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Training Program Merits Acclaim
December 1, 2001

At the National Association for Pupil Transportation’s (NAPT) Annual Conference last month in Nashville, Tenn., the Hillsborough County (Fla.) Schools...

Tips on Spec’ing Pre-K School Buses
December 1, 2001

Because the population of pre-kindergarten children being transported to and from schools, childcare centers and Head Start agencies in school buses h...

Don’t Make These Routing Errors
December 1, 2001
John Fahey, assistant superintendent at Buffalo (N.Y.) City School District, discusses the most common mistakes made during the routing process. L...
Negotiating Accommodations
December 1, 2001
As an employer, meeting the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can be confusing, but it doesn’t have to be traumatic. The key t...
Hints for De-Escalating Conflicts
December 1, 2001
In the field of school transportation, conflict is commonplace. Regardless of whether it exists between employees, students or parents, conflict can c...
What You Need to Know about Risk
December 1, 2001
School transportation managers deal with several risk management issues on a daily basis. What areas of risk-management training should be required of...
Should our Transportation Program Be Audited?
December 1, 2001
Our transportation department seems to be running smoothly, but I think it could be run more efficiently. How do I know if there’s a need for a third-...
A Busing Contract
December 1, 2001
To reduce behavior problems down the road, you may want to start the year off with a student busing contract that lays out expectations for appropriat...
Driver’s ‘Perfect’ for 24 Years
December 1, 2001
When Sue Ann Goethals found out that she had been chosen to receive the International Marketing Inc. School Bus Driver Excellence Award at the Nationa...
When to Suspend Bus Privileges
December 1, 2001
Rules for when you can suspend or expel a special-needs student from the bus are complex. Though we must adhere to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation A...
10 Tips for Crisis Intervention
December 1, 2001
1. Be empathetic. Don’t judge your students’ feelings. They are real, even if not based on reality. 2. Clarify messages. Listen to what is really b...
Internet-based
December 1, 2001
Dallas County Schools runs approximately 40,000 field trips annually for eight independent school districts as well as boys clubs, seniors groups and ...
Quick Tips
December 1, 2001
What to do if you find a bus defect The Office of Defects Investigation at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigates...
Crisis Calls for Smooth Interaction
December 1, 2001
Preventing all disastrous school bus accidents is impossible, but being ready to react when one occurs is extremely important. Practicing your operati...
Cooperate With Driver in Litigation
December 1, 2001
After being involved in a fatal accident, the bus driver was dismissed from employment. Once dismissed, he became uncooperative with his company’s def...
Anthrax, Landis and First Student
December 1, 2001
Two anthrax scares The pupil transportation industry has not been immune from terrorist alerts. In September, an anthrax scare forced the evacuatio...
5 Strategies to ‘Teach’ Your Drivers
December 1, 2001
In training your drivers to deal with student behavior on the bus, many valuable lessons can be learned from educators. The following ideas relate to ...
Judgment Call
December 1, 2001
You’ve hired a school bus driver, and he’s done satisfactory work for the first three months. Now you learn from one of your staff who worked with him...
Top 10 Discipline Mistakes
December 1, 2001
Behavior problems among passengers can lead to more than just an unruly school bus. School transportation managers indicate that rowdy students are on...
Sell Surplus Equipment
December 1, 2001
The Internet has become an invaluable resource for operators, but it may have capabilities that you’ve yet to tap into. In Utah, school districts are ...

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