20th Jubilee A


STN EXPO celebrates a milestone with provocative sessions on safety and security, special needs and more


WRITTEN BY RYAN GRAY AND SYLVIA ARROYO


lot can change in 20 years. While school buses are still yellow


and come in the general shapes and sizes of the early 1990s, and millions of children nationwide still rely on safe rides to and from school, the in-


dustry has grown by leaps and bounds. So, too, has the North American School Bus EXPO Conference and Trade Show grown up. From its humble beginnings as the School


Transportation News Western States Confer- ence and Trade Show, which was an evolution of an annual meeting of local state directors that included related workshops for student transporters, the STN EXPO has moved from Las Vegas to Reno, Nev., has more than dou- bled in size, become a national event and has attracted a global audience seeking insights into implementing safe school bus operations and student transportation programs.


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Te National Association of State Direc- tors of Pupil Transportation recognized STN founders Bill and Colette Paul during a July 23 brunch sponsored by Tomas Built Buses. Bill was also recognized for the leadership he provided in starting the Supplier’s Council. Te plaques bestowed to Bill and Colette Paul as well as the staff of STN were apropos, consid- ering the immense presence of state directors at the event for the past two decades, and even longer. Tis was the second consecutive year the NASDPTS Executive Board met at the Grand Sierra Resort in conjunction with the STN EXPO. State directors or their representatives from seven western states (Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and Colora- do) also met in preparation for the NASDPTS annual meeting scheduled for Grand Rapids, Mich., next month. In all, 13 state directors were attendance at the STN EXPO this year.


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