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Special-Needs Transportation
  Welcome to Special-Needs Transportation!
Transportation of children with special needs is a challenging task for school bus operators. This special site is designed to provide the industry with information that will assist in this process. Keep coming back to this site to take advantage of new resources that will be posted on a regular basis.		  
TOP STORY NEWS
 
 
Fine-Tuning Special-Needs Training Programs
November 2007
Advanced training includes meeting with each driver team individually, tailoring training to teams' routes and documenting training sessions. These practices will help in creating successful driver teams for special-needs passengers.

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5/5/2008 Building and Maintaining a Partnership with Special Educators
Educational literature is overflowing with encouragement to build partnerships. Whether it’s due to lack of knowledge or opportunity, or fear of commitment, transportation departments generally don’t enter into these relationships — but much can be accomplished through joint effort.
5/5/2008 EPA awards grant for District of Columbia school buses
Money will be used to install emission-control equipment on 22 buses that serve special-needs students.
5/5/2008 First Student donates $5,000 to special-needs organization
Company honored for contribution during reception for National Autism Awareness Month.
5/5/2008 Special-Needs Briefs — 5/5/08
Special-needs student told to crawl under train to board bus — Group protests assault-immunity law — Special-needs teen suffers beating on bus
4/7/2008 Florida team wins special-needs roadeo again
Driver Ed Lipsey and attendant Ann England have taken top honor four times since 2001.
 
  RESEARCH   WEB POLL  
  Time and Money Equal Key Concerns


Survey finds the average cost of transporting a special-needs student to be nearly six times the cost for a regular-ed student. Many respondents say they struggle to maintain efficiency while keeping ride time down.
 
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