Iowa Department of Education

Calendars

School Bus Driver Training

A schedule of in-service classes from across the state along with other school bus driver training opportunities such as state and national conferences.

Inspection Schedules 

School bus inspections are required twice each year on every vehicle that is used as a school bus in Iowa. Conducted by the Iowa Department of Education with assistance from the Iowa State Patrol, Owen Freese conducts the inspections in Western Iowa while Verlan Vos conducts the inspections in Eastern Iowa. Inspection criteria can be found in the “Maintenance and Inspections Manual” under “Publications & Reports” on this website.

The following links provide bus inspection schedules for both inspectors: Two inspectors, Verlan Vos in the East and Owen Freese in the West conduct school bus inspections on behalf of the Iowa Department of Education. The following links provide bus inspection schedules for both inspectors:

West (Inspector - Owen Freese)

East (Inspector - Verlan Vos)