Raymond Forsberg
Director of Transportation
Mesquite ISD
Director of Transportation
Mesquite ISD
Raymond Forsberg, a US military and law enforcement veteran,
has thirty years of experience in education and student transportation. When he
was eighteen, he started driving school buses for Laidlaw Transits, Inc. in the
San Diego Unified School District in his birthplace of San Diego, California.
He kept up his transportation career with Dallas County
Schools (DCS) after moving to Dallas in 2003. From 2003 to 2018, he worked at
multiple Service Centers as a school bus driver, supervisor, and driver
trainer, holding the positions of manager, supervisor, and interim director. In
2018, he remained with Dallas ISD as Manager, occasionally serving as interim
director to assist. In September 2021, he was promoted to director.
While advancing through the ranks, he had the opportunity to
participate in and complete the requirements of the Dallas ISD & UT Dallas
Manager 101, 201, and Director Leadership Development Program. In 2006 and 2020,
he was certified through TEEX as a School Bus Driver Instructor. He is an
active member of the Texas Association for Pupil Transportation (TAPT) and is a
Certified Transportation Official. In addition, he is a past president of the
North Texas Chapter of TAPT and served on its executive committee for five
years.