Specific Duties:

1. Drive a school bus over designated routes in accordance with specified time schedules

and in accordance with regulations and laws related to pupil transportation of the State

Board of Education and the Lyon County Board of Education. This includes, but is not

limited to 702 KAR 5:080 bus drivers responsibility.

2. Calculate time in order to schedule properly all stops on a route, special events and field

trips.

3. Contact the Transportation Coordinator when a substitute driver is needed in sufficient

time to cover the run.

4. Submit the appropriate leave card during absence due to illness etc.

5. Maintain bus in a safe operating condition through prescribed daily vehicle inspections

and driver maintenance including cleaning windows, mirrors and bus interior and report

any mechanical defects and/or malfunctions to appropriate personnel.

6. Keep bus consistently clean to help insure student physical and health wellbeing.

7. Maintain order and discipline among students on the bus following district policies and

procedures. Contact school officials and/or parents regarding questions or concerns

about disputes.

8. Report all accidents or moving violations immediately to the office of the Transportation

Coordinator.

9. Maintain records concerning vehicle maintenance, miles driven and number of children

transported; prepare student conduct, incident and accident reports.

10. Transport physically handicapped and mentally handicapped children to and from

designated locations; lift and secure wheel chairs; assist in the loading and unloading of

handicapped children as necessary.

11. Make no changes in the route or time unless authorized by the Transportation

Coordinator and/or a Driver Training Instructor.

12. Attend safety and preventive emergency meetings when required.

13. Utilize two-way radio for bus to bus and bus to base communication in a professional

manner.

14. Perform first aid according to established guidelines and procedures.

15. Notify the Transportation Coordinator of all unsafe stop locations. (Drivers and

Transportation Coordinator will work together to change a location if the stop is

unsafe.)

16. Let students off only at designated stops, except during inclement weather. The driver

may then let students off close to their homes or return the child to school. If needed,

contact parents when direct home pickup is not possible due to weather/ road

conditions.

17. Receive proper certification as needed and keep abreast of any new changes in

transportation policies and laws. Receive an annual physical examination.

18. Inform and practice with children school bus safety and emergency evacuation drills;

supervise all emergency situations and oversee general safety of children.

19. Sign a contract with the board of education each year employed with a copy returned

for file at the board office.

20. Maintain contact with parents as needed.

21. Cell phone use while driving is prohibited.

22. Perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Coordinator and/or the

Superintendent.