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ours, and they have an in-house [driver training] exam- iner, so we don’t have to go to the DMV for our trainees to get their CDL. In Oklahoma, there are two avenues to get drivers their CDL. You either go through a third-party or the DMV. There is such a backlog at the DMV that it can take three to six months for that process.” Broken Arrow Schools found that it was much more
From left, Carl Enders, Christopher Devicaris and Donald Ratcliffe provide real-time trouble shooting, routing, and rerouting for over 100 buses and vans for Neshaminy School District in Pennsylvania.
Public School system near Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her role also includes supervising the transportation department, which transports just under 20,000 students with a fleet of almost 200 buses that travel a total of 10,000 miles a day. “We do partner with other districts for services,” said Vann-Jackson. “One neighboring district is very similar to
efficient to partner with the nearby district and its staff member. Broken Arrow pays $25 per driver to get them through the testing process, which has drastically cut down on training time. In addition, the local munici- pal authority has officially declared a memorandum of understanding that if there is a flu outbreak, for exam- ple, that requires Broken Arrow to need additional staff members, for example, the city will allow its employees to help out as substitute bus drivers, nutrition workers, or even substitute teachers. Another big plus is that the city refuse workers have a four-day work week, giving them the chance to drive a school bus on Fridays. “We’re in the process of training the city’s CDL drivers as school bus drivers right now,” said Vann-Jackson. “I’m so proud that we haven’t closed even one day during the pandemic due to transportation shortages.” ●
18 School Transportation News • JUNE 2022
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