General Information
The transportation of school children is an
integral part of our educational system and requires the dedication and
cooperation of many individuals. However, the ultimate responsibility to
ensure the safe transportation of our children rests with the school bus
drivers. The Transportation Department goes to great lenghts to ensure the
quality and skill of its bus drivers, and the safety of the children they
drive to school everyday. They must know what to do in an emergency
or accident. During the 2001-2002 school year, the Transportation
Department has driven over 1,740,000 miles and picked up or delivered over
1,225,000 students; with an accident rate of .0000201 accidents/per miles
traveled.
About the Bus
Drivers:
The drivers must be current in certifications
for First Aid and CPR. They must have in their possesion a valid
Commercial Drivers License (with air brake and passenger endorsement), the
DOT Physical card, and the State of Arizona issued School Bus
Certification card. The drivers must interface with administrators,
parents, students, attendants, mechanics, and management. All drivers must
be able to operate wheelchair lift equipped buses, and know how to strap
in the students and their wheelchairs safely. They must know what to do in
an emergency or accident.
About the Bus
Attendants:
Attendants are responsible for:
The attendants serve a very important function for transportation; and
most especially, the students. Making special needs students feel safe and
secure is one of the most precious attributes of these employees. They
have proven themselves a great asset to both the drivers and the students.
Special Needs
Transportation:
The Special Education Program continues
to show an increase in enrollment within the Amphitheater School District
during the 2001-2002 school year. The additional students currently
attending classes throughout the district resulted in a ten percent
increase in transportation support from the previous school
year.
Special Needs students are supported by 15 wheel chair
equipped buses, 8 ambulatory buses, along with several of our 85 passenger
buses, which provide ambulatory services. additionally, we must keep spare
buses available at all times. The total fleet of 24 Special Needs buses
must have all components, such as air conditioning and wheel chair lift,
working 100% at all times.
During the 01/02 school year we operated
128 routes which transported 494 Special Needs students daily. Our
combined effort with contracted carriers transported 610 students safely
to and from school each day during the last school year.
Requests
in changes for Special Needs Transportation are setup through the Wetmore
Office, at (520) 696-5236.
Bus Driver
Positions:
Click Here to View the Bus Driver Application Form
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