School leaders in one county are looking for ways to get more drivers in buses.
New Hanover County Schools are offering free commercial driving classes to those who are interested. School officials are hoping this will encourage others to apply to become bus drivers.
New Hanover County currently has a shortage of bus drivers to assist in getting children to school. The school board considered having custodians and teacher assistants drive buses, but the idea quickly changed.
The class is just one of the considerations in order to drive for the county schools, but it would bring many applicants a step ahead of the competition.
New Hanover County Schools are now encouraging parents to apply to drive buses. Transportation director Ken Nance said there are several benefits that would help parents if they chose to drive buses.
"The hours would be the same as the students," Nance said. "They would be on the bus early in the morning and in the afternoon which would go along with the children with their schedule and be off in the summertime, but we do actually if they work for us long enough, they'll get the same benefits that all the other drivers will get. They'll either get part time benefits or full time benefits depending on the hours they work for us."
Nance said benefits include retirement and health plans. According to Nance, New Hanover County Schools are short 10 drivers. Some who complete the program, may be eligible to begin driving this year. The rest will have to wait until the 2016-2017 school year.
New Hanover County Schools are offering free commercial driving classes to those who are interested. School officials are hoping this will encourage others to apply to become bus drivers.
New Hanover County currently has a shortage of bus drivers to assist in getting children to school. The school board considered having custodians and teacher assistants drive buses, but the idea quickly changed.
The class is just one of the considerations in order to drive for the county schools, but it would bring many applicants a step ahead of the competition.
New Hanover County Schools are now encouraging parents to apply to drive buses. Transportation director Ken Nance said there are several benefits that would help parents if they chose to drive buses.
"The hours would be the same as the students," Nance said. "They would be on the bus early in the morning and in the afternoon which would go along with the children with their schedule and be off in the summertime, but we do actually if they work for us long enough, they'll get the same benefits that all the other drivers will get. They'll either get part time benefits or full time benefits depending on the hours they work for us."
Nance said benefits include retirement and health plans. According to Nance, New Hanover County Schools are short 10 drivers. Some who complete the program, may be eligible to begin driving this year. The rest will have to wait until the 2016-2017 school year.
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