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Information on District's New Bus Routing System
Springdale Public Schools has implemented a new bus routing system and parent portal to better communicate with families and to further improve student safety. The new program has the capability of texting and emailing families concerning any changes in their district bus service. This program is optional and only parents or guardians will have access to a student's bus schedule.
What this means for you and your student
Your family will be able to... | The District will be able to... |
Track the location of your student's bus in real time. | Know who is on the bus at all times. |
Receive notifications if a bus is running behind or a head of schedule. | See where students are sitting on the bus and with whom they may come in contact with. |
Receive updates to overall bus service. | See when and where students get on and off the bus. |
View your Student's bus schedule. | Receive changes to student addresses to update routes daily. |
Provide bus drivers with information on each student. For young students who may not remember their address. | |
Improve bus maintenance and safety. |
You Can Learn More about the BusQuest System by Exploring the links below
Bus Drivers Wanted!
The Springdale Schools Transportation Department oversees 135 school buses, with many drivers, mechanics, and supervisors. District buses drive approximately 2.8 million miles per year on daily routing and special trips. Safety is the number one concern. District buses transport approximately 15,000 students to and from school per day.
NEW COMPENSATION APPROVED BY SCHOOL BOARD
The School Board unanimously approved incentives to recruit and retain qualified and experienced bus drivers.
The district will use ESSER funds to provide incentives in the form of additional compensation to regular route drivers in their October, November and December paychecks this year.
Each regular route driver will receive three incentives in the amount of $800 each as stated above. (Required payroll deductions will apply.)
Regular route drivers must have driven a bus: (1) at least one day between August 15, 2022, and September 30, 2022, to receive the October 2022 incentive, (2) at least one day between October 1, 2022, and October 31, 2022, to receive the November 2022 incentive, and (3) at least one day between November 1, 2022, and November 30, 2022, to receive the December 2022 incentive.
The district will also use ESSER funds to provide incentives in the form of additional compensation for non-route drivers in their October, November and December 2022 paychecks.
Each non-route driver will receive three incentives in the amount of $500 each as stated above. (Required payroll deductions will apply.)
Non-route drivers must have driven a bus: (1) at least one day between August 15, 2022, and September 30, 2022, to receive the October 2022 incentive, (2) at least one day between October 1, 2022, and October 31, 2022, to receive the November 2022 incentive, and (3) at least one day between November 1, 2022, and November 30, 2022, to receive the December 2022 incentive.
The board likewise approved adjusting the district bus driver salary schedule.
The salary schedule increase incorporates the $20 daily attendance incentive bonus the district previously paid bus drivers.
Springdale School District
Bus Driver Salary Schedule
Approved: 9/13/2022
Year: 2022-2023
Contract length: 180 days/5 hours
Experience (Years) | ASPCN Contract Step | Salary |
|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | $ 17,514 |
1 | 2 | $ 17,883 |
2 | 3 | $ 18,252 |
3 | 4 | $ 18,621 |
4 | 5 | $ 18,990 |
5 | 6 | $ 19,359 |
6 | 7 | $ 19,728 |
7 | 8 | $ 20,097 |
8 | 9 | $ 20,466 |
9 | 10 | $ 20,835 |
10 | 11 | $ 21,204 |
11 | 12 | $ 21,573 |
12 | 13 | $ 21,942 |
13 | 14 | $ 22,311 |
14 | 15 | $ 22,680 |
15 | 16 | $ 23,049 |
16 | 17 | $ 23,418 |
17 | 18 | $ 23,787 |
18 | 19 | $ 24,156 |
19 | 20 | $ 24,525 |
IT'S EASY TO STAY SAFE!
Arrive at your stop 10 minutes before the scheduled time.
No horseplay or bad behavior while at the bus stop. Do not damage private property near the bus stop.
Do not cross a 4-lane or 3-lane street or highway to board a bus. Also, do not cross a busy 2-lane with heavy or fast moving vehicles. A bus will stop on your side of the street.
If you have to cross a 2-lane street to board a bus, wait until the bus
arrives to stop traffic before you cross.