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Bus Operations

Transporting over 20,000 students per day requires a tremendous amount of teamwork. The Anchorage School District Pupil Transportation Department provides 40% of the transportation employing over 140 bus drivers and attendants. This takes a great coordination effort by the dispatchers, safety officers and routing department to insure safe and efficient school bus service. The Bus Operations department is located at 3580 E. Tudor Road and the supervisor, Marty Elkins, can be contacted at 907-742-1200. Bus driver employment information is also available at this location. Other questions concerning Bus Operations may be directed to:

Dispatchers: Gesine Jacobs Vikki Starr Safety Officers: John Miller Heather Philp Lisa Habben

Routing Department

In order to transport 20,000 students it takes 249 buses traveling 1,300 routes, to and from school, on a daily basis. The Pupil Transportation Routing Department works year round scheduling regular education, activities, and special education busing services. Dan Merrigan, Transportation Planner, can be reached at 907-742-1200 for questions or concerns regarding bus routing services. Other questions concerning routing may be directed to:

Regular Education Routing Dan Merrigan Special Education Routing (Address & Phone Changes) Tony Ferguson Danny Myrick Activities Mona Ashcraft

Vehicle Maintenance

With a staff of sixteen, Vehicle Maintenance maintains over 450 Anchorage School District vehicles, buses, trucks, and equipment. Currently there are two Vehicle Maintenance shops located at 3580 E. Tudor Road and 1201 Labar Street. Jay Adams, supervisor of Vehicle Maintenance, can be contacted at 907-742-1200 or 907-348-5105.