For the first time in three years, the Anchorage School District will have enough bus drivers to staff all of its routes when school starts.
for each bus route. That left students with no transportation for up to six weeks at a time. Bryantt said the district did a better job recruiting this year.
“We did increase the wages to be competitive, compared to where we were at two years ago, and we also offered all of our bus drivers summer employment,” Bryantt said. “That way, they didn’t have to think about where they’re going to work at outside of ASD.” The summer employment offered to bus drivers involves situational training and bus maintenance. ASD bus drivers now start making $25 an hour, and can also receive a $1,000 bonus if they make it through the first semester with only two absences.
Anchorage School District Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt stands in front of a school bus at the ASD Transportation Center on Aug. 2, 2023. on Aug. 10 for the 23,000 Anchorage students who use district transportation to get to school. The district needs 227 bus drivers to staff all 13,000 bus stops, and currently has 220 trained and ready to go. Another 15 are in training with the district and eight more are training with Reliant Transportation, which provides transportation to Chugiak and Eagle River.
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