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Transportation

Collaborative Countywide Transportation Summit

Thursday, June 1, 2023 9:45 AM - 1:00 PM

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Topic: 2023 Emergency Manual Wrap up Critical Incident Training
Speaker: Oakland County Sheriff Department

 

Topic: Five Pillars of Success
Speaker: Ted Zotos
Certified Leadership Coach

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Buses Lined Up - Transportation Services

Oakland Schools Transportation Services is dedicated to supporting the safe, timely and efficient school bus transportation for over 90,000 students across Oakland County.

Oakland Schools leads a collaborative effort to provide special education transportation as well as cooperative purchasing for school bus parts, tires, drug and alcohol testing and physicals. Transportation Services also provides consultation services, computer software and support for school bus routing, fleet management and driver certification programs.

Dedicated to the education and professional development of transportation staff, Michigan State Mandated School Bus Safety Education and other training relative to school transportation are also offered. Our website includes resources for school personnel, students, parents and the community.

School Bus Light Guidance

Schools buses with overhead red and yellow lights (with or without bus stop signs)

  • Yellow lights are flashing: Prepare to stop
  • Red lights are flashing: Stop no closer than 20 feet from the bus
  • Red lights turned off: Proceed

Schools buses with overhead red lights (with or without bus stop signs)

  • Red lights are flashing and bus is stopped: Stop no closer than 20 feet from the bus
  • When red lights are turned off: Proceed

All school buses with yellow lights

  • Yellow hazard warning lights are flashing: Proceed with caution

Bus Driver Training

Please reference the sections below for more information by clicking each panel below.

Safety education for School Bus Drivers and persons in charge of school bus operations is mandated by Michigan State Law 257.1851, School Bus Safety Education.

Contact

Pamela Scales

Assistant Superintendent, Finance and Operations

Andrew Case

Executive Director, Auxiliary Services, Maintenance and Facility Operations

Thomas Korth

Supervisor, Transportation Services

Susie Gagnon

Specialist, Transportation Services