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SEARCHProposals from the public for revisions and additions to the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures document are being sought for the 15th National Congress on School Transportation.
Proposals from the public for revisions and additions to the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures document are being sought for the 15th National Congress on School Transportation.
Revisions are to be submitted in the prescribed electronic format and layout. For 2010, the prescribed format requires documents made using Microsoft Word, with an 8½ by 11-inch, portrait-orientation page and font set to Bookman 12.
The layout must include, in order: 1) the current wording of the document; 2) the proposed revisions, additions or deletions; and, 3) the rationale for the change.
Revisions should be submitted to the appropriate coordinator or writing committee chairperson as listed below no later than Jan. 31, 2009.
For more information, visit http://ncstonline.org.
Pete Baxter, NCST Conference Chairperson, pbaxter@doe.in.gov
Bill Tousley, Special Committees Coordinator, bill.tousley@farmington.k12.mi.us
Tony Woodard, Terms and Definitions, tony.woodard@blue-bird.com
Nikki Hughes, Appendices Coordination, nhuges@sanjuan.edu
Bill Loshbough Resolutions, execuwest@aol.com
Chuck Huber, Crash Data Writing, chuck_huber@ncsd.k12.wy.us
Grant Reppert, Chronicling Innovations in School Transportation, grant_reppert@gwinnet.k12.ga.us
Dan Kobussen, Vehicle Specifications Coordinator, dan@kobussen.com
Mike Kenney, School Bus Specifications, mkenney@esd101.net
Bill Schroyer, Specially Equipped School Bus, bschroyer@escambia.k12.fl.us
Sharron VanCampen, School Bus Inspection, vancamps@michigan.gov
Don Carnahan, Operations Procedures Coordinator, carnahan@earthlink.net
Alex Robinson, General Operations, arobinson@sandi.net
Cheryl Wolf, Transportation for Students with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs, cwolf@lsc.k12.in.us
Charley Kennington, Infants, Toddlers, and Pre-Schoolers Operations, ckennington@esc4.net
Deborah Lincoln, School transportation Security and Emergency Preparedness, deborah.lincoln@state.or.us
Maxine Mougeot, School Activity Transportation, mmougeot@mt.gov
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