{"id":1486594,"date":"2026-03-08T15:26:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1486594"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:55:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:55:49","slug":"tyler-isd-launches-campaign-to-recruit-bus-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1486594","title":{"rendered":"Campaign to recruit bus drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1486595\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/03\/2026-03-08_152428-225x154.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/03\/2026-03-08_152428-225x154.png 225w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/03\/2026-03-08_152428-510x350.png 510w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/03\/2026-03-08_152428.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>TYLER &#8212; This year Tyler residents may notice some new bold messaging on the side of Tyler ISD school buses. Messages like \u201cThis Seat Changes Lives\u201d and \u201cBe the First Smile of the Day\u201d or even \u201cNot Just a Bus Driver. A Route Model\u201d will now be displayed on Tyler ISD buses as the district attempts to attract 20 new bus drivers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re hoping it sparks interest to maybe be that water cooler conversation where somebody might be sitting at home thinking, \u2018Oh, I might want a few extra hours or something that\u2019s flexible\u2019, and a bus driver might be the perfect job for them,\u201d Jennifer Hines with Tyler ISD said.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler ISD will pay for new drivers\u2019 CDL training, the role\u2019s starting pay is $18.36 and drivers will have flexible hours, including time off during the school day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur bus drivers are often the first smile students see in the morning and the last smile they see at the end of the school day,\u201d Hines said. \u201cWe wanted this campaign to capture the heart behind the role. When you think about it, this seat truly changes lives. Our drivers help students arrive safely, consistently, and ready to learn.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To learn more or to apply to be one of the district\u2019s next bus drivers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tylerisd.org\/page\/careers#jobs\">visit Tyler ISD online<\/a> or call 903-262-1000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER &#8212; This year Tyler residents may notice some new bold messaging on the side of Tyler ISD school buses. Messages like \u201cThis Seat Changes Lives\u201d and \u201cBe the First Smile of the Day\u201d or even \u201cNot Just a Bus Driver. A Route Model\u201d will now be displayed on Tyler ISD buses as the district &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1486594\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Campaign to recruit bus drivers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":1486880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/03\/2026-03-08_152428-225x154.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1486594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-06 09:14:53","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/03\/2026-03-08_152428-225x154.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1486594"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1487178,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486594\/revisions\/1487178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1486880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1486594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1486594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1486594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}