The meeting minutes note that the three districts are using BusRight communication software, which provides GPS tracking and direct communication between transportation and families, but there are concerns about inaccurate tracking, lag, and connectivity issues. High school leaders also flagged challenges communicating last‑minute route changes and asked whether students’ email addresses could be added as contacts so they receive direct notifications instead of relying on daily announcements. While BusRight is already in place, the group agreed that access, configuration, and integration need work, including giving districts a way to pull data for reimbursement reporting and exploring new communication channels for students.This creates opportunity for vendors specializing in student information system integrations, transportation communication workflows, and network/connectivity optimization to support configuration, training, and possibly complementary tools. A practical next step would be to discuss how to streamline BusRight data access, enhance notification options, and mitigate GPS lag within current infrastructure constraints.

BusRight appears to be the incumbent platform; districts are exploring configuration changes and better access rather than replacing it at this time.