Education
BY JULIANNA WASHBURN
Education Edition
2025
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MISD transportation director discusses start times, safety With the new school year underway, Community Impact interviewed Julie Hrebicek, the transporta- tion director for Magnolia ISD, about what the state of transportation looks like at the district this year. What are some of the biggest challenges when it comes to district transportation? Bus driving isn’t for everybody. It’s a hard job. ... So, being short-staed, that is a challenge. Keeping our drivers and monitors and sta pumped ... that’s the biggest challenge is letting them know that sometimes it feels like a thankless job, but it is not. Can you speak more to the decision to change start times at schools? We did change the bell schedule by about 10
minutes. ... With the growth that Magnolia is seeing, the trac, the student population—it was a challenge last year. This year, we are transporting our junior high and intermediate students together, so that, along with the bell schedule change, will be a huge bene t. What do safety protocols look like on MISD buses, and are there any new safety features or protocols in place this year? As far as safety driving, we have an extensive training program, we continue through our in-services, we do a rodeo-type style training [with] precision driving, we go through student manage- ment courses again. The biggest challenge for safety is student management on a bus. We like to train our drivers around that regard, but we also have an incredible support system through our campuses as well as our [school resource ocers], so the kiddos here know that there will be consequences for disruptive behavior because the drivers need to drive. Do we want them to interact with the kiddos? Absolutely. But rst and foremost, they need to be safe while driving, ... it all just ... goes hand in hand.
Julie Hrebicek, the transportation director for Magnolia ISD, stepped into the role in 2022.
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity. For a longer version, visit communityimpact.com .
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