Welcome to the Cascade School District Transportation Department site. Cascade School District is one of the largest districts in the State of Washington in terms of area. We travel on both Blewett and Stevens Passes as well as the Lake Wenatchee, Chiwawa Loop and Plain areas. We also cover the towns of Dryden, Peshastin and Leavenworth. The square miles of Cascade School District is 1,175 and by comparison, the entire state of Rhode Island is 1,212 square miles.
All Cascade school buses meet or exceed Federal and State specifications. They are inspected twice yearly by the Washington State Patrol. Our driver and mechanic safety practices and efforts have yielded numerous, outstanding bus inspection awards over the past many years.
Safety being our number one priority, each driver must pass pre-employment drug screening, and a physical examination. They must also pass extensive Washington State Patrol and FBI criminal background checks and finger printing.
Next, each bus driver must complete an extensive initial training program as prescribed by the Washington Department of Licensing, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Cascade School District.
After initial training every driver must receive annual inservice training along with ongoing driving record checks, random drug and alcohol testing, ongoing medical examinations, pre-trip bus inspection & ride-along evaluations and first-aid training.
