Basic Requirements

• Must have a checking, savings, or credit union account for direct deposit (Required by State Law)
• Must present original Social Security Card
• Never convicted of a drug-related crime
• Never convicted of a Class A or Class B felony. (Felony based on causing death, felony sexual offense, or felony against public administration bribery, etc.)
• No sentence for any other felony extending into the past 5 years.
• Never charged with any crime against a child.

Additional Requirements (Drivers)

• As part of the online application, complete the Authorization for Release of Records form.
• If licensed in Delaware less than 5 years, provide driving record from all other states in which you were licensed for the past 5 years.
• No more than 3 points on license.
• No D.U.I. suspension, revocation, or disqualification for moving offenses in the last 5 years.
• Commercial Driver’s License: CDL-B or CDL-A with Passenger Endorsement. (Transportation office will assist in required license training after you are hired.)
• If licensed in another state, must hold CDL-B or CDL-A with passenger and school bus endorsements in home state. Provide 5-year driving record from home state, complete Delaware school bus driver training (class and on-the-road driving) and meet all other requirements.

Additional Information for Drivers
(while waiting to be called for an interview)

• CDL written test self-study – The CDL manual can be obtained from the Division of Motor Vehicles website, a Division of Motor Vehicle office, or the Christina Transportation Office.
• Study sections 1 thru 4 and section 10 in the CDL manual. Review section 5 (we do not have air brakes, but there may be a question about them on the test).
• Three DMV Commercial Driver tests are required – General Knowledge, Passenger, and School Bus.
• After you have passed the interview process, you will be assigned a trainer and sent for the written exam at DMV and further CDL on-the-road training.

Background Check / Fingerprinting

After the interview, the Transportation Department will assist you in scheduling a fingerprint appointment with the Delaware State Police at the applicant’s expense.

Physical Exams and TB Testing

The Transportation Department will assist you in completing the following State requirements after the interview and process is complete.

Physical Exams

• Attendants must complete a Bus Attendant/Aide Health Certification through their own doctor, at their own expense.
• Drivers must complete a work physical on the State of Delaware School Bus Driver Physical Form. This physical can be done through the District’s contracted health facility at our cost, or by your own doctor at your own expense.

TB Testing

• A “negative” TB test is required within 12 months before your date of hire or within two weeks after your date of hire. If you have not had a recent TB test, you can have it done during your required physical exam.