inspected
and re-certified each year by the California Highway Patrols', Motor Carrier Division.
Desert Sands has received a Satisfactory Rating each year. Those two processes ensure
that all our school buses are running in safe, operating conditions so they can
safely transport America's future; Our students.
The Transportation Department is an important part of the the Educational process.
It is the first and last link between the student and the district. As soon as students
board the yellow school bus, they are under the responsibility of the school bus
driver. And upon getting off at their bus stop, they are the last link until another
day of learning begins.
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Walking Distances
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GRADE |
Distance |
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K-2 |
3/4 of a mile
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3-5 |
1.5 miles |
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6-8 |
3 miles |
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