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Short on bus drivers, Orange County district asks parents to drive kids to first day of school
Read full article: Short on bus drivers, Orange County district asks parents to drive kids to first day of schoolOrange County Public Schools placed a call to student families urging parents to drive their children to their first day of classes Thursday, if they could, in order lessen the local impact of a nationwide bus driver shortage.
Osceola County still needs at least 30 more school bus drivers
Read full article: Osceola County still needs at least 30 more school bus driversDespite months of job fairs and incentives, Randy Wheeler with Osceola County Schools Transportation Services said there are currently 23 bus routes that still do not have drivers.
Lake County school district agrees to pay raises for bus drivers, service staff
Read full article: Lake County school district agrees to pay raises for bus drivers, service staffLake County Public Schools announced Friday it has reached a tentative agreement with the Service Employees International Union to provide a 6% pay increase for bus drivers and other school services staff.
Orange County Public Schools to host bus driver job fairs throughout the summer
Read full article: Orange County Public Schools to host bus driver job fairs throughout the summerWith the need for bus drivers remaining high, Orange County Public Schools held the first of many summer job fairs Monday at Edgewater High School.
Bus drivers needed: Osceola School District hosts job fair ahead of summer
Read full article: Bus drivers needed: Osceola School District hosts job fair ahead of summerThe Osceola School District will hold a job fair to hire 40 more bus drivers and 140 additional bus attendants for the upcoming 2022-23 school year.
Central Florida school districts up incentives to hire bus drivers
Read full article: Central Florida school districts up incentives to hire bus driversGrowing student populations and a nationwide shortage of bus drivers is putting school districts across Central Florida under pressure and they’re finding creative ways to try and hire more.
‘Dire need:’ Osceola County school district looks to fill 36 bus driver positions
Read full article: ‘Dire need:’ Osceola County school district looks to fill 36 bus driver positionsSchool districts across Central Florida have struggled with a bus driver shortage and the School District of Osceola County is looking to fill positions once again.