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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS
PRINCIPAL
TRANSPORTATION ORIENTATION
2014-2015
 Annie
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Ellis/Wendy Roberts/Crystal Walker
Payroll Schedule located in your book
(Beginning – Ending - dates for time keeping)
 Pam
Watkins ( PM Session)
 Most
everything we talk about today is
in Notebook
 Reference this book first before calling
anyone
 Find links to weather sites
 Forms located in Notebook
 Garage
634-3275
 Pat Wray - Direct No. 634-3986/ or 74206
 Lisa Burroughs 634-3275/74210
 Angela Cox 634-3275/74212
 NCDOT Barbara Allen 634-5609
 EC
Driver has to communicate with
parents on regular basis
 Consider monitors lift 50 pounds
 Be able to complete a Physical
Performance and Medical Evaluation
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Sign-in sheets - both morning and afternoon routes separate sheets for each run.
Requirement of NCDPI, legal document used to verify
that pre and post-trip inspections are being performed.
Number of students must be accurate & drivers can not
sign in for another driver.
Used to verify that reported repairs have been made,
and to check the headcount for the day.
Use outside mailboxes in parking lot (Just a suggestion)
You can find this sheet on the web site for the
Transportation Department.
http://www.rock.k12.nc.us/transportation
 Purchase
from transportation
 Property of school
 Driver turns in at the end of the year
 Keep as a set – don’t separate
 Designated
by the TIMS Department
 One AM and one PM
 EveryInfo used to Request/Bus Pass
 Only extreme emergency when a child can
ride with out Bus Pass
 Employee children – no elementary/high
school, no deviation, no stop added, 1st
child off the bus if overloaded.
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Drivers must follow TD-29
Out of district students can only ride to an
existing stop for in district student.
 Only TIMS can add bus stops.
 Only EC Dept. can assign students to EC
Buses
 GPS used to compare actual to TIMS
 5 day rule – add students– off bus
 Transportation Review Request Form - filled
out to request a change
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Students should not ride the first time
without an EveryInfo Bus Pass. The first day
am run is exempt from this policy.
 Students should contact school designee for
bus pass when needing transportation.
 Students not enrolled are not eligible to ride.
 Driver’s non-school aged children are not
allowed to ride the bus.
 Parent
fills out form
 Do not have them call transportation
 Mail or fax to the transportation
department
 Reviewed by Director and TIMS
 Copy returned to school and parents when
decision is made
 Sweep
buses daily, empty trash
 No De-icer, tire club, signs, cleaning
products (any items labeled as harmful to
children)
 Activity bus must be clean before left or
pay a fine of $100 to Jessica Isley.
 Driver should not get incentive pay if bus
is found dirty
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Call garage to request
before 9 am
Must be returned before
1 pm
One spare per mechanic
No HD no camera
You pull you pay to
replace
If not put back correctly
it will not operate
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Very big problem
Transportation can not pay for vandalism
Schools responsibility to stop vandalism
Assigned seats & video cameras can tell you who
was sitting there when the offense occurred.
Drivers need to check bus daily and report damage.
Damage should be reported to transportation daily on
sign-in sheet.
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Drivers are not allowed to use CD Players, Walkman,
iPods and cell phones.
It is up to the principal if students can use them. Students
must use headphones so as not to distract the driver.
No band instruments, unless they can hold it in their lap or
between their knees.
No athletic equipment.
Refer to NCDMV Driver’s Handbook as well as the
Rockingham County Schools Transportation Handbook.
Bus Driver Issues
 Unattended engine idling…..should only be during pre or post trip
inspections.
 Bleeding brakes down with foot pedal
 Keys remaining in ignition while buses are unattended
 Cars parking in bus parking lot
 Observe all traffic laws on school property
 Drivers are not to bring food or drinks on bus
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Electronic equipment on buses such as students using
cell phone am before daylight which is distracting to driver, wearing
ear buds crossing road/entering bus.
 Driver’s
responsibility to put problems on
sign-in sheet.
 School gets sign-in sheet and notifies
garage of any problems reported.
 Please call in repairs as quickly as
possible when the buses have returned
to the school. (before 9 am)
 Try to get clear and concise information.
(brake light, headlight, right, left, etc..)
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driver will develop a plan in the event
of an emergency and go over it with the
students within 5 days of school starting.
They will point out to the students the
emergency exits and which to use whether
it be the front, rear, window, or roof exit.
 Drivers are instructed to write on sign-in
sheet the day this was completed
 Must practice 2 times per year.
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Drivers must have a seating chart on the white
and yellow bus!
If they have an accident they will be required to
make a seating chart before the bus will be
allowed to move.
Be prepared!
Rosters can be obtained through EveryInfo
http://ei.everyapps.com/
Seating charts are on the web site:
http://www.rock.k12.nc.us/transportation
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School Personnel are advised to do the following:
Dispatch School Principal/Assistant Principal or
designated person to the accident scene.
