GRIMES, Iowa — Since the pandemic, a school bus driver shortage has been prevalent across Iowa, and now school districts are employing creative strategies to recruit and fill these positions, according to the Iowa Pupil Transportation Association.
This is especially the case for the Dallas Center-Grimes School District. The district’s bus barn is located along Highway 44 in Grimes. District officials placed a school bus along the side of the highway with a sign on the front that reads, “Bus Drivers Wanted.” The bottom of the sign reads, “No experience necessary. We will train.”
Highway 44 is a busy highway that vehicles traverse throughout the day. As a result, the district’s transportation director, Jeff Wolfe, said that the sign has proven to be their greatest marketing strategy.
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