Previous MCPS school bus tracking apps.
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Pilot App That Tracks School Bus Underway at MCPS
https://www.mymcmedia.org/pilot-app-that-tracks-school-bus-underway-at-mcps/
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Previous MCPS school bus tracking apps.
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https://www.mymcmedia.org/pilot-app-that-tracks-school-bus-underway-at-mcps/
💲💲💲 On December 20, 2022, Montgomery County Superintendent Monifa McKnight announced that she was requesting $1.5 million in funding in the MCPS Operating Budget for a school bus tracking app.
Again?
MCPS school buses are already equipped with GPS and tracking apps. How many times is this function going to be "funded" for MCPS school buses?
To date, none of the previous purchases have been put into use.
2016
The Board of Education contracted with Force Multiplier Solutions to put a GPS tracking system on all MCPS school buses.
2017
GPS was installed on all MCPS school buses at no charge.
2019
The Bus Patrol School Bus Safety System™ is capable of equipping every school bus in MCPS’ fleet with interior, exterior, and stop-arm enforcement video cameras with recording and real-time viewing capabilities, and live and historical Global Positioning System (GPS) location reporting
2020
"...there is an addition of $750,000 for school bus mobile apps for tracking real-time GPS..."
2022
As she unveiled a new budget proposal for Montgomery County Public Schools, Superintendent Monifa McKnight said Monday that the Maryland school system had a piece of technology in the works.
“We will be investing in an app for families to track their child’s bus, so that they know where it is and when it’s coming,” McKnight said...