School Bus Driver Classroom Training

Position Type:
Transportation/Bus Driver

Date Posted:
12/11/2025

Closing Date:
12/24/2025

Interested in becoming a school bus driver?
If you have no experience with School Bus Driving or need to make up training hours, this is the FIRST STEP in the process.
A completed application and a DMV Record printout (K4) are required to apply.

Please review the classroom training schedule and application dates below to apply.
Applications will be reviewed and processed after the closing date and
candidates will be notified at least one (1) week before the class starts.

Please review the Class B handbook from the DMV to prepare for the next steps:
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/file/california-commercial-driver-handbook-pdf/

SCHOOL BUS DRIVER
CLASSROOM TRAINING

2025 -2026 CLASS SCHEDULE
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. each day

July 7 - July 11, 2025
Accepting applications June 5 - June 18

October 20 - October 24, 2025
Accepting applications September 25 - October 8

January 12 - January 16, 2026
Accepting applications December 11 - December 24

March 23 - March 27, 2026
Accepting applications February 19 - March 4

CLASS SIZE LIMITED

Submit an online application with a recent
DMV Record printout (Dated within 30 days)

To be considered, applicants must have a satisfactory driving record (or history)

For more information you may call:
661-631-4839
8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.

NEW PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES AND PERMANENT EMPLOYEES WHO BECOME PROBATIONARY UPON RECLASSIFICATION:

A new employee, or a permanent employee who is changed to a new classification, shall serve a probationary period, which shall not exceed six (6) months of duty time exclusive of leaves of absence or other absences. During this probationary period the employee must meet the required standards of performance to be recommended for permanent status in the classification. A probationary classified service employee may be terminated from the probationary classification at any time without cause, without right of appeal or hearing before the Board of Education. Pursuant to Education Code section 45113, a permanent employee who accepts a promotion and fails to complete the probationary period for that promotional position, shall be employed in the classification from which he or she was promoted.

MINIMUM APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

A complete online application and any documents listed below must be submitted: December 24, 2025

1. Current Record DMV printout (Dated within 30 days)

Copies of required certificates, transcripts or diplomas may be submitted with application. District may require that originals be presented for verification prior to employment. Please check with Human Resources regarding acceptable documents. For positions requiring college course work official transcripts will be required upon employment.

It is the applicant's responsibility to meet all application requirements and supply copies of all required documents. A separate set of paperwork is required for each application submitted. All application materials submitted become the property of Bakersfield City School District.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Some positions may require proof of privately owned automobile insurance and the possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle operator's license. Fingerprint clearance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice is a condition of appointment after all other required job conditions have been met. Must present verification of completion of Child Abuse Mandated Reporter training or obtain verification within six (6) weeks of hire and annually thereafter, as required by the California Child Abuse Neglect Reporting Act.

The Bakersfield City School District wishes to thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Positions may be re advertised or application deadlines extended at the discretion of the District. Unless otherwise notified by the District, applications received in response to this bulletin will be considered for available District positions in this classification during the current school year. Those meeting minimum qualifications, including passage of required tests, will remain active during this time. Applicants will not be individually notified of their application status.

Any candidates contacting, directly or indirectly, any member of the Board of Education and/or administration with the intention of influencing their or another candidates selection to any administrative position shall be disqualified without recourse.

The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute a contract expressed or implied and any of the provisions contained herein may be modified or revoked without notice.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Bakersfield City School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person's actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, immigration status, marital status, national origin, parental status, pregnancy status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, contact your school site principal and/or the District's Chief Equity Compliance Officer, Section 504 Coordinator, and Title IX Coordinator: Erin Johnston, Director I, Human Resources, 1300 Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305, (661) 631-4663, johnstone@bcsd.com.

El Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de Bakersfield prohíbe la discriminación, la intimidación, el acoso (incluido el acoso sexual) o el acoso basado en la ascendencia, el color, la discapacidad, la etnia, el género, la expresión de género, la identidad de género, el estado migratorio, el estado civil, el origen nacional, estado parental, estado de embarazo, raza, religión, sexo, orientación sexual o asociación con una persona o grupo con una o más de estas características reales o percibidas. Si tiene preguntas o quejas, comuníquese con el director de su escuela y / o el Director de Cumplimiento de Equidad del Distrito, el Coordinador de la Sección 504 y el Coordinador del Título IX: Erin Johnston, Directora I, Recursos Humanos, 1300 Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305, (661) 631-4663, johnstone@bcsd.com.

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