Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The contractor will ensure and take all necessary steps to ensure that drivers and aides are properly trained to perform their duties. 2. The contractor shall administer a safety education program for all permanent and substitute drivers and bus aides. 3. Drivers and aides will be required to participate in scheduled school bus evacuation drills. 4. The contractor must provide drivers and aides with training which addresses the issues of students who are hidden and/or sleeping on school vehicles. • The contractor will ensure that drivers and aides are properly trained to perform their duties. • The contractor shall administer a safety education program for all permanent and substitute drivers and bus aides • The Lakewood Board of Education requires training for new drivers, substitute drivers and aides. 5. In accordance with P.L. 2015, c.123, the Department of Education has developed a training program for school bus drivers and school bus aides on appropriate procedures for interacting with students with special needs. Training materials developed to satisfy the requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:39-19.2 and 3 are now available on the Department’s Student Transportation webpage. The online materials consist of a video, a question-and-answer document, a certificate template that demonstrates the driver/aide has completed the training, and a student information card. The contractor shall ensure compliance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:39-19.2 and 3 governing the training of school bus drivers and aides, and shall annually submit required documents to the county superintendents of school on or before August 31 or upon employment for newly hired drivers and/or aides.
