Bus driver positions are tough to fill.
That’s why Fountain Hills Unified School District Superintendent Cain Jagodzinski asked the Governing Board to approve a pay raise for drivers.
The board agreed, unanimously approving a raise at its Aug. 6 meeting. Officially, commercial driver’s license positions will be paid from a “revised grade E” on the district’s classified salary schedule, which starts new hires with no experience at $23.36 per hour. Drivers at the “Step 7” other end of the experience spectrum, with 10 or more years driving, will make $28.46 per hour.
