How Does The Ann Arbor Public Schools Make a “Snow Day” Decision?
Throughout the evening weather conditions are monitored via Internet, TV, radio, and an informal network of other transportation directors throughout the area. If warranted a call is made to the district’s snow routes team to go into action. Before 3 AM, three transportation Supervisors and the Teamster Union Steward meet with the director of transportation at the transportation terminal. Each of these 4 individuals is a highly experienced driver, with many years behind the wheel of a school bus. By 3:15 A.M., they’re on the road in 4 different buses. Over the next hour or so, the buses will follow 4 predetermined routes to the 4 corners of the district. The drivers radio back comments from locations along the route, which are recorded in the dispatch center. At the same time, the director of transportation will be fielding more cell calls from the other districts. (Other local districts seems to want to know what Ann Arbor is going to do before they make their decision!) Our team will
