Driver Info and Classes
2025-2026 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 | |
| 10:00 AM-12:30 PM |
| SPED In-Service | |
| 9:30 AM-11:30 AM |
| School Meetings | |
| Elementary | 9:15 AM-10:15 AM |
| Secondary | 9:15 AM-10:15 AM |
| DRIVER CORE | |
| February 18-19, 2026 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM |
| March 17-18, 2026 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM |
| April 16-17, 2026 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM |
| May 12-13, 2026 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM-3:00 PM | |
| 9:00 AM-3:00 PM |
| SPED CORE | |
| February 24, 2026 | 10:00 AM-2:00 PM |
| March 26, 2026 | 10:00 AM-2:00 PM |
| April 21, 2026 | 10:00 AM-2:00 PM |
| May 19, 2026 | 10:00 AM-2:00 PM |
| 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.