Driver Info and Classes

2022-2023 Training Schedule

*All Meetings are Held at CCPS Administrative Services Center (ASC) Unless Otherwise Noted*

This schedule is subject to change. School makeup sessions will be released as soon as possible. 

Summer In-Service
August 18, 2022	9:30 AM-11:30 AM

SPED In-Service
August 25, 2022	9:30 AM-11:30 AM

School Meetings
September 19-28, 2022	9:15 AM-10:15 AM
October 3-6, 2022	9:15 AM-10:15 AM

Driver CORE
October 10-11, 2022	9:00 AM-3:00 PM
November 3-4, 2022	9:00 AM-3:00 PM
January 23-24, 2023	9:00 AM-3:00 PM
February 13-14, 2023	9:00 AM-3:00 PM
March 13-14, 2023	9:00 AM-3:00 PM
April 20-21, 2023	9:00 AM-3:00 PM
May 15-16, 2023	9:00 AM-3:00 PM
June 22-23, 2023	9:00 AM-3:00 PM

SPED CORE
October 7, 2022	10:00 AM-2:00 PM
December 8, 2022	10:00 AM-2:00 PM
January 30, 2023	10:00 AM-2:00 PM
March 9, 2023	10:00 AM-2:00 PM
May 9, 2023	10:00 AM-2:00 PM

First Aid/CPR
TBD	TBD
TBD	TBD

Defensive Driving
TBD	TBD
TBD	TBD

SPED Core: Required 1 day class with 4.5 hours of classroom and hands-on instruction. COMAR requires a minimum of 2 hours, CCPS requires a minimum of 4 hours. This training is required for any driver or assistant before they can be on one of our lift buses.

Core: This is a 2-day comprehensive class required for any new driver. In this class we focus on COMAR requirements and CCPS policies and procedures. Each instructional day is 6 hours. Instruction includes rules, regulations and requirements for being a school bus driver in Cecil County. COMAR minimum is 8 hours of classroom instruction.

Defensive Driving: This is a 3-day class required by CCPS for all drivers within the first 6 months of certification. The class consists of 8 hours of classroom instruction which includes the basic principles of defensive driving.

First Aid/CPR: This is a 2-day class consisting of 8 hours of instruction. First Aid is required by COMAR  and CPR is required by CCPS. Instruction is hands-on training in basic first aid, CPR and AED.

-CPR is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

-AED is Automated External Defibrillator

In-service: Required by COMAR. Drivers must get 6 hours of continuing education a year. If SPED certified, a driver is required to have 8 hours per year. For Assistants - only required to have 2 hours per year. Must attend to stay certified.

In-service Makeup: For drivers and assistants who did not fulfill their required in-service hours for the year.

Note:

The Code of Maryland Regulations, often referred to as COMAR, is the official compilation of all administrative regulations issued by agencies of the state of Maryland.