In order to recruit more bus drivers, Triton School Board members amended their bus driver pay scale when they met Monday night.

Superintendent Jeremy Riffle said that having a shortage of available bus drivers is a pretty common problem for most schools right now. Riffle said he made some calls to surrounding school corporations to get a more competitive pay scale established for Triton’s drivers.

Superintendent Riffle said, “For level zero it’s $65 and it goes all the way up to level 25 where it’s $86.” The superintendent explained that a bus driver at “level zero” is still in their first year of employment. Continue reading →