your ducks in a row when negotiating transportation plans that involve alternative forms of transportation related to a student’s fragility, severe behaviors or residential placements.


Managing Behaviors of Students with Special Needs: Transportation Challenges (NAPT PDS 805)* Presenter: Alexandra Robinson, M.Ed. In this four-hour course takes an in-depth look at behavior management strategies that emphasize best practices for supporting a safe school bus environment. Learn behavior management strategies that emphasize best practices for supporting a safe school bus environment.


OT/PT/Transporter Forum Presenters: Dianna Gates, Charley Kennington, Miriam Manary, Sue Shutrump, Nathaniel Whitney & Chris Yarber (Q’Straint) This annual forum addresses timely issues related to wheelchair securement and occupant protection for students who use wheelchairs. The first two hours will examine obstacles related to full implementation/integration of the revisions to WC 18, 19 and 20 standards. The final two hours take on perplexing cases in related to securing riders/ wheelchairs on the bus.


Avoiding & Solving Communications Breakdowns With Parents & Special Ed


Presenters: Dianna Gates, Heather Handschin, P.J. Lewis & Robert Meacham Taking the right tone and approach is the best way to avoid communication breakdowns. In this session, you’ll hear how kid gloves may work better than boxing gloves. You’ll pick up tried-and-true tips from people who know the ropes when it comes to working successfully with people outside your own department.


Creating Evacuation Plans for Students With Special Needs & Preschoolers Presenter: Kathleen Furneaux


What does your training program say about planning to evacuate students with special needs and preschoolers during a school bus incident? Uncover the vital steps to successfully preparing or re-writing evacuation plans and their effect on bus routes, IEPs and more.


Specialized Transportation Skills Assessment (NAPT PDS 803)*


Presenter: Sue Shutrump & Nathaniel Whitney This four-hour, hands-on course is a substitute for the traditional “roadeo.” Participants will perform: Pre-Trip/ Check, Wheelchair Loading, Wheelchair securement, Managing Challenging Student Behaviors, Emergency Event/Evacuation, and Car Seat Securement in a hands-on collaborative setting. Maximum of 25 attendees.


HEAD START & PRESCHOOLERS


Transportation Roundtable A to Z: Basics of Section 1310 Presenters: Sunny Chun, Diane Clinkscales & Stan Coriz Much is required of Head Start transportation operations, but little detail or guidance is available on such standards as vehicle costing, parent training, pre- and post-trip inspections, and much more. With Head Start revising the


Performance Standards, introduce yourself to these federal requirements and priorities.


Operational Teamwork, Communications & Leadership Presenter: John Roden Learn tips for meeting the federal requirements for informing both staff and parents about transportation regulations for the safety of students, addressing the diverse needs of families, enhancing training and improving the overall quality of the Head Start operations.


Preparing the Non-Mechanical Employee for Vehicle & Compliance Inspections Presenter: Diane Clinkscales


What should a vehicle inspection program look like? How can they differ by vehicle over the lifetime of that vehicle? Learn how your operation can actually comply with federal transportation regulations from a seasoned transportation and facilities supervisor. Gain valuable information on how to set about making sense of all that is expected of you and your employees.


Bridging the Gap Between Technology & Driver Training Presenter: Stan Coriz In today’s age of technology advances in school buses and allowable alternative vehicles, there’s no promise that grant funds will cover the incremental costs of Head Start transportation. Still, more and more vehicles are coming equipped with the latest bells and whistles designed to make driver’s jobs easier and more efficient. But learn why nothing will ever beat good, old driver training to ensure operations are the safest they can be.


Fostering Community Partnerships Presenter: Stan Coriz Learn the importance of developing memorandums of understanding and other agreements with other local public as well as private organizations that are designed to assist Head Start transporters in providing the best possible service and training to the students and parents as well as their own employees.


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