School Hub: A Centralized Transportation Solution
By Krishnanand Kamath

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.