Connecting Children to their Dreams.....

Responsibility Transporting children is a shared responsibility between home and school. The district is responsible for children once they have boarded the bus. Families are responsible for the safety and supervision of their children to and from the designated stop.

Parents are asked to please check book bag straps to make sure they are secure. Check jackets for long drawstrings that could get caught in door handels.

Did you know.....

• there are currently 21 bus routes?
• the fleet covers 144 sq. miles twice a day?
• we also provide transportation services for our students to Sandusky Central Catholic Shools, Eove Career Center and 2 special needs routes that cover Townsend School, Perkins, Sandusky and Venice Heights?
• bus drivers receive mandatory inservices every year and get recertified every 6 years?
• Bus driver certification includes a 4-part written test, Physical exam, federal and state background check, driver abstract (monitored nightly through the state of Ohio), 15 hours of classroom training, 30 to 40 hours of on-bus instruction and a 2-part driving test.

INSERVICE DAY

The Margaretta transportation department participated in fire extinguishing training and a bus driver skills competition (winners below) on Monday, October 11. Click here to see pictures from their inservice day.

Above: 2010 Transportation Department

The School Bus Driver is your friend who's job is to get you safely to school and back home. You can help to make your driver's job easier by learning safe riding rules:

• Always obey your driver.
• Go directly to your seat and remain seated.
• keep aisles and exits clear.
• Keep head and arms inside the bus.
• Ride quietly.
• Keep your things on your lap.
• No eating or drinking on the bus.
• Don't use bad language.
• Be polite to others.