Transportation staff report driver recruitment progress and hazardous-walking counts; board offers outreach help
March 25, 2026 | Clay, School Districts, Florida
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Transportation staff updated the board on registration for 2026–27, hazardous-walking-condition approvals and driver recruitment at the March 24 workshop.
Staff reported roughly 813 students qualified for hazardous-walking-condition approval and 438 were served as courtesy riders. Recruitment efforts included Indeed job-fair outreach (50 RSVPs, 11 attendees, nine candidates forwarded to HR), CareerSource partnerships and district job fairs; staff said three drivers were currently in training and one received a CDL the previous day. The starting wage cited on recruitment materials was $17.20 per hour, with sign-on bonuses (for example, a $500 bonus after a 90-day probation period) and perfect-attendance incentives discussed as retention tools.
Board members asked what nonfinancial assistance they could provide; staff asked for help publicizing early registration and participating in driver-appreciation/fair events, and suggested potential fundraising through vendors or partnerships with the district education foundation.
What happens next: transportation staff will continue recruitment; the board will support outreach and consider partnering with vendors and the education foundation to assist in driver-appreciation and recruitment activities.
Staff reported roughly 813 students qualified for hazardous-walking-condition approval and 438 were served as courtesy riders. Recruitment efforts included Indeed job-fair outreach (50 RSVPs, 11 attendees, nine candidates forwarded to HR), CareerSource partnerships and district job fairs; staff said three drivers were currently in training and one received a CDL the previous day. The starting wage cited on recruitment materials was $17.20 per hour, with sign-on bonuses (for example, a $500 bonus after a 90-day probation period) and perfect-attendance incentives discussed as retention tools.
Board members asked what nonfinancial assistance they could provide; staff asked for help publicizing early registration and participating in driver-appreciation/fair events, and suggested potential fundraising through vendors or partnerships with the district education foundation.
What happens next: transportation staff will continue recruitment; the board will support outreach and consider partnering with vendors and the education foundation to assist in driver-appreciation and recruitment activities.
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