At Santa Fe I.S.D., our dedication lies in providing high-quality transportation services to our students, beginning with our drivers. The role of a School Bus Driver holds significant importance, and our primary focus at Santa Fe I.S.D. is to empower our drivers with the necessary tools for success.

If you seek a rewarding and challenging position that aligns with your children's school schedule or if you are retired and wish to supplement your retirement income, consider becoming a school bus driver!

Drivers and monitors follow a split schedule from around 5:45 am to 8:45 am and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Starting pay for drivers with no prior experience ranges from $20.00 to $25.00 per hour, and for monitors, it is $11.60 to $15.24 per hour.

No prior experience is necessary as training opportunities are provided. Experienced drivers or monitors will receive adjusted pay rates based on their years of service.

For further information click on this link: employment opportunities or call (409) 925-2775.  

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Safe and Efficient Stop Parameters Students residing on a dead-end road living within ½ mile of the nearest through street will receive service at the nearest point on the through street. Students residing on a dead end road with registered riders more than ½ mile from the through street will receive service on their street if there is a safe public turn around, or a safe private turn around with notarized right of entry agreement. Roads not receiving city, county or state maintenance will not be traveled. Private roads will not be traveled. Students residing on private roads, roads not maintained by city, county or state, or not freely accessible will receive service from the nearest public road access. The average bus is 8.5 feet wide from left side mirrors to right side body. Heavily traveled roads must be at least 18 feet wide to allow for a bus and another wide vehicle to pass without leaving the paved surface of the road. Moderate to lightly traveled roads with numerous adequate pullouts may be traveled if the majority of the road is at least 16 feet wide. Without adequate pullouts these roads cannot support incident-free transportation

Safety is in Everyone's Best Interest

Stop-arm cameras are installed at a key location on the exterior of half of Santa Fe ISD route buses. When a school bus extends its stop-arm, the system can automatically detect if a vehicle passes the stopped school bus within the enforced zone.

If a vehicle passes the school bus, the cameras capture images and video of the violating vehicle. The images show not only the violating vehicle as it passes the school bus, but also the vehicle’s license plate and the school bus’s extended stop arm. The system also records a video of the violating vehicle as further evidence of the violation.

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