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Winslow officials report driver shortage, outline new bus‑tracker and alert tools
Summary
The district said it has hired 13 bus drivers but still has about 30 allocated driver positions, described route planning designed to avoid early-year looping, and encouraged families to opt into a new real‑time stop‑finder app and Zone R GPS monitoring to improve communication about delays.
District leaders told the board July 17 that transportation remains constrained by driver shortages even after hiring and that the district is rolling out new communication tools for families.
The presenter said the district hired 13 bus drivers in a recent recruitment push but still shows roughly 30 allocated driver positions districtwide; that hiring does not yet eliminate onboarding steps (CDL testing, training) and the…
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