Cassidy Miller started in pupil transportation at a much younger age than most, serving as an office assistant for her school district as an eighth grader. However, her love of the school bus started long before that.
“I was the student who rode in the front seat, listened
to the two-way radio, and had conversations with my bus driver all the way to school,” she shared. “I loved the process- es I sort of knew from bus riding and the radio, but when I saw the inside operations, I was hooked. From that moment on, my career goals switched to becoming a transportation director and have not changed since.” In the 12th grade, her family moved, and she was attending another district that offered a high school internship class with local business/organizations. Her district itself wasn’t looking for interns, so she emailed 14 transportation direc- tors in surrounding school districts. She said her current
director at Snohomish School District replied very quickly. “I worked almost every day, February to June of 2021, as a busy intern learning the ropes
and being an extra support,” she said, adding that after high school graduation she was hired as a sub rout- er/dispatcher. Three years after her internship, she said she became a contracted employee with her current role being an administrative assistant, router and dispatcher. While she’s officially been in pupil transportation three and half years, she said seven years ago she made the decision to bleed yellow forever.
Mitzii Smith started her career in pupil trans- portation when her oldest child was starting school. She said a sign at the kindergarten registration read, “School Bus Drivers Need- ed! The perfect job for parents of school aged children.” She admitted that at that time, she had no idea answering the school bus driver call would become a ca- reer that would span decades and become a passion. Sarah Marean, transportation director for MSAD #6 (Bonny Eagle) in Standish, Maine, said in her Rising Superstars nom- ination that Smith served as a school bus safety instructor for Yellow Classroom and a lead driver, before moving into the office, first as administrative assistant and currently serving as the assistant director transportation. “Since assuming a managerial position in this department, Mitzii has proven herself to be a force for change and inno- vation,” Marean wrote. Smith is currently going on her 20th year in transportation.
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Mitzii Smith | Assistant Transportation Director MSAD #6, Maine “Challenge yourself forward.”
Cassidy Miller | Router & Dispatcher, CPST Snohomish School District, Washington “The work will still be here tomorrow.”
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