001When the snow finish dropping, we got a job to do. The ice on the bottom and the ice on top. And with the snow in the middle, that's what's the challenge part right there. This year, >> our dedicated staff, [music] you know, our essential employees are out here working hard in this frigid weather to get us prepared to open up schools safely. >> We have our our essential transportation team, which consists of all of our supervisors, our cluster leads, our swings. We do have what's called cold start and snow removal teams which does consist of our bus drivers and bus attendants. So they [music] brave the weather and these conditions. They came out here to assist our leadership teams out here and basically their main role is is assisting with the buses. So starting them
002um we have about 15 employees right now that are driving what are designated our snow routes. Basically we give [music] those routes to the county as kind of a synopsis of what we look for if the roads are clear. So they're out there right now driving that to see if those roads are passable and the sidewalks [music] as well as intersections. stay off of the roads definitely so that our county um officials and workers can get out and get the roads clear. Um if you're close in the neighborhood, drop by the school, you know, bring your custodians, bring the essential teams that are there getting our schools ready, a cup of coffee. You know, there are unsung heroes [music] during the weather. Often times we don't know what goes on behind the scenes to get
003our schools ready and to get our spaces prepared and we couldn't do it without the dedicated work of our team members. >> [music] >> We got a team here. We all work together and and we get the job done. >> That's that's how it's supposed to be. [laughter] >> Well, the custodians are working hard. I mean, they are inside the building making sure that there is heat in the building, that the building is safe, that there are no leaks, in addition to making sure that the grounds are as clean as possible and that there's no ice. >> Right now, we're just cleaning the sidewalks, uh, breaking the ice up cuz we can't use the snow blower. So, we have to chip it and then pick it up with the shovel, throw it to the side.
004I mean, we got to make sure that the kids are safe and the sidewalks are clear where they can come in and leave and not be uh you know worrying about slipping or falling. Understanding the support for our our walkers who walk to school who don't have transportation as well as the bus riders who have to walk from their homes to the bus stops. Sidewalks need to be clear, intersections be clear, [music] that's where they're designated to meet at. So, um, that that's a huge help and that's what we also look at, too. When our team are out there looking at those snow routes, they're [music] also looking at sidewalks and intersections, ensuring that accessible for our students. Want to thank you all for doing an amazing job [music] cleaning, getting ready for our students
005and our staff. This has been a very difficult storm this time with the amount of ice that you've had to break apart and you have done a phenomenal job. This [music] could not be done without you. Our students and staff really, really want to be back in school and you're making it happen. So, thank [music] you very much. That hope for more snow this weekend. >> More snow. Keep us out of school. Yeah.