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Board hears plan for 2025-26 bus-driver list; district says credentials pending for several routes
Summary
Manheim Township's transportation director presented the 2025-26 driver list and said updates will continue through September as paperwork and credentials are finalized; substitutes are covering vacancies now and the district expects to add 15—6 drivers for September.
Manheim Township—s transportation director, Mr. Gillis, presented the recommended bus-driver list for the 2025-26 school year at Thursday—s board meeting and described a month-by-month process to finalize hires and credentials.
"Please do not panic," Gillis told the board, noting that while the published list shows vacancies, substitutes are filling many routes and the district is awaiting required paperwork before approving additional drivers. He said the district expects to add roughly 15 to 20 drivers for September.
Gillis described an outreach and orientation program this week for kindergarten families and said transportation letters with detailed route and stop information have been distributed to families. He said he or Superintendent Dr. Caroline Pate Hefty will provide brief monthly updates when drivers are added or removed.
Board members thanked staff for the orientation work and attendance; one member noted parents appreciated the clarity of the transportation letters. No formal approval vote was recorded in the meeting transcript for the published list during the portion of the record provided.
Ending: District staff said they will circulate updates on driver approvals during August and September and continue to post route changes when credentials are verified.
