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Join Our Transportation Team

Are You a Caring Adult?

We want you as a bus driver or transportation aide on the AISD Transportation Team!

We offer great benefits and pay while we are training you to serve our students.

School bus drivers hired by the Anna ISD Transportation Department must meet the following standards:

Motor Vehicles Record Check

A bus driver’s driving record must be acceptable according to the standards developed by the Department of Public Safety and Anna ISD. A pre-employment driver license check is required for school bus drivers in Texas. This check covers the driver’s motor vehicle record (accidents, tickets, etc) for the past three years.

Anna ISD maintains a procedure that no new employee may be hired with more than five penalty points within the last three years. No one may drive a school bus if their driving record shows 10 or more penalty points during the three year period prior to the current driving year.

Criminal History Record Check

All potential employees are subject to a criminal history record check. Criminal history must be acceptable according to standards developed by Anna ISD and state law.

Annual Physical Examination

“It shall be unlawful for any person to be employed to drive a motor vehicle while in use as a school bus for the transportation of pupils who has not undergone a physical examination which reveals physical and mental capabilities to safely operate a school bus.” All school bus drivers must complete a Texas Department of Public Safety physical examination before driving students in an AISD vehicle or be subject to suspension, without pay.

Drug Testing

Job applicants are required to undergo drug and alcohol testing before they are hired.

School Bus Driver Certification

Successful completion of the Texas School Bus Driver Safety Training Certification course is mandatory.

School bus drivers shall have in their possession a certificate indicating enrollment in or completion of the 20-hour course. Drivers are responsible for renewing their certification every three years by completing an eight-hour refresher course.

Special Needs Training

Special Needs drivers receive additional training in order better serve the students requiring this service. A basic course in student management, route driving, student loading and unloading, and wheelchair securement is provided. Additional specialized training for individual students is offered as needed.

Evaluation and Retraining

The Transportation Department routinely evaluates driver performance and incorporates training into the process. Drivers are observed and given feedback and direction to enhance operational skills.

Drivers performing below expected levels are retrained. A driver trainer is assigned to the individual and provides one-to-one interaction to assure improved performance.

Additionally, drivers are retrained after being involved in any type of accident.