The City of Chandler operates its programs and services without regard to race, color, or national origin in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Logan said that in the new year it will acquire Valley Connect and work more closely with the public transit systems in McAllen, Brownsville and South Padre Island.Notifying the Public of Rights Under Title VI Valley Metro is administered by the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council and has 76 buses and growing. It might look like a school bus, but it is for anybody that wants to use the service, at no cost. It is a great service and I want everybody to take advantage of it.” It has a GPS tracking device, wifi, a bike rack and seats 22 passengers. It is for the general public, not just students.
“It is a great opportunity for IDEA to spread the word about their schools and for us to spread the word about public transportation in Rio Grande City and Starr County.”īecause of IDEA’s sponsorship, there will be no fares on routes 61 and 62, Logan said. Logan called it a win-win for all parties. It is striking and easy to understand the message,” Logan said. Tom Logan, director of Valley Metro, also commented on the striking image of the bus. Whitlock praised Robert Rangel of Weslaco for the graphics work. After 50 years in the business, I know this will work. This is perfect for IDEA and Valley Metro. It has been several months to get to this point but you do not launch something like this until the message is right. “Tom Torkelson saw the vision, as Fernando did. Whitlock said he first proposed the idea of sponsoring the bus to Tom Torkelson, co-founder of IDEA Public Schools.
It is an exciting collaboration,” he said. Salinas said he would like to thank Ron Whitlock of the Shepherd Group for coming to him with the idea of sponsoring the bus. The new school has 730 students in Pre-K, Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th and 7th grades. IDEA’s presence in Rio Grande City started in 2017. “We are always looking to expand our message and expand our reach and having this bus traversing Rio Grande City is going to be a wonderful way to get our message out, so even more parents can see the great opportunities their children can have when they join us at IDEA,” Salinas said. He first taught at Frontier High School in Brownsville and then joined IDEA in Donna. Salinas studied at Rice University before returning to the Rio Grande Valley. His grandfather, also called Fernando, was a school board president and mayor and has a street named after him. Salinas’ family has deep routes in Rio Grande City.
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