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Transportation

Contacts

Kirk Self
Executive Director, Operations for Amarillo ISD
(806) 326-1122
[email protected]
Jeanette Leeper
SBDT Administrative Assistant
(806) 677-5072
(806) 677-5142 (fax)
[email protected]
 
 
School Bus Driver Certification Courses
 
Cost for School Bus Driver Training:

Recertification Course (8-hour) - $50 Per Participant
Certification Course (20-hour) - $110 Per Participant
CDL Class (8-hour) - $100 Per Participant

Region 16 ESC will bill each district per participant

 

March 8, 2025 – AACAL / Amarillo ISD

8-Hour Recertification Course

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

AACAL / Amarillo ISD

1100 N Forrest Street, Amarillo, TX

Instructor: Kirk Self

Workshop ID: 1027232 click here to register

 

  

 

 



 

  

 

 


 

March 1, 3, 4, 5, 2025 – AACAL / Amarillo ISD

20-Hour Certification Course

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (March 1); 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (March 3, 4, 5)

AACAL / Amarillo ISD

1100 N Forrest Street, Amarillo, TX

Instructor: Kirk Self

Workshop ID: 1027231 click here to register

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region 16 now offers an online bus driver recertification course through Region 4 ESC.  When you register, you will need either an approved Purchase Order or a credit card.  Once you receive the confirmation, you will have 7 days to complete the course and then 7 days to take the test with a proctor. 

Contact [email protected] at (806) 677-5072 to get a proctor set up.  

Click here to register

The cost for the online recertification course is $60 per participant.

Commercial Driver's License Classes

This course is designed to equip someone with the curriculum and strategies to pass the CDL test for school bus drivers.  Updated information and best-practice strategies proven to be effective to school bus drivers taking and passing all parts of the CDL test will be provided. Drivers will learn how to succeed on this important test.

No classes are scheduled at this time.

 


 

Resources

Below are some good resources for laws and regulations for pupil transportation.
  • Driver's Licenses and Certificates
  • Commercial Drivers Licenses
  • School Bus Definitions
  • Operation and Movement of Vehicles
  • Vehicle Equipment
  • Compulsory Inspection of Vehicles
  • Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
 

Panhandle Association for Pupil Transportation (PAPT)

Meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday of each month at Region 16 ESC unless otherwise noted.