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Bus update for the week of March 1.  Service suspended for: #5 – Pine Ridge, #5 – Central Middle/Central High, #6 – Northern Trails, #6 – Northern Middle/Northern High, #74 Knapp Forest, #74 – Eastern Middle/Eastern High, #75 – Central Woodlands, #75 – Central Middle/Central High. Service resumes for: #40 – Northern Trails, #40 – Northern Middle/Northern High, #65 – Thornapple, #65 – Central Middle/Central High, #72 – Knapp Forest, #72 – Eastern Middle/Eastern High, #93 – Pine Ridge, #93 – Northern Middle/Northern High.

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Bus Drivers Wanted

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Looking for a great job?

Consider joining the FHPS transportation team as a bus driver!


Top three reasons to be a bus driver:

  1. As long as kids get evenings and weekends off, so will you.
  2. You’ll never take work home with you. In fact, it would be illegal.
  3. Substitute drivers start at $15 an hour doing what most parents do for free.

Forest Hills Public Schools is in the process of expanding the pool of school bus drivers available to our school district. Driving a school bus is a part-time job, requiring 2-3 hours in the morning and 2-3 hours in the afternoon (180 days). In addition to the benefits listed below, bus drivers serve as important role models for the children of our community.

Requirements:

  • Must hold or be willing to obtain: a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with “P” Passenger endorsement and “S” School Bus endorsements and pass a DOT physical.

Benefits:

  • Available after the first year pending minimum hours requirement

Forest Hills Public Schools offers the 18-hour classroom training required by the State of Michigan. All applicants are required to be fingerprinted and receive a full background check, drivers are enrolled in a mandatory drug and alcohol random testing program and receive six hours of continuing education every two years. Every applicant receives comprehensive, behind-the-wheel training to ensure that the high standards of the district are met. Forest Hills Public Schools provides transportation in a 68-mile area encompassing Ada, Cascade, Grand Rapids and Kentwood.  In addition, we provide academic, athletic and extra-curricular trip transportation. Our #1 goal is to transport all eligible students to and from their destination in the safest and most cost-effective manner. Come join the professionals at Forest Hills Public Schools transportation department!

Applications should be submitted online. Click here to apply!

For additional information, call the FHPS transportation department: 616-493-8785.


 

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Forest Hills Public Schools
Transportation Department
6001 Hall Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Summer Hours: M-F, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Office is closed on Fridays in July

Phone: (616) 493-8785
Fax: (616) 493-8797

For general questions or concerns, please email transportation@fhps.net.

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Darryl Hofstra
Interim Director of Transportation

Todd Sharp
Director of Transportation

Ann Kranenborg
Dispatcher/Support Specialist

Karen McCombs
Transportation Routing and Support Specialist

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6590 Cascade Rd. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

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