“‘We're doing something that we can't afford not to do,’ Boy said. ‘We can't afford to have students come to school late anymore and miss instruction. We can't afford to have students miss entire days of school. We can't afford to have students getting home after 7 p.m. and not having the ability to do the homework and the real type of work that's going to grow them academically.’”
Read More“United Schools, which serves about 900 students across four campuses, will now independently bus around 600 students.
‘I just think of all the kindergartners that are out there with their new shoes and their new backpack, excited to go to school,’ Boy said. ‘They deserve to be picked up on time and get to school on time. I know that’s what Columbus City Schools wants. That’s what we want.’”
Read MoreKathryn Anstaett, United Schools president and chief schools officer, said that United Schools built the busing network "through deep engagement with families."
“This student-centered solution will improve reliability, maximize learning time, and support our families every step of the way," Anstaett said. "We are prepared to address any challenges that arise along the way."
Read More"Kathryn Anstaett, the President and Chief Schools Officer of United Schools, said to support families, they are paying a company to assist with temporary, private transportation.
'I want to be clear that we are not directly funded to provide transportation,' Anstaett said. 'We are using funding that should be used in other ways. But we are using it to transport our kids because we can’t do anything for our students if they can’t get to school.'"
"Andy Boy, the founder and CEO of United Schools, said that to support families, they pay a company to assist with temporary, private transportation.
'It’s going to cost us about $50 a day per student to transport [...] Our board has courageously opened up about $300,000 out of our cash reserves to start to transport our students.'"
