School bus drivers in Kentucky must hold a CDL with passenger, air brake, and a School Bus Driver endorsement to transport students.
They also have to be certified by the Kentucky State Department of Education and to maintain their certification they must attend an 8-hour update yearly to continue to transport students. Each school district is responsible for providing that 8-hour update to the drivers employed in their district. Even with school just being completed for a few days the Caldwell County bus drivers returned to the classroom to obtain their 8-hour recertification on Friday, May 31st. The course was held in the district school bus garage located on Young Street in Princeton. Caldwell County District Transportation Director Dustin Cash shared some of the training involved during the day.
click to download audioCash explained the annual training day was held earlier this year than in past years.
The district will be using 6 new electric school buses full-time next year. They arrived and were tested during the last week of the past year.
click to download audioAcross the state, there is a shortage of bus drivers and Cash is hopeful that they will be in better shape this year but could use more drivers.
click to download audioCash invited anyone interested in driving for the Caldwell system to fill out an online application on the district site or contact him at 270-365-8000.
click to download audioThe local district currently runs 29 routes each day and has over 40 certified school bus drivers.
