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Board approves $4,000 stipend to formalize district bus trainer role and grow CDL pipeline
Summary
To address bus driver shortages the board approved a $4,000 stipend to support an in-house school bus trainer who will provide behind-the-wheel and classroom instruction to prospective drivers and formalize a grow-your-own CDL training program with contractual payback provisions.
The Round Lake Area School District Board approved a $4,000 stipend on June 2, 2025, to formalize a school bus trainer position that will train prospective or new drivers in the district’s CDL program.
Administrators said the district has purchased training materials, complied with state requirements and intends…
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