Bus Driver Class Procedures for 2024-25 School Year
PLEASE KEEP THIS INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE!
New Driver Training
Upload all registration spreadsheets through your district secure link (Need link? Email Lori)
Questions: Lori Hanze at lahanze@dmacc.edu; Phone: 515-256-4910
Registration Procedures for the New Bus Driver STOP Online Portion
1. The tuition for this class is a statewide rate of $110 per student. This fee includes the Face to Face class. There
will be no refund once a driver has been issued a ticket/URL even if they decide not to complete the class.
2. Enroll your drivers by completing the registration spreadsheet (current version in this year’s July email to all
districts from Lori) and upload through your district secure link. Need district secure link? Email Lori:
lahanze@dmacc.edu or click here
.
• NO HANDWRITTEN spreadsheets accepted.
• DO NOT ALTER REGISTRATION SPREADSHEET FORMAT.
• All fields with * are required.
• Click on link in District Code column to find your District Code (if not public school, type name of school)
• Full SSN is still required by DMACC for system to match student with correct student record.
• DMACC needs to have in writing that we have permission to bill the school for the tuition, so be sure to
complete the top portion of the spreadsheet.
• When providing a list of drivers, please submit separate files for each class (CRN#).
• Upload completed Excel spreadsheet through your district secure link only. NO GOOGLE DOCS ACCEPTED.
3. Lori will email the ticket/new driver URL to access the online training to those approved for secure upload
access. It is the school’s responsibility to provide this to the driver. The best way to do this is to forward the
email that Lori sends you to the driver so the URL can be copied and pasted into the web browser. The URL is
too long to accurately enter it manually.
• If you have problems logging in or experience any other technical difficulty, please contact School Training
Solutions at 800-261-6248. Unfortunately, DMACC is unable to help with these issues.
4. URL’s need to be activated by driver logging in within 3 months of the date distributed to transportation
director from DMACC. If not activated and code expires, an additional $40 charge may apply to receive a
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code. (This change is from Smart Horizons who is the DOE supplier of URL’s.)
5. After completing all of the online lessons, the driver must take an online final certification test. It must be taken
at the school and proctored by a school official. A score of 80% or higher is passing. When the driver has
passed, print the online completion certificate and have both proctor and transportation director sign.
6. After passing the test, the driver can be enrolled in a face-to-face class.
Registration Procedures for the New Bus Driver STOP Face-to-Face Portion
1. After passing the proctored online certification test, the driver needs to be enrolled in the face-to-face class.
The New Driver training is not complete until this class is taken. There is no additional charge for this class. If
your driver is enrolled in the online training through DMACC, the Face-to-Face class must be taken from DMACC.
2. Enroll your new drivers by completing the current registration spreadsheet and uploading through your district
secure link (a generated reply email will be sent confirming enrollment completed for (driver name) and (CRN#).
Class on Wednesday: Must be enrolled by 4:00 pm Monday.
Class on Saturday: Must be enrolled by 4:00 pm Thursday.
* Also, remember to upload a signed copy of the Certificate of Completion. Both spreadsheet and signed
certificate are required to be sent at the same time for enrollment.
3. If a driver is unable to attend, please email busdriving@dmacc.edu to drop the class at least 2 business days
before class.
Annual Renewal Training
Upload all registration spreadsheets through your district secure link (Need link? Email Lori)
Questions about annual renewal enrollments? Email DMACC registration: busdriving@dmacc.edu, or call 515-964-6800.
Check for seat availability at ce.dmacctraining.com > Professional Licensure/Relicensure > School Bus Drivers.
Who Takes This Training?
NEW drivers need not attend the annual renewal training in the same school year (July 1-June 30) they take
the New Driver Training unless they were hired in a previous school year. They must attend this class in the
following years to stay current.
All other drivers must attend this training between July 1 – June 30 every year in order to stay current. If they
do not attend, they will need to re-take the New Driver training (Dept. of Ed. requirement).
Registration Procedures:
1. Cost: $40. The course fee must be paid at time of enrollment.
2. Class Size: Class sizes are varied based on location.
3. Pre-registration is required
• If you have an assigned class location, please enroll the majority of your drivers at that location as seats are
available. Class location assignments help prevent districts having to travel more than approx. 30 min.
• You must pre-register your own drivers even if the class is held at your facility. Register your drivers early
as seats will not be held.
• If a driver comes to class and is not pre-registered, they will not receive credit for attending the class.
Registration closes 2 business days prior to the class:
Class on Wednesday: Must be enrolled by 4:00 pm Monday.
Class on Saturday: Must be enrolled by 4:00 pm Thursday.
4. Registration Information
• Please check our website at
click here to check seat availability in the assigned class location you are
planning to register into before you submit your enrollments.
• Enroll your drivers by completing the registration spreadsheet (current version in this year’s July email to
all districts from Lori) and upload through district secure link (Need secure link? Email Lori at
lahanze@dmacc.edu
.) NO GOOGLE DOCS ACCEPTED.
o NO HANDWRITTEN spreadsheets accepted.
o DO NOT ALTER REGISTRATION SPREADSHEET FORMAT.
o All fields with * are required.
o Click on link in District Code column to find your District Code.
o Full SSN is still required by DMACC for system to match student with correct student record.
o DMACC needs to have in writing that we have permission to bill the school for the tuition, so be
sure to complete the top portion of the spreadsheet.
o When providing a list of drivers, please submit separate files for each class (CRN#).
o A generated reply email will be sent confirming enrollment completed for (driver name) and (CRN#).
• Save copy of the blank registration spreadsheet for future use.
• If the driver is paying, they need to call Registration (515-964-6800) to enroll and pay via credit card OR
register and pay online at
ce.dmacctraining.com > Professional Licensure/Relicensure > School Bus Drivers.
They will need the CRN/Course # found on class schedule sheet to enroll.
Drop Policy
• If a driver is unable to attend, please email busdriving@dmacc.edu to request to drop them from the class at
least 2 business days before class. You must include the CRN# of the class and the name of the driver to
complete the drop.
• If a driver is registered by the school and does not attend the class and does not drop or transfer to another
class at least 2 business days before class, no refund will be given and the school will still be billed.
