CCSD proposes $1.5K incentive to address bus driver shortage

The Clark County School District is proposing a prosecute and retention inducement of up to $1,500 for proscription workers successful an effort to code the ongoing shortage of autobus drivers.

The School Board volition clasp a nationalist proceeding Thursday connected the inducement and perchance o.k. a caller memorandum of statement with the Education Support Employees Association union.

The schoolhouse territory had astir 240 schoolhouse autobus operator vacancies, arsenic of aboriginal this month. Parents person voiced concerns astir delayed autobus routes arsenic a result, starring to immoderate students arriving precocious to class.

The fiscal incentive, if approved, would beryllium for some caller hires and existent employees. There wouldn’t beryllium immoderate further outgo to the schoolhouse territory since backing would travel from vacant positions, according to the agreement.

New hires who are a autobus driver, peculiar acquisition autobus driver, proscription aide-special acquisition oregon conveyance attraction technician and statesman connected the occupation from Oct. 15 done June 30, 2022 would beryllium eligible for an incentive.

The retention inducement is for existent employees successful those aforesaid roles, arsenic good arsenic different proscription employees successful jobs that necessitate a commercialized drivers license.

Both caller hires and existent employees would person a outgo successful 3 installments of $500 each if they conscionable definite requirements, including having astatine slightest a 95 percent attendance record.

The schoolhouse territory would besides connection a $500 inducement for immoderate worker who refers idiosyncratic who is hired for immoderate of the 4 occupation classifications.

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