

(Copies of this form can also be obtained from your child's school.) Parent Application for Student's New or Alternate Bus Stop If your child needs to be added to a bus or needs a permanent bus stop change, please complete the form linked below & return it to your child's school no later than 10:00 am the Monday of the week the change needs to begin. New & Alternate Transportation Change Forms If you would like for us to call you when a class is available in the surrounding area, please click the link below and complete the form! To obtain a School Bus Driver's Certificate (Pocket Card) with appropriate endorsements, an individual must have a good driving record, attend a 3 Day Bus Driver Training Class, pass all tests, pass a drug test, obtain a DOT Physical & CDL Permit, then train 4 days behind the wheel of a School Bus and pass a skills test at the end of the training. In order to become a School Bus Driver in North Carolina, an individual needs to be at least 18 years old, have at least six months of driving experience, have a current School Bus Driver's Certificate (Pocket Card) and hold a CDL with "P" and "S" endorsements. Interested in Becoming a Perquimans County School Bus Driver?

Please complete the Intent form by clicking on the button below, even if your student does not ride the bus. This information will help us to create the most accurate and efficient Bus Routes for the new school year. School Bus Driver Employment InformationĢ023-2024 Transportation Intent Information Needed! Deadline Monday, August 7, 2023!Įvery family that has students enrolled in Perquimans County Schools should complete the 2023-2024 Transportation Intent Form for each child enrolled.Please take the time today on your commute to give a smile, wave hello, or say “thank you” to your operator! You can also share photos and stories on social media with the hashtags #tdad and #igorta. Operators will also be recognized for exceptional service over the last year. Our bus districts, Hayden and Triskett, Paratransit, and Rail District will be celebrating operators this week with food, festivities, and raffles. Operators also do this through inclement weather, whether it’s the usual Midwest winter or the Polar Vortex and 25 below temperatures earlier this year. They are out on the roads and rails operating oversized vehicles on weekends and holidays, navigating tight spaces, and dealing with unpredictable traffic, detours, and unusual occurrences (like water main breaks and trees blocking the rail). Operators work all hours of the day, every day, all year, to provide service. In 2013, TriMet in Portland established, and in 2014 TriMet included rail operators and changed the name to Transit Driver Appreciation Day.īeing a public transit operator is not an easy job. Transit-oriented blogs in Seattle, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., publicized the blog to create awareness. Thomas posted a blog calling for a Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Transit Appreciation Day was started in 2009 when Hans Gerwitz and Shannon E. Today is Transit Driver Appreciation Day! We are honoring our hard-working operators, both bus and rail, for their dedicated work and tireless efforts to get the good people of Cuyahoga County to wherever they need to be.
