Pupil Transportation Administrative

Education and Workforce

25 S. Front St.
Columbus, Ohio, 43215
United States

46.00

Permanent - Full Time

Flexible

Unclassified

Exempt from union

Administrative Support/Services

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is a diverse team of passionate, education-focused professionals responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education for each of Ohio’s 1.7 million students. The Department provides the resources and supports essential to raising student achievement and accelerating learning opportunities, advancing the connectivity between K-12 and postsecondary learning, creating programs to support and expand workforce experiences, and ensuring students have the necessary supports to be ready each day to learn.

As the governing body responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education within the State of Ohio, the Department of Education and Workforce is dedicated to promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access to learning opportunities for all students. The Department is committed to collaborating with schools, districts, educators, students, families, businesses, nonprofits and all stakeholders to achieve our educational goals.

This position will serve as Administrative Staff under the direction of the Administrator of the Office of Pupil Transportation to assist planning, direction, and coordination the operations of the Office of Pupil Transportation and to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Serves as agency administrative staff for school districts, Developmental Disabilities boards, Head Start, community schools, nonpublic schools, & private vendors by developing & implementing policies for pupil transportation programs;

• Provides technical support to ensure public compliance with all aspects of pupil transportation (e.g., pupil transportation law and rules [e.g., ORC, OAC, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Rules]);
• Provides technical support in the use of DEW reporting platform (DRIVES) (T1, T2, T8, T9, T10 reports, and school bus and driver records);
• Serves as technical resource for school transporters in compliance with laws and rules for special education transportation;
• Supports school transportation providers and districts through consultation, leadership, and onsite review with regard to best practices & procedures required to provide appropriate, safe, compliant, & efficient pupil transportation;
• Reviews district foundation payment programs for transportation funding (e.g., DRIVES data collection design, data management practices, ensuring compliance with ORC & OAC);
• Works with stakeholders (e.g., Ohio Association for Pupil Transportation, school administrators & other governmental agencies) to manage the DEW transportation and funding program for pupil transporta-tion;
• Works with other DEW agency program offices to provide technical assistance and ensure compliance with fiscal reporting procedures;
• Responds to inquiries from stakeholders (e.g., parents, legislators, school officials, other state employees, & industry organizations);
• Generates and analyzes data reports related to pupil transportation as needed; and
• Prepares & presents instructional materials throughout the state to stakeholder groups & at conferences to facilitate the ability to prepare & submit transportation data reports, effectively and efficiently man-age local transportation operations, & promote effective & efficient pupil transportation safety at the local level.

Manages and acts as primary Department liaison to school bus driver preserve-ice trainers:

• Directs and coordinates school bus driver preservice team and their work;
• Assists school bus driver preservice team with creating, approving, and reviewing school bus driver training curriculum, class/syllabus, and projects;
• Meets at least monthly with preservice team to address updates, questions, planning, and concerns;
• Attends and assists with planning and coordination of statewide professional development, advanced classes, and state/national ROAD-E-O; and
• Keeps preservice team abreast of student transportation news and updates;

Provides necessary recommendations on changes to Ohio law, policy, and procedures:

• Collaborates with Administrator, Legal Counsel, and Legislative Policy team to recommend revised code and rule changes for the betterment of student transportation;
• Collaborates with Administrator,…