Department & Staff

Transportation Department

Mission and Demographics

Students Exiting Bus

Mission

To provide safe, on time, and cost effective transportation service for students, and to provide a quality vehicle repair and maintenance program which ensures a safe, economical vehicle operation.

Demographics

The Transportation Department is organized in four service areas:

  • Administration & Planning
  • School Bus Operations
  • Safety & Training
  • Vehicle Repair & Maintenance

The department's transportation services Prince William County students, covering a 345-square-mile area that stretches from the Potomac River to the Bull Run Mountains. (Support within the county does not include Manassas and Manassas Park cities.) About 61,000 of an estimated 90,500 students are transported to and from school by buses, using over 800 buses which travel 10 to 11 million miles per school year.

Eligibility for Transportation - Code of Virginia

The Code of Virginia, Section 22.1-176, permits school boards to provide transportation for eligible pupils, but does not require them to do so. Public school bus service in Prince William County is for all eligible students living more than of one mile from their assigned school. Special provisions are arranged for students with disabilities.

Contact the transportation customer service team

Contact Information

Shirley M. Posey
Director of Transportation Department
571-402-3912
PoseySM@pwcs.edu

Heather Handschin
Supervisor of Bus Operations
571-402-3914
HandscHB@pwcs.edu

Maurice Moore
Supervisor of Transportation Planning
571-402-3922
MooreMW@pwcs.edu

Chris Scholz
Customer Service Coordinator
571-402-3860
ScholzCC@pwcs.edu

Lyron Woodard
Customer Service Coordinator
571-374-6556
WoodarLR@pwcs.edu

Jennifer Strom
Safety and Training Coordinator
571-402-3863
StromJ@pwcs.edu

Melissa Posey
GPS Coordinator
571-374-6557
PoseyM@pwcs.edu

Mary Hayes
Specialty Programs
571-402-3916
HayesME@pwcs.edu

Ronald Wilkins
Central Bus Routes
571-402-3942
WilkinRJ@pwcs.edu

Julie Jones-Watkins
Eastern Bus Routes
571-402-3962
JonesJM1@pwcs.edu

Danny Younce
Western Bus Routes
571-402-3980
YounceDL@pwcs.edu

Jennifer Coble
Specialized Transportation Bus Routes
571-402-3850
CobleJM@pwcs.edu

David Walton
Supervisor of Vehicle Services
703-361-7414
WaltonDC@pwcs.edu