Despite the nationwide bus driver shortage, we remain committed to providing bus service to all in-district students who reside outside of designated walk-to-school areas.  However, the existing bus driver shortage may impact bus times and additional practices.  Read below for more info:

• Bus Times: Due to daily fluctuations in staffing, we may need to shift drivers to cover all bus runs. This may result in your child’s bus being delayed in picking up or dropping off. In these instances, bus times could vary and may not align with school start and dismissal times. In extreme circumstances, your child may need to wait at school (supervised) for bus pickup. Parents will be notified as soon as we know of impacts to bus transportation times.
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• Bus ‘Buddy’ Passes: Traditionally allowing students the ability to ride a different bus home, bus passes are temporarily suspended due to bus limitations and contact tracing measures.
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• Walk-Zones: A condition of living in a walk-zone is that district transportation is not provided. We have made exceptions in the past when a bus is not full and students have a longer than intended walk to school. The Safety Advisory Committee is evaluating current policy and practice. This year, however, our buses will be unable to accommodate bus stops in walk-zone areas. Impacted families will be notified.

How you can help:  Help us spread the word that we are hiring.  Each driver hired, helps us get hundreds of children to and from school each day.  Driving a bus for PSD is also a great way to earn competitive pay and benefits and make an impact in a child’s life.  All the training is provided by the district and the hours are flexible enough to integrate with other jobs or interests.  When not driving a bus, PSD bus drivers are often parents, retirees, or people who live in our community.  If this is someone you know, have them apply today ($500 referral incentive available for district staff).