Transporting for Early Childhood/Preschool Programs Presenters: Jennifer Coleman & Nathaniel Whitney How can school districts, Head Start agencies and preschools better collaborate with transportation being a related service to classroom programs in order to provide the best possible student and teacher support?
Working With Families of Children With Autism or Very Special Needs Presenter: Patrick Mulick Training is not only necessary for transporting students with disabilities but also communicating and collaborating with their parents. Their special needs become even more so when autism or other conditions exist. Learn best practices from a special education professor from Fairfield University for fostering a supportive environment.
Pathways to Achieving Success as a Special Needs Transporter
Presenters: Heather Handschin & P.J. Lewis Passion for serving students and a positive attitude go a long way in making a great special needs transportation professional. Discuss how to foster these behaviors in staff and to couple them with training.
Coordination of Services Between Physical Therapy & Transportation
Presenters: Dianna Gates & Sara Scovitch Join two physical therapists that work with student transporters to discuss methods of easing communication and collaboration between departments for the benefit of students with severe physical disabilities.
Student Transportation Legal Update Presenter: Richard Kelly, Esq.
This lecture/discussion will address evolving legal decisions, statutes, regulations, and rules related to student transportation including criminal background checks, fitness for duty, CDL testing requirements, seat belts, and responsibility for injury sustained in alternate transportation, FERPA, HIPAA, OSHA, and a host of additional hot topics. The class will be presented lecture style with liberal opportunity to discuss your issues and questions.
Hiring and Firing Employees…Confidently and Legally Presenter: Grace Kelly, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Decisions to hire and fire employees are among the most important anyone can make. You want to focus on your business, not on claims of discrimination, defamation or other accusations that you violated the law. Learn how employment laws are in play during the hiring and firing process and practical ways to avoid legal pitfalls while incorporating best practices as you select or de-select employees.
Evolving Issues in School Transportation Contracts Presenter: Richard Kelly, Esq. Ideally, your contract is a road map for safe and secure student transportation. But, too often that is not the case. This course will help you understand both foundational contract concepts and evolving contract issues unique to student transportation. Class discussion will cover contract issues including negotiations, indemnity, cost allocation, and the broad intersection of legal and practical issues surrounding special needs transportation.
Perspectives on Special Ed Law & Policy Presenter: Melinda Jacobs, Esq. & Linda Bluth, Ed.D. Join the nation’s pre-eminent special education attorney and special needs policy and compliance expert in an open discussion about challenging situations with a viewpoint from multiple perspectives.
When FAPE Isn’t Free Presenter: Pete Meslin
IDEA guarantees a Free and Appropriate Public Education, but we all know that providing FAPE is not free for the service providers. If you’re looking for a pot of gold to help you solve these costly challenges, you may be out of luck. However, this class will provide you with several creative options to help you legally reduce costs without searching for the end of every rainbow.
Providing Good Customer Service to Prevent Issues Panelists: Debbie Rike & Roger Lacy It takes a village to raise a child as well as educate one. So, too, transportation requires multiple hands to affect a safe and comfortable bus ride. With the various “special needs” of students with disabilities, learn some practical tips from a veteran transportation director and trainer on how drivers and attendants don’t have to re-invent the wheel to make positive impacts.
Recruiting & Retaining Drivers/Attendants Presenters: John Benish & Barbara Lancaster Join a private school bus contractor and public school transportation professional to learn how to incorporate recruitment and retention programs into operations and why they can lead to success. Options, opportunities and restrictions are not always comparable, but sharing ideas can lead to innovative approaches.
Developing Individualized Service & Support Plans Presenters: Sue Shutrump & Nathaniel Whitney This session dives into how transportation departments can establish and foster collaboration with individual school sites, special education teachers, students and their families while also adequately training staff and disseminating required information through the IEP process.
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