School Bus Driver Safety Education Program

Northern Michigan University is the state-approved School Bus Driver Training Agency for the central and western Upper Peninsula. The purpose of school bus safety instruction is to promote safe, efficient pupil transportation programs, using Michigan Department of Education approved curriculum.

For more information regarding Pupil Transportation in Michigan, visit the
Michigan Department of Education or Continuing Education at 906-227-2103. 

D.O.T. medical regulations for school bus drivers

Request for temporary certification (white card)
Registration Form (beginning /continuing)

Beginning School Bus Driver (BSBD)
18 hrs., $25Class times are: Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Continuing Education Curriculum (CEC)
6 hrs., $25. Class times are: Saturday, 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. (**unless noted)

Transportation Supervisor (TS)  RESOURCES
 

2013 Course Schedule

Date

Class

Instructor

City

Location

January 5, 2013 (Sat) Advanced John Kurkowski Ishpeming NICE/Westwood HS
January 25, 2013 (Fri)
9 am -3:30 pm
Advanced Ed Jenkins Marquette LOCATION CHANGE: Graveraet School
February 8 & 9, 2013 (Fri/Sat) Beginning Dave Ponchaud Crystal Falls Forest Park HS
February 15, 2013 (Fri)*FULL* Advanced Dave Ponchaud Bessemer AD Johnson HS
February 15, 2013 (Fri)
8 am - 2:30 pm
Advanced John Kurkowski Negaunee Negaunee High School
February 22, 2013 (Fri) Advanced John Kurkowski Gwinn Gwinn High School
February 26, 2013 (Tue)
**8 am - 2:30 pm CST**
Advanced Ed Jenkins
John Kurkowski
Stephenson Stephenson HS
March 23, 2013 (Sat) Advanced Ed Jenkins Hancock CCISD
March 23, 2013 (Sat) Advanced Dave Ponchaud Crystal Falls Forest Park HS
April 20, 2013 (Sat) Advanced Dave Ponchaud N. Dickinson N.Dickinson Schools
April 20, 2013 (Sat) *FULL* Advanced Ed Jenkins Escanaba DSISD
May 3 & 4, 2013 (Fri/Sat) Beginning John Kurkowski Marquette NMU-Jacobetti Ctr
May 11, 2013 (Sat) Advanced Dave Ponchaud Iron Mountain Bay College West-Fornetti Hall
June 1, 2013 (Sat) Advanced Ed Jenkins Escanaba DSISD
June 8, 2013 (Sat) Advanced John Kurkowski Marquette NMU-Jacobetti Ctr
July 31, 2013 (Wed) Advanced John Kurkowski Munising Munising HS
Aug. 2 & 3, 2013 (Fri/Sat) Beginning Ed Jenkins Hancock CCISD
Sept. 7, 2013 (Sat) Advanced Dave Ponchaud Gladstone Gladstone HS

 

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