Edulog Athena is a browser-based system for planning and managing school transportation. It gives school districts visual routing tools and route optimization, with role-based workspaces for daily bus operations and longer-range planning. Users can build alternate route plans in a sandbox and view how proposed changes affect routes before acting. Athena generates turn-by-turn directions as work proceeds and provides reports and analytics for reviewing transportation plans. Its Parent Portal can show families which bus a child should catch, its location, and the expected pickup time when connected to GPS. The cloud service receives automatic updates, and optional add-ons include a parent app, driver tablets, and student ID readers. Edulog lists encryption in transit and at rest using FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography, yearly audits of SOC 2 Type 2 controls, and single sign-on among its access controls. The product is intended for districts, bus contractors, special needs transporters, and Head Start programs. Pricing is available by contacting Edulog for customized information.
Who it is for
Athena suits school districts, school bus contractors, special needs transporters, and Head Start programs managing daily or longer-term busing.
What is good
- Visual routing and route optimization
- Sandbox lets users assess alternate routes
- GPS-linked Parent Portal shares bus location
- Automatic updates for browser-based service
- Includes CSV student import and capacity rules
What to know first
- Pricing is provided on request
- Web platform only
Verdict
Athena combines routing, planning, reporting, and parent-facing bus information for school transportation operations. Organizations must contact Edulog for customized pricing details.
Edulog Athena plans and pricing
All plansCompared on school bus routing software
- Live bus tracking
- Yes
- Route optimization
- Yes
- Parent alerts
- Yes
- Student data import
- csv
- Vehicle capacity rules
- Yes
- Driver mobile app
- Yes
