Greenville County (S.C.) Schools’ Special Needs Physical Performance Test is conducted every year to ensure that special-needs drivers and attendants have the skills and abilities required to do the job.
PHOTOS: Special-Needs Physical Testing Program
Greenville County (S.C.) Schools’ Special Needs Physical Performance Test (SNPPT) for aides and drivers is composed of 11 standards. Shown here, Teena Mitchell (left), special-needs transportation coordinator for the district, tests a driver on SNPPT standard number 7, which is securing cam straps around a seat and securing a safety vest within three minutes.
Here, a driver is evaluated on her ability to maneuver a wheelchair onto and off of the lift.
The driver is also tested on SNPPT standard number 5, which is the ability to load and secure a wheelchair within five minutes.
Here, a driver demonstrates his ability to properly secure wheelchair retractors.
Trainees must also show that they know how to read and carry out a doctor’s order, such as administering Diastat, medication for seizures.