Make certain the personnel answering the phone at the
school are aware of the most current accident updates.
If children are injured, have a school person accompany
the children to the treatment facility. If several children
are injured, they may be taken to multiple facilities so
that treatment may be administered quickly. You may
need to send more school personnel to the various
medical treatment facilities to assist and comfort the
children and parents.
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Be certain that the parents/guardians of all
children are notified immediately by the school
personnel.
If the accident produces injuries or produces no
injuries but results in costly property damage
notify our Superintendent.
Make preparations to send a relief driver to the
accident scene if deemed necessary.
We advise all school personnel not to make
statements or comments about liability and
responsibility until the investigation is complete.
If a replacement bus is needed, school is
responsible. Transportation will advise.
 Check
School Web Site for weather
procedures
 Have contact numbers for drivers – delays
- early dismissal - 2 hours means – 2
hours later/earlier than normal
 Driver can determine if some roads are too
hazardous to travel – they should notify
garage and school of any deviations
 Weather alerts – WXII, WFMY, FOX 8,
Channel 14, recommend text or email
alerts sent to your phone
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Driver contacts supervisor if unable to clock in
Keep up with sick or AL
Only 10 min pre and 10 post for each run – monitors do not
get this time
Keep transportation informed about any changes in driver or
assignments
Drug test/ CDL renewal – Community Driver & Child
Nutrition will be paid by transportation
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For each driver to receive Incentive Pay they must
complete the following:
1. Be at work everyday.
2. All reports requested of driver will be submitted
accurately and on time. (Head count, Stop Arm
Violation)
3. Proper use of Inspection Flag where applicable
4. No accidents that month (that includes not taking out any
mailboxes)
5. No cell phone use violation
6. Follow TIMS route as assigned by TIMS
7. Maintain a clean bus
$1.00 AM
$1.00 PM
$2.00 Per Day
 Must
be completed by sub or regular
driver
 10 mins. pre and 10 mins. post
 Safety Procedures
 Documentation
of Pre & Post
 Example in Notebook
 Booklets will be checked periodically
 Booklets are on each yellow bus
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HOUSE BILL 183
 The General Assembly of North Carolina
enacts: At no time can a bus driver use a
cell phone while driving a bus.
 This applies to sending or receiving text
also.
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RCS Zero Tolerance
Safety First
Zero
Tolerance
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the bus receives a call, driver should pull
over to a safe location before responding.
 School should wait for response
 Phones can call 911
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sheets are printed from web site.
Inspection sheet must be attached.
 Destination address should be the
actual physical address.
 Only drivers that have attended the
orientation can drive for RCS. (Drop
down menu with all approved drivers in
EveryInfo)
 By July 1, 2015 all drivers must have a
white school bus drivers pocket card.
 Gives
the user the ability to check
students assignment, times of stops, and
request student assignment.
 Increases communication between
school and transportation
 Only way to get student assigned to a
bus.
 Not for EC Transportation.
 Students can not ride without a bus pass
obtained from EveryInfo starting pm the
first day of school.
 Notify
PowerSchool or designee if student
has change of address or bus stop and
then submit new request in EveryInfo.
 Please read your comment section.
 Print bus roster for open house.
 Print bus pass for parent at open house.
 The name of the student must mirror
PowerSchool.
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Important
 September
 Turn in to Jackie Terrell @ Transportation
 Accurate
 Driver compensated by pre and post trip
and incentive.
 Signed & Dated
 Each driver (am & pm) turns in a sheet
 New
form submitted every year.
 Regular buses are used to meet needs
then EC Buses
 Contract Transportation (Parent, Vendor)
 Please notify Pat Wray when they no
longer need transportation
 Trips
Out of State
 List of approved carriers on web site
 Complete form and acquire signatures
 Charter bus inspection
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Arrive to pick up a bus early so that if it will not
crank or it is dirty, steps can be taken to
restore the bus to the condition you expect to
find.
 Mileage starts at the bus pick up point and
ends when the bus is parked at the school
where it is assigned.
 Very important to always complete a pre and
post-trip inspection.
 The trip sheet must be shown to the school
staff at the pick up location. You must also
present your license before getting the key to
the bus.
 Make
prior arrangements with AD to pick
up the key if leaving before 7:30 am.
 Trips must be cancelled on or before the
day of the trip. If not you will be billed an
estimated mileage for the trip.
 If your trip was cancelled, you must contact
the Transportation Department.
*Contact Angela Cox with questions/concerns.
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No out of state trips with the exception of Va.
Counties in athletic conference and
Carowinds.
 All requests should be put into the system two
weeks in advance.
 Always return the bus at the time requested.
Often the bus will turn around and go back out
on another trip. Elementary - Athletic
 All forms and information about Activity Buses
can be found on the Transportation
Department’s web site.
http://www.rock.k12.nc.us/transportation
All of us at the Transportation
Department hope you all have
a safe, rewarding school year.