Movability SchoolPool Application Form

1. Applicant's Name

First NameLast Name

2. Name of School

3. Address

4. Name of principal or authorized school administrator.

5. What grades does your school serve?

6. Applicant's mobile number

7. Applicant's email

8. Is the applicant a part of school administration? (not required to complete application)

Name and email of any additional school staff administrative support that will be involved in SchoolPool.

9. Is your school a public school, private school or charter school?

What percentage of your school community would qualify as low socio-economic status?

10. Does school administration need to approve the parental carpool networks?

11. Does your school offer bussing service for students? If yes, please describe.

12. If the applicant represents parent or student organization please provide name(s) of the organization(s).

13. I am authorized by my school administration to help coordinate a SchoolPool program at my school.

14. My school can provide a letter of support for the SchoolPool program to Movability.

15. How many parents/families do you anticipate will participate in the School Pool program in the first year?

16. In your opinion, what does a successful implementation of a SchoolPool network look like?

17. Please identify any barriers to participation and your proposals to help overcome them.

18. Please describe how you will engage with any other parent and/or student organizations (e.g., robotics club, booster club, PTA, sports club, academic club, etc.) to encourage participation in the SchoolPool program.

19. In order to participate in the SchoolPool program and be eligible for financial incentives, my school and School Pool participants understand that we will be required to use of a web-based and/or mobile app platform for making carpool matches provided by Movability and its service providers.

21. I understanding school administration need to approve the parental carpool networks?

22. If you answered "yes" above, is an authorization form available so that a child can participate in a carpool program and be transported by an adult that is not their parent or guardian? If yes, please send a copy of this form to Movability staff.

23. Can Movability staff/interns gain approval to visit campus on up to six (6) arranged dates and times during the school year to assess the parent drop-off/pick-up process and count the number of cars, idling times, and overall time it takes to complete drop-off/pick-up activities?

I understand that SchoolPool requires the direct support and engagement with school principals and administrative staff.

24. Specifically, if your school is selected for a SchoolPool grant, can you allow Movability on-site campus access to complete a parent pick-up/drop off car count to establish baseline metrics?

25. What approximate time does your school’s daily morning drop-off activities BEGIN?

26. What approximate time does your school’s daily morning drop-off activities END?

27. What approximate time does your school’s daily afternoon pick-up activities BEGIN?

28. What approximate time does your school’s daily afternoon pick-up activities END?

29. How will the participate in marketing the SchoolPool program to parents? (Previous examples have included distributing flyers, emails, events, tabling)

30. Can Movability staff/interns gain approval to visit campus before the fall 2024 semester begins to host a parent “speed networking” event to help facilitate parent carpool connections?

31. What upcoming events would be a good fit for Movability to attend in order to host a “speed networking event” or otherwise market the SchoolPool program to parents through announcements, presentations or tabling activities? [Please provide dates/times if possible]

32. Is your school interested in participating in the Be Air Smart program by installing PurpleAir© sensors that provide real-time particulate matter concentrations sensors at the school, so you can see the impact your SchoolPool is having on local air quality conditions? (Not a requirement to participate)

33. If you answered "yes" above, are you capable of connecting the air quality monitor device to an electrical outlet outside the school with access to a wi-fi network to support its operation?

34. If you answered "yes" above, are you interested in receiving student activity guides that can leverage data collected from the air quality monitor for use alongside TEKS-aligned lesson plans?

35. If you are selected to receive a SchoolPool grant award, should funds be given to you via check or electronic payment?