STN ONLINE 2013 Conference and Trade Show STN EXPO EARLY BIRD
REGISTRATION Register now for the STN EXPO on July 20-24 in Reno,
Nev. at
www.stnexpo.com. Early-bird registration ends March 31. This year we are celebrating our 20th anniversary of the EXPO! Keep a look out for photos that we will be posting on
www.stnexpo.com as well as some conference materials from the past years of memorable moments in the school transportation industry. Turn to page 4 to view a schedule-at-a-glance for this exciting year at the EXPO!
SCHOOL BUS SECURITY EXPERT AT STN EXPO
Mo Canady
We’re excited to announce that Mo Canady, executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO), will provide a keynote presentation at our upcoming 2013 STN EXPO in Reno, Nev. Canady is a retired lieutenant of the City of Hoover, Ala., Police Department’s School Support Division. His address is sched- uled for the July 23 brunch event sponsored by Tomas Built Buses. Check out more on Canady and
his presentation on what NASRO says it takes to keep schools and school buses safe and secure at
www.stnonline.com/go/18.
Pete Meslin BLOGS:
'Tree Words'; Tips for Student Management on the School Bus
Te impact of what you say
Recognizing a Hero Slain Alabama school bus driver Charles “Chuck” Poland,
Jr., was nominated by Judge William B. Matthews of the Midland City Municipal Court to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Tis nomination came after Poland was shot and killed as he shielded 20 students from a gunman on his bus. For the full story, and to learn what else is being done in Poland’s honor, visit
www.stnonline.com/go/1e.
may be far greater than you think. In a blog titled, “Tree Words,” Pete Meslin, director of transportation at Newport- Mesa Unified School District in Costa Mesa, Calif., writes about his return home from a recent trip to Puerto Rico, and how three simple words began a conversation that may have turned someone’s day around. Read this blog at
www.stnonline.com/go/1c. In another blog, “Tips
for Student Management on the School Bus,” Darrel
16 School Transportation News March 2013
Christie of Brown Bus Company in Nampa, Idaho, provides useful steps to a proper student write-up. In his experience, he says skipping one of these steps typically causes the student counseling effort to be less productive. He continues by saying that in following these steps, parents tend to be less angry with the administration, and there are fewer repeat student offenders in the long run. Check out Christie’s blog at
www.stnonline.com/go/1b.
Darrel Christie
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