Collinsville Community Unit School District No. 10 has announced the relaunch of FirstView, a GPS-based app designed to help parents and caregivers track their child’s school bus in real time. The district is working with its transportation partner, First Student, to provide this service.
FirstView allows users to download a secure mobile application that provides real-time vehicle location updates for student transportation. Features include access to vehicle details, notifications about changes or delays, and estimated arrival alerts based on distance from the stop. Parents can also set up additional family members or caregivers to receive trip email alerts and contact a dedicated customer support team for assistance with the app.
According to district officials: “With FirstView, parents and caregivers can download the secure, easy-to-use vehicle tracking mobile app that will allow you to stay easily connected with your student(s) daily trips.
• See the real-time vehicle location via GPS and track its progress.
• Easy access to vehicle details as well as updates regarding any changes.
• Receive multiple distanced-based ETA notifications when the vehicle is getting close.
• Set-up family members and caregivers to receive trip email alerts.
• Dedicated customer support team for all app-related questions.”
The Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 serves schools across Madison and St. Clair counties, including Caseyville Elementary School, Collinsville High School, Collinsville Middle School, Dorris Intermediate School, Jefferson Elementary School, John A. Renfro Elementary School, Kreitner Elementary School, Maryville Elementary School, Summit Elementary School, Twin Echo Elementary School, and Webster Elementary School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
The district employs 418 teachers who earn an average salary of $60,392 before pension contributions; 81 percent are women while 19 percent are men. There are no teachers in the district with more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
Demographically, Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 is composed of approximately 56 percent White students, 14.1 percent Black students, 24.1 percent Hispanic students, and 0.5 percent Asian students (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
In terms of spending per pupil in 2020, the district allocated $16,872 per student for a total expenditure of $104 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
