Case Study: West Fargo Public Schools achieves seamless RFID student and bus tracking with TripSpark

Why West Fargo Chose a Single Vendor for Student Tracking

West Fargo Public Schools’ transportation department, led by Transportation Director Bradley Redmond, needed a reliable way to add GPS/RFID student tracking while avoiding the integration headaches and downtime other districts reported when working with multiple vendors. Their goal was to ensure accurate, real‑time location data tied to the student database so they could meet their mission of safe, timely, respectful service.

They selected TripSpark’s single‑vendor, integrated scheduling, dispatching and bus/student tracking solution, which leveraged their existing software and proved easy to deploy. The system launched smoothly, provided immediate safety benefits (helping staff quickly locate a missing kindergartner on a bus), and simplified support and maintenance since all products are supported through one provider.

West Fargo Public Schools

Bradley Redmond

Transportation Director