Day 1 - First Day 2014 - Eric Conti, Burlington Public Schools Superintendent

This post first appeared on Dr. Conti's Blog

The first day is always filled with excitement and lots of smiles.  Burlington students are fortunate to oftentimes be picked up by the same driver for their entire career at a particular level.  The familiarity and the comfort of the students and parents is evident on my ride with Dottie Yeadon.  She and I often comment that largest smiles at the stops on the first day are always on the parents.

Thank you to all of our bus drivers from A&F Transportation.  The school day starts when students step on the bus.

Day 1 - Riding With Dottie (Part 5) - Eric Conti, Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Conti and Dottie

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I am always excited the first day of school. While not every student outwardly shares my enthusiasm, I know that inside they can’t wait to see their friends and to get back to school. The only other group that is happier for the start of the school year is the parents. The smiles on the faces of parents at the bus stops are priceless.

The opening day bus ride also reminds me of one of the many special characteristics of Burlington. There are countless school districts who operate with anonymous bus drivers. Clearly, Burlington parents prefer celebrity bus drivers. Drivers like Dottie are an important start and end to the first day back as well as every day that follows.

Thank you to A&F Bus Company and drivers like Dottie for another successful first day.