Translate[Archived] Question #30: What formula determines the number of school crossing guards allocated at each school across the City? How are the crossing guards in the City assigned?
Question:
The proposed budget includes 0.38 FTE to reflect the addition of a new school crossing guard to support the addition of Ferdinand Day Elementary School at 1701 Beauregard. How are the remaining crossing guards in the City assigned? What formula determines that number of school crossing guards allocated at each school across the City?
Response:
The remaining crossing guards in the City are assigned as follows:
The number of crossing guards allocated to each school is determined by an informal review and on-site observations of traffic challenges around the schools. In the case of the Ferdinand Day School, the school’s pupils will be largely walking from their residences up the hill and need to cross the school driveway to get to the school entrance.