School Hub: A Centralized Transportation Solution

By Krishnanand Kamath
School Hub: A Centralized Transportation Solution

School Hub is a mobile-first dashboard for managing school transportation, including carpools, dismissals, and after-school activities.

Six Core Features

The dashboard organizes transportation management into six main features:

1. Find Carpool Matches

  • Maps families by route to suggest carpool partnerships based on location and schedules.

2. Assign Drivers

  • Provides scheduling tools for families to create trips and assign drivers for recurring carpools.

3. Track Today’s Pickup

  • Offers real-time visibility of driver locations, arrival times, and pickup confirmations.

4. Community Impact

  • Tracks metrics such as carpools provided, trips reduced, miles saved, and carbon footprint. Includes leaderboards to highlight family participation.

5. Community Chat

  • Provides dedicated chat for families to coordinate changes and share information.

6. Notifications

  • Delivers updates on new carpool requests, pickup changes, and driver status.

Three-Tier Pricing Plan

Explore Plan (Free)

  • Basic hub functionality for gauging parent interest.
  • Supports up to 500 family registrations.

Carpool Plan ($1 per user per month)

  • Capped at $100 per month for active communities.
  • Unlocks full carpool management tools.
  • Includes advanced messaging, notifications, and live trip updates.
  • Provides Community Impact analytics and leaderboards.

Dismissal Plan (starts at $100/month)

  • Adds professional-grade dismissal management on top of all Carpool Plan features.
  • Includes live rosters, driver verification, and audit trails
  • Provides 24/7 email support and on-call admin support.
  • The base plan includes up to 200 users, with prorated and annual plans available for larger schools.

Key Benefits

  • Comprehensive Management: Addresses the entire school transportation process, from carpools to dismissals, in a single platform.
  • Parent-Centric Design: Built to solve common family challenges like finding trusted drivers, coordinating schedules, and communicating changes.
  • Real-Time Visibility: Keeps parents and school staff informed with live updates.
  • Community Focused: Facilitates connections between families to build a reliable transportation network.

Getting Started

The Explore plan allows administrators to set up a portal, invite families, and gauge interest at no cost. Most schools are pre-configured in the system. To get started, email support@carpool.school to claim administrator access.

Krishnanand Kamath

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