Safety Meetings and Topics - Training
COMAR requires Monthly Safety Meetings.
Required topics: Sexual Harassment, Homelessness Training, Child Abuse Recognition, Driver Improvement Program, Alcohol Drug Testing, Fatigue & Drug Awareness Training
Transportation Academy – Allows Transportation employees the opportunity to increase their knowledge of the pupil transportation industry for possible further advancement in the department
Driver Improvement Program
The Driver Improvement Program provides the driver with techniques to enable the experienced vehicle operator to know where the front, rear and sides of the bus are while driving forward, backward, and turning maneuvers. The course is structured to improve driver’s overall skills in the performance of their daily duties.
Alcohol and Drug Testing Program
Every driver submits to pre-employment and random drug testing, as well as post-accident and reasonable cause. Alcohol Testing is done randomly, post-accident, or with reasonable cause.
Student Transportation Needs Including 1.5 and 2 Mile Exclusion Rule
Under Administrative Procedure 3541 - Student Transportation, regular middle and high school students are eligible for transportation if they reside two (2) miles or more from their assigned school; elementary school students residing one and one-half miles (1 ½) or more from their assigned school; students for whom unsafe walking conditions exist, as determined by the Director of Transportation or their designee, and the Prince George’s County Police Department, Special Operations Division.
504 Program
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against disabled persons, including students, by school districts receiving federal financial assistance. This law requires that every public school in the United States must identify, evaluate, and provide appropriate services to those disabled as defined by Section 504. In addition, procedural safeguards must be provided to the parents/guardians of such identified students. If the student is determined to be disabled, the school district must develop and implement an Accessibility Plan for the delivery of needed services.
Transportation for Homeless Students
Homeless Education Office
The Transportation office receives a copy of the Homeless Student Services Form that is filled out by the parent or responsible guardian at the school of origin. The router reviews the form and students are routed to county buses that will take them to their schools of origin. Students who have temporary housing in DC are transported by private transportation.
Trapeze System
Prince George ’s County Public Schools uses the trapeze software to route all buses in our fleet. Student information is entered by schools and is transmitted daily to trapeze and then routed on the buses.
No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind students are picked up at comprehensive stops in their neighborhood and transported to school
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