CCISD bus drivers get ready for the school year

{***VICTORIA**}AND YOU CAN BE A CROSSING GUARDTOO!TO ALYPP, JUST REACH OUT TO YOURSCHOOL AS A CAMPUS VOLUNTEERTHE CCISD POLICE DEPARTMENT DOESREQUIRE ALCRL OSSING GUARDS PASSA BACKGROUND CHECKREPORTING LIVE IN CORPUS CHRTIISVICTORIA BALDERRAMA KRIS 6SUNRISEPAO?UL{***LIVE REM FULL**}WITH THE START OF THE SCHOOLYEAR.MANY CCISD STUDENTS AREN’TABLE TO BE TAKEN TO SCHOOL BYTHEIR PARENTSSO THAT MEANSTAKING THE BUS.

OUR KRIS6 NEWSREPORTER ANDREW CHRISTIANSENSPOKE TO BUS DRIVERS WHO SAYTHERE’S MORE TO THE JOB ANTHJUST DRIVI.NG{***PKG**}AS THE SONG GOES THE WHEELS ONTHE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND.AND FOR MARK JOHNSON WHO’SRETIRED AND IN TRAINING TO BE ABUS DRIVERIT’S AN OPPORTUNITYTO GET TO KNOW THE KIDS IN THECOMMUNY.IT{***SOT FULL**}Mark Johnson/Bus Driver/0:09"I still wanted to do work andCCISD was hiringor f bus driversright away and I like beingaround kids, so I thought it wasthe best opportunity that’s outther"e.BUT THE JOB ISN’T JUST ABOUTDRIVING.THINGS LIKE C-P-R ANDFIRST AID TRAININGCHECKING FOROVERHANGING TREES DANPINPOINTING INACCURATE ADDREESSSIS ALSO A REQUIREMT.ENAND THE JOB ALSO REQUIRES BUSDRIVERS TO SCOPE OUT THENEIGHBORHOODS FOR CONSTRUCTION.HELPING BUS DRIVERS COME UP WITHALTERNATIVE ROUTES.AND SAFETY IS KEY DURING APANDEMIC IN ORDER TO KEEP KIDSSAFEAND THAT’S RIGHT.CCISD ISHIRINGTHE DIRECTOR OFTRANSPORTATION SAYING THEPANDEMIC CAUSED A BUS DRERIVSHORTAGE.

CURRENTLY THEY HAVE80 BUS DRIVERS BUT NEED 40 MORE.{***SOT FULL**}Kyle Pelichet/CCISDTransportationirec Dtor/0:11"We’re interviewing as wereceive those applications soanyone interested please app.lyWe’ll be more than happy tospeak with you and look forwardto possibly coming on as one ofour team members."AND JOHNSON.ONCE HE’S DONETRAINING.HE’LL BE ASSIGNED AROUTE.BECOMING A PART OFHE TCCISD FAMILY.{***SOT FULL**}Mark Johnson/Bus Driver/0:09"It’s a good place to work for.My wife spent 32 years here as ateacher and enjoyed her job alot so that’s why I came overhere.

The personnel is verygood."CCISD DOESN’T REQUIRE A C-D-LLICENSE