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Articlesby StaffApril 23, 2013

New Collins exec shifts from red to yellow

With a background in the fire truck industry, Dan Peters comes to Collins Bus Corp. with a keen understanding of the importance of building a top-quality vehicle for the job of protecting people.

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2013

Safety director from Minnesota earns special-needs endorsement

Caryn Erickson of Adam Services Inc. completes the National Association for Pupil Transportation program, which provides educational opportunities for transportation personnel who serve students with disabilities.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2013

Virginia pupil transporter completes special-needs training

Darlene Marshall with Fauquier County Public Schools is the latest person to complete the National Association for Pupil Transportation's (NAPT) Special Needs Transportation Training Program. The program has a core curriculum that consists of six special-needs courses, and it is supplemented by two courses of elective instruction from the NAPT Professional Development Series Program.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2013

Durham School Services raises $6,400 for Special Olympics

The school bus contractor’s Lake Villa, Ill., terminal provides shuttle bus service for the Lake Bluff Polar Plunge, and 15 employees participate in the plunge, raising the money for Special Olympics Illinois.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2013

VIDEO: Bus driver allegedly kicks special-needs student

Footage from the September incident released last month shows Stephanie Wilkerson thrusting her left foot forward, and it makes contact with an autistic child on the bus’ stairs, who then falls. Wilkerson was fired from her position at a Florida district following the incident, and she faces a charge of aggravated child abuse.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2013

Colorado team wins special-needs roadeo

Myra Walstead and Jesse Hill from Academy School District 20 take first place in the annual National Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo. The runner-up teams hail from Georgia and California.

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Articlesby StaffMarch 1, 2013

Achieving efficiency in special-needs bus service

In conducting our 2013 Special-Needs Survey, we asked recipients what efficiencies or cost savings they’ve been able to achieve in special-needs transportation, and how they did so. Here are some responses.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2013

4 more complete NAPT special-needs training

Three officials from school districts in Colorado and one from a school district in Tennessee are the latest to complete the association’s Special Needs Transportation Training Program. The program has a core curriculum that consists of six special-needs courses in a variety of settings, and it is supplemented by two courses of elective instruction from the NAPT Professional Development Series Program.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 1, 2013

Student tracking app aims to increase reimbursements

With the Patron Attendance and Tracking Solution, created by Kevin McGuire of Michigan City (Ind.) Area Schools, bus personnel select students' photos on a tablet as they board or exit the bus. After fully implementing the app on its special-needs buses, the district expects a 20% increase in Medicaid reimbursements.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 20, 2013

Dan Peters named new president of Collins Bus Corp.

Peters replaces Kent Tyler, who was appointed president and CEO of E-ONE Inc. "Collins Bus will be in skilled hands with Dan at the helm," Tyler says.

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