OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Marion County Public School Board approved a job description for non-CDL drivers by a unanimous 5-0 vote at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.
Nancy Thrower, MCPS School board member, District No. 4 had the agenda item pulled for further discussion because transportation and on-time pickup and delivery of students continues to be one of the school districts’ greatest challenges. It also affects the families of the students significantly when the school district buses are not on time.
“We’ve been doing a little bit better lately, and on-time pickup we have moved from approximately 91 percent to 95 percent for on-time delivery in the morning,” said Thrower. “But delivering kids home, we’ve actually decreased from about 70 percent of on time home to 67.6, and because so many of our families have to work, it just continues to be a tremendous challenge.”…