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Wake County Schools says driver hiring improving but gaps remain; stipend program paying families
Summary
Wake County Schools reported progress hiring bus drivers and described a stipend program for families asked to transport their own children, but board members pressed staff for more disaggregated data on where shortages and late runs are concentrated.
Wake County Schools officials told the school board on Monday that efforts to hire more bus drivers are producing small gains but several operational gaps persist, and administrators are continuing a stipend program that pays some families who provide their own transportation.
The update gave counts and process details: Jeff Alford, senior director of Enterprise Applications for Wake County Schools, and district transportation staff said the district has a target of 630 drivers to support four new schools and maintain current service levels. Staff said vendors under the district—s transportation contracts have 283 vehicles on contract but only about 238 vehicles were on the road with routes assigned on the day of the presentation because vendors are also short of drivers. Since the start of the school year, vendors added 15 drivers, staff…
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