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NEEDS SURVEY READERS REPORT ON HOW THEY ARE MANAGING TRANSPORTING THIS


STUDENT POPULATION WRITTEN BY SYLVIA ARROYO & RYAN GRAY


Student transporters responded to a


survey sent in December that sought to gauge how departments were being affected by several issues, from student homelessness and the selection of integrated child seats, to whether or not they employ certified child passenger safety technicians and how training is conducted for evacuations. Nearly 170 of the 4,000 magazine


subscribers who noted their titles as trans- portation director or supervisor responded for a return rate of more than 4 percent. Following are their responses that shed light on the current state of special needs transportation operations. 


➤ Over the past calendar year, did you see an impact to transportation regarding reported shortages of attention-deficit drugs for students?


16% 44% 43%


None of the above Other


Technician (s) & Instructor (s) Technician(s )only


Instructor(s) only 15% 14% 14%


➤ Do you have Certified Passenger Safety Technicians/Instructor-certified employees on staff? (Completion of classroom and hands-on certification course is required.)


47% 10%


No to our operations


➤ Does your operation specify integrated child seats on school buses?


➤ Does your operation transport pre-K students?


I don’t know Not applicable


7% Yes 6%


➤ Does your district offer credits to middle- or high-school students for assisting special needs or pre-K students into and out of CSRS?


37% 63% 80%


16% 4%


92%


No


Yes


Yes


No


Other


No


Yes


Other


16 School Transportation News February 2013


4%


4%


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