School Bus Driver Instructor Training Programs

Questions? Contact:
Skip Enes, Regional Transportation Office
Educational Service District 112
Phone: 360-750-7500, Ext. 221
Email: skip.enes@esd112.org

• School Bus Driver Instructor Inservice Class
  Washington State school bus driver instructors are required to complete a yearly inservice training class in order to maintain their authorization. These classes are offered in numerous locations across the state each spring. School bus driver instructors must verify continued compliance to chapter 392-144 WAC.
  

  Registration Form:  Registration for the 2010-11 School Bus Driver Instructor Inservice Class is available online through ESD 112. Instructions for registering online is available by clicking on the PDF document. If you have questions concerning the process, please contact Peggy Emhoff, at ESD 105, peggye@esd105.wednet.edu, or Janelle Lund, at ESD 112, at janelle.lund@esd112.org.

  Online registrations (Transportation Courses only)
  Instructions

• School Bus Driver Instructor Training Course

  Dates: July 19—July 30, 2010
  Location: ESD 112, Vancouver, WA

  Qualified applicants must successfully complete this two-week training program to become a Washington State authorized school bus driver instructor. With time spent in the classroom and behind-the-wheel of a school bus, participants receive training in all aspects of school bus driver training including writing and presenting lesson plans, effective classroom instruction, reference point driving instruction, and the rules and regulations of the Washington State pupil transportation industry.
  
  Course Requirements. Participants must hold a Class A or B commercial driver’s license with passenger and school bus endorsement and air brake restriction removed, and also meet all minimum requirements for school bus drivers as prescribed in chapter 392-144 WAC. Applicants must also provide a school bus driver abstract of driving record. Participants in this course are required to have at least two years experience of driving school bus. 
  
  Registration Form: Registration for the 2010-11 School Bus Driver Instructor Training Course is available online through ESD 112. If you have questions concerning the process, please contact Janelle Lund, at ESD 112, at janelle.lund@esd112.org.
  
  Online registration
  
  

• Behind-the-Wheel Certification Course

  Dates: June 28—July 2, 2010
  Location: ESD 112, Vancouver, WA

  Qualified applicants can complete this one-week training course to become a Washington State Certified Behind-the-Wheel Trainer. Course focus will be on the techniques for teaching and applying reference point driving, left & right turns, tail swing, backing, and other driving techniques.

  Course Requirements. Applicants must hold a Class A or B commercial driver’s license with passenger and school bus endorsements and air brake restrictions removed, and also meet all minimum requirements for school bus drivers as prescribed in chapter 392-144 WAC. Applicants in this course are required to have at least two years experience driving school bus, and must currently be assisting its district in their on-road driving instruction.

  Registration Form: Registration for the 2010-11 Behind-the-Wheel Certification Course is available online through ESD 112. If you have questions concerning the process, please contact Janelle Lund, at ESD 112, at janelle.lund@esd112.org.

  Online registration