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Vidor ISD examines pay, schedule and incentives to ease bus driver shortage
Summary
Board heard a multi-part proposal on July 14 to address an ongoing school bus driver shortage, including changes to school start/end times, coach CDL incentives, sign-on and retention bonuses, guaranteed daily hours and annualized pay.
Vidor Independent School District trustees on July 14 reviewed a package of proposals intended to address an ongoing shortage of school bus drivers that district staff said is affecting routing, student wait times and after-school activity transportation. Transportation staff member Mr. Harper presented the plan and outlined options that district leaders asked staff to refine before school begins.
The proposals presented include modest shifts to school start and end times (moving elementary start earlier and secondary later to create a 10-minute buffer for runs), incentives for coaches who obtain commercial driver licenses, a $500 sign-on bonus for new drivers with a three-year commitment, a $250 quarterly perfect-attendance stipend, a $250 driver-referral bonus, a $500…
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