IT’S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, APS IS SCRAMBLING TO FILL MORE THAN JUST TEACHING JOBS. IT ALSO NEEDS TO FILL VACANT BUS DRIVER POSITIONS AS THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS. SPOKESWOMAN MONICA ARMENTA SAYS, IF THEY COME UP SHORT, THE DISTRICT WILL USE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSES TO FILL IN.
SHE SAYS APS OFFICIALS BELIEVE THEY’VE HIRED AS MANY DRIVERS AS THEY CAN AND WILL NOW TURN TO STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSES TO FILL IN THE GAPS.
DURHAM, THE DISTRICT’S BIGGEST BUS CONTRACTOR, PULLED OUT OF NEW MEXICO LAST YEAR. ARMENTA SAYS ANOTHER CONTRACTOR LEFT OVER THE SUMMER, PROMPTING APS TO BUY MORE BUSES AND HIRE MORE DRIVERS.
