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November 2011 COVER STORY:


Leading by Example p. 44 Southern California school district’s Pete


Meslin wins 2011 STN Leadership Award by encouraging employees to ‘own’ their careers


Te transportation director of Newport-Mesa Unified School District, who has more than 30 years in the industry, has seen a complete transformation of the department and em- ployee morale since he took the reigns in 2004. Meslin attributes it to the types of employees he has hired and the culture of transparency and involvement.


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TWENTIETH YEAR ANNIVERSARY


November 2011 Volume XX Issue 11


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Owning It


2011 STN Leadership Award winner Pete Meslin is a master at motivation


Transportation directors, supervisors weigh in on challenges


What’s the solution to students left alone on school buses?


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2011 SURVEY


TRANSPORTATION


DIRECTORS, SUPERVISORS





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2011 Transportation Directors, Supervisors Survey p. 34 Readers share thoughts on wide-ranging issues affecting student transportation


Left Behind on the Bus p. 40 Student transporters weigh in on how they require drivers to check for children at the


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