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Stafford school transportation reports staffing gains, opt‑in routing rollout and driver discipline reforms
Summary
Transportation staff reported increased driver staffing, an opt‑in routing process for 2025–26, new routing timelines and initiatives to close the communication gap between bus drivers and campus administrators over student referrals.
Stafford County school transportation leaders reported staffing increases, an opt‑in routing rollout for 2025–26 and several operational changes intended to improve communication, driver support and student safety.
At the June 10 board meeting, transportation staff said the division closed the 2024–25 school year supporting 243 routes — 166 mainstream and 77 special‑needs routes — and concluded the year with 265 bus drivers and 76 attendants. The department reported 17 driver candidates and six new attendant trainees in summer training. “We actually have 17 candidates or bus driver candidates actually in training,” the department said, and staff described lower-than‑normal resignations and ongoing recruiting.
The department summarized three operational priorities: expand staffing and dispatch capacity (including adding a dispatch coordinator effective July 1), improve targeted communications with families and frontline…
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