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Elkhart transportation director describes staffing, fleet and driver recruitment challenges
Summary
Transportation director Tyra Smith reported the district operates 141 buses over 80 square miles, serves over 60% of enrolled students, and seeks to grow its driver pool to about 115 to improve reliability; she described recruitment, pay, training and Stop Finder app communications.
Tyra Smith, Elkhart Community Schools’ transportation director, gave the board a detailed update on fleet size, staffing and recruitment strategies and urged the community to consider bus driving as a profession.
Smith said the district operates 124 yellow school buses and 17 white activity buses — a total of 141 — covering more than 80 square miles and transporting “over 60% of the total enrolled students.” She reported 97 current drivers, 31 helpers, three in training and 96 routes; Smith said the department’s recruitment goal is about 115 drivers to…
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