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Poquoson plans driver pay increases and incentives after staffing shortfalls left one regional run unserved
Summary
Operations staff reported a persistent bus driver shortage and proposed higher run rates, a minimum run pay bump and other incentives to recruit and retain drivers; staff said the division currently has 12 full‑time drivers and had briefly started the year with 16.
Poquoson City Public Schools operations staff outlined a suite of pay and recruitment changes intended to address an ongoing bus driver shortage that forced the division to cancel one regional transportation run earlier in the school year.
“Currently, we have 12 full time train drivers,” Mr. Roberts said during the Feb. 18 operations update, describing the division’s fleet staffing and recent hiring. He noted the division began the 2023–24 year with 16 full‑time drivers and that the headcount had dipped as drivers left or moved to part‑time roles.
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