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bus operators about letting bin Laden’s death cause them to become complacent when on the look out for criminal and/or terrorist activity. Arrington also reminded bus drivers and other transportation professionals on the importance of the TSA’s First Observer program as well as the Intermodal Security Training and Exercise Program, or I-STEP, which provides exercise, training, and security planning tools and services to the transportation community. A free, June 14 STN webinar presented by TSA on how I-STEP can work for student transporters is archived at www.
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ECONOMIC REBOUND NOT YET EXPERIENCED AT DISTRICT LEVEL For months, we have heard talk of an economic rebound,
something school districts are still not experiencing. And it ap- pears a light at the end of the tunnel will not come any time soon. Te American Association of School Administrators re- sponded by publishing its ninth survey in a series on how the economic downturn is affecting school district planning. Te or- ganization’s poll of superintendent members nationwide found that 227,000 projected jobs cuts could be on the near horizon in the 2011-2012 school year as school districts continue to be placed between a proverbial rock and hard place when it comes to budget cuts. Of that amount, 62,530 classified jobs could be lost. Tis category includes student transportation as well as caf- eteria and maintenance workers. If divided evenly by three, this means 20,843 transportation jobs could be cut. Additionally, Dr. Lawrence Mishel of the Economic Policy Institute told AASA that education job cuts would deal a “devastating blow” to public education and will have a negative effect on economic recovery. “Every 100,000 education jobs lost will be roughly 30,000 jobs lost in other sectors due to lost spending and those laid off,” he said.
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NASDPTS LOSES SOME KEY MEMBERS If ever there was a year for retirement, this seemed to be it.
In all, seven state directors and members of the National Asso- ciation of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services left their posts in the last 12 months, some to enjoy retirement, and others to start new ventures in the private sector after years serving the public. After leaving his post with the Oklahoma
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