The District is willing to pay for the cost of the bus driver physical (every two years), computerized exam at the Department of Motor Vehicles and also for the cost of the driving exam with a 3^rd party examiner in Sioux Falls.  In order to drive the Beresford School buses, you will need a Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with a school bus endorsement and a passenger endorsement on your license.  Upon successful completion of all of the exams and verification by your updated driver’s license, the District will pay you $500 for the time you invested to complete training and required exams.  Once you are a certified bus driver, you will be subject to random alcohol and drug screening two times during the school year at Beresford Schools.  The District will also pay for your Federal and State criminal background check.

 

Our District will have six bus routes.  The District will pay $1,980.60 per month for an AM/PM bus route.  Depending on the number of student riders, the routes are typically 1.5 hours in the morning and 1.5 hours in the afternoon—includes getting the bus out and fueling/putting the bus away.  In the morning, the route drivers depart at 6:30-6:45 and return by 8:00-8:05.  In the afternoon, the route drivers depart from the bus barn at 3:15 and return at 4:30-4:45. 

 

 

Requirements:

1. Federal and State criminal background check.
2. Physical exam at the Beresford Clinic.
3. The mechanics of a school bus—inside, outside, tires, engine, etc.
4. Pre-trip inspection checklist.
5. Prepping and practice tests for the Class B CDL, including the school bus and passenger endorsements.
6. Practice driving, with obstacles and bus stops.
7. A review of what the 3^rd party examiner is looking for when monitoring and evaluating the driving exam.