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Board approves bus-driver pay restructure to raise hourly rate while keeping total pay unchanged
Summary
Trustees approved an adjustment that raises bus-driver hourly pay and reduces paid days to reflect actual routes; district officials said the change is intended to keep drivers' total annual pay the same while improving recruitment.
The board approved a pay adjustment for bus drivers that increases hourly wages while reducing the number of paid days so compensation reflects the actual days drivers transport students. Mr. Hartley explained the district historically paid drivers on a 180-day scale; after the state shifted from a days-based to a minutes-based school calendar, district administration had kept drivers on the old scale to avoid pay reductions. The proposed change raises the hourly rate and reduces paid days so that, in Mr. Hartley’s words, "the total amount each driver will earn will stay the same."
Trustees supported the change as a recruitment measure to make vacancies easier to fill. The motion to approve the adjustment passed unanimously among trustees present (6–0, with one absence). No changes to individual drivers' annual earnings were announced; the board was told the adjustment is a reallocation of pay structure rather than a reduction in overall compensation.
The board did not set a public effective date in the meeting minutes; staff indicated implementation details will follow.
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