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First Student Signs New Contract for Student Transportation Services With San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District in Foster City, Calif.

Posted on: Thursday, 4 December 2008, 12:45 CST

CINCINNATI, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- First Student, Inc., the nation's leader in student transportation, has been awarded the contract to provide school bus service to students of the San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District in Foster City, Calif., effective January 5, 2009. The contract is a five-year, full-service agreement that includes operation of approximately 25 school bus routes. The District has over 10,000 students from 16 elementary and 4 middle schools, and First Student will provide Home to School and Special Education Transportation for the District Students.

"We look forward to serving the students and schools of San Mateo and Foster City," says Carey Paster, CEO and President of Sales, Marketing & Commercial Development for FirstGroup America. "Safety is a core value at First Student. We pride ourselves on our safety record, dedicated personnel, customer service and reliability."

First Planning Solutions, First Student's computerized routing experts, will support the implementation process and drive efficient route planning for the district.

All First Student drivers are highly trained professionals who must meet extensive requirements before they are cleared to drive a First Student bus. Each driver must pass a comprehensive background check, substance screen and physical exam, as well as complete more than 50 hours of classroom and behind-the-wheel training. First Student was the first school bus operator to install front safety crossing gates and an anti-theft, electronic child reminder system as standard equipment on its buses.

Previous drivers for the district are encouraged to apply with First Student and those who meet First Student hiring standards will be considered for employment.

"We recognize and appreciate First Student's efforts to safely and successfully transport our students starting on January 5, 2009, and also to implement cost savings and efficiencies," said Micaela Ochoa, Chief Business Official.

About First Student, Inc.

First Student, Inc., a part of Cincinnati-based FirstGroup America, is the leader in safe, reliable, sustainable transportation and is the largest provider of transportation services in North America. First Student safely transports more than 3 million students with a fleet of 49,000 yellow school buses in the U.S. In Canada, First Student operates 11,000 buses and transports 700,000 children to and from school each day. First Student is dedicated to providing the safest and most efficient student transportation service in North America. For more information, please visit http://www.firststudentinc.com.

SOURCE First Student, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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