Once an individual decides to accept the important responsibility of providing transportation services as a Bus Operator, they participate and must successfully complete a very comprehensive training program.

• Phase One - Classroom Course required by the Florida's State Department of Education (DOE), Basic School Bus Operator Training Curriculum. The objective is to ensure that each trainee obtains minimum proficiency concerning role, responsibilities, laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to transporting passengers on a school bus.
  
  
• Phase Two - On-the-Road Training Course required by the Florida's State Department of Education (DOE), Basic School Bus Operator Training Curriculum. This portion allows the trainee a supervised transition from the classroom to driving in a controlled training environment. This will include observing and actually driving in the working conditions of a Bus Operator. Trainees learn and practice every skill associated with transporting students on a Broward County School Bus.
  
  
• Phase Three - At the conclusion of “Phase Two” each trainee must demonstrate to an Examiner the ability to successfully complete all items, as required, on the Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and Broward County road tests.
  
  
• Phase Four - Consists of each trainee going through one week of orientation at the assigned terminal.

• Ensure the special needs population accommodations are documented on a plan, as indicated above.
• Create an environment of understanding for the special needs population among Bus Operators and Bus Attendants and other Pupil Transportation staff.
• Ensure compliance with laws (Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504, etc.) in conjunction with federal, state and local municipalities.
• Analyze and monitor trends which warrant change for student safety.

Education Logistics, Inc. (EDULOG) is the computer assisted routing system used by the Pupil Transportation Department to establish bus stops, bus trips and bus routes. The EDULOG system utilizes the district's student database and an electronic map to identify the location of students eligible for transportation. The EDULOG electronic map identifies the street network of Broward County. EDULOG calculates the distance a student travels to school and the path a bus will travel on route to that school. The system also allows the transportation personnel the ability to graphically see the location of students in relationship to established bus stops. 

The Pupil Transportation Department, school personnel and parents / guardians continue to work together to provide special needs students with an enriched educational environment.

• Customer Service.
• Training and professional development functions.
• CDL third-party testing program.
• Compliance with DOE, DOT, FMCSA, school board policies and collective bargaining agreements.
• Coordinate bi-annual Emergency Evacuations drills.
• Coordinate annual “School Bus Loading Zone Inspections."
• Bus accident and/or student incident.