National School Bus Safety Recognition WeekBus Driver Appreciation Week 2023 (1)

              PPRROOCCLLAAMMAT I O N
                            AT I O N
      National School Bus Safety Recognition Week/Bus Driver Appreciation Week
WHEREAS:        Safe, comfortable, and reliable student transportation and school bus service is an essential
                component of the DeKalb County School District’s vision to inspire our community of learners to
                achieve educational excellence; and

WHEREAS:        Public school transportation helps DCSD students arrive safely to and from our schools each
                day; and

WHEREAS:        The highest standard of school bus safety is maintained through rigorous driver training and
                certification requirements; and

WHEREAS:        The dedicated members of the DCSD transportation team transport over 50,000 bus riders daily
                to District schools and centers, as well as services hundreds more through field trips, band,
                athletics, special events and after school programs; and

WHEREAS:        The school bus drivers, bus monitors, dispatchers, mechanics, and support staff of the DCSD
                transportation department maintain the highest standard of school bus safety and consistently
                display their commitment to professionalism, efficiency, and the health and well-being of our
                students; and

WHEREAS:        The school bus drivers and transportation staff members have shown exceptional dedication and
                enthusiasm in performing their duties and should be recognized for their steadfast commitment
                to safely transporting DCSD students.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the DeKalb County School District proclaims October 16-20, 2023,
National School Bus Safety Recognition Week/School Bus Driver Appreciation Week; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the DeKalb County School District endorses the observance of National School
Bus Safety Recognition Week/School Bus Driver Appreciation Week, October 16-20, 2023, as an opportunity
to support the purposes and practices of school bus safety and encourages all members of our community to
participate.




                                        Mr. Diijon DaCosta Sr.                                     Mrs. Deirdre P. Pierce
                                      Mrs. Vickie
                                       DeKalb     B.School
                                              County Turner,     Chair
                                                           District                                DeKalb CountyDaCosta,
                                                                                                   Mr. Diijon                 Vice Chair
                                                                                                                 School District
                                               Board Chair                                              Board Vice Chair




                                                             Mrs. Cheryl Watson-Harris, Superintendent
                                                                      Dr. Devon Horton
                                                                   DeKalb County School District
                                                                         Superintendent