Catalog of Services

Description of Services

The MCOE Transportation Department provides transportation to and from school for approximately two-hundred (200) Special Education Students living throughout Monterey County. The special needs students range in age from 3 to 22. Our Department also offers the following items as a support to our 24 school districts county-wide. Other services are available upon request.

School Bus Driver Certified Training Course

School bus training is scheduled periodically throughout the year.

• Course Objectives
  • Information you will need to become a professional School Bus Driver
  • Ensure efficient and safe transportation in this state
  • An understanding of the basic components of the bus
  • Help you as a driver to make the proper decision when a component malfunctions
  • As a safe and professional driver you are prepared both mentally and physically to adjust your basic and advanced defensive driving skills.
  • Training on the necessary equipment for loading and unloading passengers, the laws that pertain to loading and unloading passengers, the drivers responsibilities during the loading and unloading procedures
  • Help drivers more aware of different situations encountered on field trips, understand and handle different circumstances that may be encountered, understanding of District Policies
• Unit I - Introduction, Commercial Driver License Info
• Unit II, III, IV - Rules & Regulations., Bus Use, Vehicle Components
• Unit V,VI - Defensive Driving, Specialized Driving
• Unit VII, VIII - Student Loading, Emergency Procedures
• Unit IX, X, XI, and XII - Passenger Management, Special Needs, Public Relations, Activity Trips

First Aid Practices

• First Aid Certification
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Certification

Field Trips/Contracted Routes

• Our Transportation Department has transit and special needs buses available for MCOE departments and Districts to contract with on an as needed basis.
• The MCOE Transportation department will provide transportation based on the student’s school Calendar. Districts will pay their portion at the rate of $4.50 per mile for individual students riding an existing MCOE route.
• Districts and Programs will pay an annual rate of $102,000 for full-designed route.
• Districts will also pay the state approved Indirect Cost of 10.23% for the 2023-24 school year.

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