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STAFF
Supervisor: Marcia Hahn
Secretary/receptionist: Vicki Aldrich
Dispatcher/Receptionist: Katie Harris
Driver/Driver
Trainer: Kay Jefferson
Mechanics: Kory Blankenship; Kim Rushing; Tim Schott
Bus Drivers: 32 drivers, including the Driver Trainer
Para-Educators: 9 - assisting the drivers with special needs students
VEHICLES:
A
total of 34 buses. Other district vehicles consist of 11 motor pool cars
and vans, 59 trucks and vans utilized by the Maintenance and Operations
Department , 3 vehicles utilized by the FFA Department and Food
Services Department and 22 other pieces of equipment such as tractors,
trailers, mowers, used for grounds and building maintenance.
All of the buses,
other vehicles and equipment are serviced and kept in repair by the
mechanics in the Transportation Department.
BUSES:
All
buses are inspected on a yearly basis (usually in June or July)
by the Washington State Patrol. This ensures that all safety criteria
is met and up-to-date. Thanks to the efforts of our mechanics, the
district and our department has received an award for 'Excellence'
from the Washington State Patrol for the last several years.
The buses
run an altogether total of approximately 304,000.00 miles a year (approximately 19,000.00 miles for field trips, 10,000.00 miles for
extracurricular trips, approximately 275,000.00 miles for daily regular
to and from school pick up and delivery of students).
DRIVERS:
All drivers are
required to have a current CDL license, DOT physical and current First
Aid/CPR certification. Yearly inservice training is required which consists
of at least 16 hours of classroom activity. This enables the drivers
to be up-to-date on all required state and local laws, rules and regulations.
RIDING THE BUS:
The Wenatchee School
District provides bus transportation to and from school for many
of its students. bus schedules ar sent to each school and should
be available for parents.
Parents can also
call the school transportation office at 662-6168 between 7 a.m.
to 4;30 p.m. to get more information about routes and times.
Who can ride? Students
with special needs and any students who live outside a one-mile radius
of the school. Students without special needs don't need to register,
but they must use assigned school bus stops.
You can't get
off just anywhere. Students are only dropped off and picked up at assigned
bus stops. They must have a note from a parent or building administrator
to get off at a different stop.
Know the number
of your child's bus and the name of the driver. Be aware that children
may ride buses with different numbers in the morning and afternoon.
Lost items. If
students leave something on the bus, drivers normally keep it on
the bus so they can return it the next day. However, some buses also
make mid-day runs back to the school before lunch. If students leave
their lunches on the morning bus, for example, call the transportation
office and ask if the driver can bring it during the mid-day run.
Kindergartners
and preschoolers who ride the bus home in the middle of the day must
be met at their stop by an adult recognized by the bus driver, or
they will be driven back to the school. Kindergarten
riders have other special rules that vary with each school, so call
your school or the transportation office for more information.
If you would like additional
information, please call 662-6168.
