LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- JCPS is spending over $240,000 on a new bus tracking app for parents.
The district hopes to have the app ready to roll out sometime this week.
WDRB obtained the Edulog contract, which shows the district paid $192,000 for the Edulog Parent Portal Lite Software for a fleet of a thousand vehicles.
The district also paid $50,000 for implementing and managing the project.
The app shows users when a school bus is scheduled to pick up and drop off a student. Parents can turn on notifications to be alerted when a bus comes within a certain distance of their homes.
The one-year contract started on Aug. 15.
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