It’s National Bus Safety Week and CCSD Bus Driver Appreciation Week!  Our talented and dedicated team of school bus drivers carry the most precious cargo each day to help our students learn more, grow more, and achieve more in our classrooms than they could anywhere else.  This week, we’re celebrating our bus drivers by spotlighting one of our Transportation Employee of the Year Award winners each day.  Please join us in thanking Etowah Zone Transportation Employee of the Year Lynn Williams! 

An 11-year CCSD school bus driver, Mr. Williams drives routes for Boston ES, E.T. Booth MS, and Etowah HS.

What do you find most rewarding about your job?  
The interaction with my students.  I love to put a smile on their faces.  They also put joy in my heart.  I also enjoy being around my coworkers.
 
How do you elevate the excellence on your bus?  
At the beginning of the year, I set clear expectations and throughout the year the students and I maintain those expectations.  It's been said that a person loves to hear their name.  I memorize each of my students' names and welcome them every day with their name.  My students have assigned seats, but if they have been good all week, I declare "Free Seat Friday" and allow them to sit wherever they like.  They love this!

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