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Beginning School Bus Driver Safety
Education Program Outline

The school bus driver safety education program has two major components - classroom and range. These components must be completed before a driver receives his/her safety education certification card.

Beginning School Bus Driver Registration and /Enrollment Form (Fillable PDF)

 
 
 
 Beginning School Bus Driver Class Schedule

 

DATES

CLASS LOCATION

  LOCATION ADDRESS

TIME

6/12-14/13Van Buren ISD490 1/2 S. Paw Paw Lawrence MI 490647 a.m.
8/7-9/13Kalamazoo RESA1819 East Milham Portage MI 490027 a.m.
9/12-14/13Kalamazoo RESA1819 East Milham Portage MI 490027 a.m.
10/10-12/13Van Buren ISD490 1/2 S. Paw Paw Lawrence MI 490647 a.m.
11/21-23/13Kalamazoo RESA1819 East Milham Portage MI 490027 a.m.
1/9-11/14Wayland Union School851 Wildcat Dr Wayland MI 493487 a.m.
2/6-8/14Kalamazoo RESA1819 East Milham Portage MI 490027 a.m.
3/13-15/14Berrien RESA711 St.Joseph Ave Berrien Springs MI 491037 a.m.
4/24-26/14Kalamazoo RESA1819 East Milham Portage MI 490027 a.m.
6/11-13/14Van Buren ISD490 1/2 S. Paw Paw Lawrence MI 490647 a.m.

Beginning School Bus Driver Curriculum
Go to the MDE web site and scroll down the page to the "Curriculum" heading.

Classroom
Nine Instructional units are covered during the classroom phase:

1.

Driver Role and Responsibility

6.

Loading and Unloading Passengers

2.

Vehicle Familiarization

7.

Passenger Management

3.

Vehicle Inspection

8.

Special Education

4.

Vehicle Operation

9.

Field Trips Traffic Control Devices

5.

Collision and Emergency Procedures



Range
The range portion is a "hands on" training experience for bus drivers. Drivers will perform the following performance tasks:

1. Use a fire extinguisher

2. Light a fuse

3. Evacuate a school bus

 
 
Training Program Registration
A registration form must be completed for each driver attending a training program. (A fillable PDF registration form is available on the top right-hand side of this page.) A registration form must be received by RTSI no later than five working days prior to the requested training program. To assist in re-scheduling if your first priority training date is filled, please indicate the top two priority training dates on the registration form. Make copies of the registration form so you can use it for several drivers if needed during the training program schedule period. If a driver will not be attending the training program for which s/he is registered, a notice of cancellation must be given, in writing or by phone, at least three working days prior to the training session or the school will be billed a $75 no-show charge for that driver. Supervisors will be notified by telephone if a driver does not attend all or part of the training program.

A training program may be cancelled if fewer than five people are registered for that session. Districts with drivers registered for such a session will be notified three working days prior to the cancelled session, and drivers will be re-scheduled for their second priority training session. Program materials are distributed upon arrival to the class. These materials were developed under a grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Education.

Last Modified on April 29, 2013