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expense paid trip to the 19th annual STN EXPO in Reno! Te package includes roundtrip airfare, hotel nights and registration, plus $100 spending money. Te contest, which runs each week day from April 2 through June 29 and consists of multiple-choice questions on the school bus industry, STN EXPO and STN magazine. Te more questions are answered correctly, the higher the chance of winning. Te winner will be notified by early July. To enter, visit
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“Learning Life Skills on the School Bus?” Go to
www.stnonline. com/webcasts to view the entire archived presentation. Te Feb. 28 event focused on travel training for students with special needs and how student transporters can use the school bus as a learning tool for helping these students gain independence later via public transit. Te webinar featured Ted Finlayson, student transportation
STN Webinar on Travel Training for Special Needs Students Now Available Didn’t have a chance to watch STN’s latest free webinar,
Then Play2Win We know how much people like freebies, so STN is once again holding its Play2Win trivia game contest, which means one lucky winner will get an all-
consultant and president of Safety Rules! in Syracuse, N.Y., and four representatives of Clarkstown Central School District, outside of New York City. Like all of our archived webinars, “Learning Life Skills on the School Bus” is available for 24/7 viewing. You can also download the PowerPoint presentation in our Special Needs Resources
section at
www.stnonline.com/resources/special- needs. Spread the word about this important topic!
Blogger, Attorney Peggy Burns Examines Crime,
Safety Implications on the School Bus We continue to update our blog section, which features a new entry by Peggy A. Burns, Esq., former
in-house counsel for Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Tornton, Colo. A regular STN contributor and the owner of Education Compliance Group examines “Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2011,” an annual study by the National Center for Education Statistics. Te study provides current info on school crime and student safety and covers topics such as victimization, bullying, school conditions and other factors. Burns said the study is worthy a look and shares her thoughts on how school transportation professionals can use the information. Head over to
www.stnonline.com/go/875 to learn more about the study.
Web Exclusive on New School Bus Driver Training Facility in Virginia Our latest homepage Web exclusive, “Fairfax County Public Schools Spices Up School Bus Driver Training,” discusses the extensive
and efficient training provided by the Fairfax County Public Schools. Te district has upgraded to a newer location that better suits local instructional requirements. A bus driving simulator room allows up to four drivers at a time to get the feel of driving a real bus. A large part of this experience is getting bus driver trainees acquainted with the two-way radio system so they are more comfortable behind the wheel. Many other areas of the training facility are specifically designed to ensure all new bus drivers obtain the knowledge and skills to make them ready for the road. After all, they are responsible for the most precious cargo. Visit
www.stnonline.com/home/web-exclusive for details on and photos of the new training center.
12 School Transportation News Magazine April 2012
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