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Pasco schools roll out quarterly incentives, report hiring gains for bus drivers
Summary
The school board described a transportation recruitment and retention MOU that starts Dec. 1, 2025, reallocates existing transportation funds to provide quarterly incentives (up to $500) for drivers, and reported recent hiring events that reduced unfilled routes to just under 50.
The Pasco County School Board on Nov. 18 outlined an agreement to begin a recruitment and retention incentive program for bus drivers and transportation assistants starting Dec. 1, 2025, and reported measurable hiring progress following a November recruitment event.
District leadership said the memorandum of understanding with employee representatives uses unspent transportation allocations from unfilled positions to fund the effort rather than new dollars. "I want to emphasize, this is not new money," the superintendent said while describing the funding approach.
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