Case Study: Putnam County Schools improves rezoning and transportation planning with Transfinder Routefinder Pro

Re-Zoning Putnam County Schools, TN Easily Accomplished with Routing Software

Putnam County Schools in Cookeville, Tennessee, was using a manual process to route school buses when Director of Transportation Terry Randolph began planning for future growth and a possible school re-zoning effort. With about 3,500 of the county’s 10,000 students transported daily across 19 schools, he needed a way to manage transportation more efficiently and prepare for expanding enrollment.

In January 2009, Putnam County Schools purchased Transfinder’s Routefinder Pro and later added Infofinder le and Infofinder i in March 2010. The software helped the district build routes and stops, support a one-tier system with zone-based bus assignments, and use visual mapping to guide re-zoning and growth planning; Infofinder tools also reduced office calls and improved parent communication, eligibility lookups, and field trip documentation.

Putnam County Schools

Terry Randolph

Director of Transportation