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WEB EXCLUSIVE COVERS UNITED ARAB EMIRATE'S FIRST TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE, NEXT STEPS
The pupil transportation industry may be mature in the
United States but not in other parts of the world, such as the United Arab Emirates. In April the city of Dubai held an inaugural conference on its school transportation system, and invited representatives from 17 countries, including offi- cials from the National Association for Pupil Transportation. NAPT Executive Director Mike Martin and NAPT President
Alex Robinson attended the First Annual Conference on Shaping Sustainable School Transportation with Policy, At- titude and Action. Prior to this, Dubai officials had attended the NAPT Summit in October 2012 to learn more about U.S. safety standards and equipment for school buses. Learn more about the developing collaboration between the two countries thanks to the efforts of officials like Martin and Robinson, who will share more on these meetings at
www.stnonline.com/home/web-exclusive.
£ NAPT President Alex Robinson, left, and NAPT Executive Director Mike Martin visit with transportation officials in Dubai in April.
New in Web Resources: Guidance on
Bullying of Students With Special Needs Visit
www.stnonline.com/resources/special-needs/web-resources to read
“OSERS Guidance on Bullying of Students with Disabilities.” Accessed via the Web Resources link on the right-hand side of the special needs section page, this document by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services is an overview of school districts’ responsibilities to ensure that students with disabilities who are subject to bullying continue to receive a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Are You in the Clouds
With the Cloud? Our September magazine issue examined the
technological innovations transportation depart- ments have implemented, including cloud-based file sharing and storage to streamline operations and provide consistency. While some are just learning about cloud storage, others already are em- bracing it and have applied that system throughout the department, making it easy for supervisory staff to access the same files at different time, whether they are at work or working remotely. In a recent survey about use of technology in
transportation, about 59 percent of those who responded said their operation utilizes cloud computing and file sharing. Now we’d like to hear from you. Visit the
www.stnonline.com home page and vote in our new Web Poll to let us know if your operation uses the cloud.
12 School Transportation News October 2013
CURRICULUM RAMPS UP FOR 2014 TSD CONFERENCE As we work on the curriculum for next year’s TSD Conference, we’ll be posting the
latest information at
www.tsdconference.com. Some general topics to be discussed at the conference, held Feb. 28 to March 5 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Conven- tion Center in Nashville, include interventions when transporting older students, safety training and evacuation plans for students with special considerations. In the meantime, visit the TSD website for a schedule at a glance, as well as regis-
tration and hotel information. Early-bird registration is open until Nov. 15. Tose who register during this time will save $100 from the standard registration fee.
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