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toward his eventual success in Seattle. “When I returned from Seattle with my
award, the guys at the shop all gave me a hard time about being a superstar, but they were all glad Colorado was able to bring home the award,” Maloney said. He added that he enjoys his position with Douglas County Schools, noting, “Every day can be an adventure, especially in the winter.” Technicians are often called upon to rescue school buses, drivers and passengers during breakdowns, which in Colorado may take place during blizzards and ice storms. A husband and father of two, Maloney also finds time to be an active volunteer fire- man in the town of Elbert, where he lives. Meanwhile, Middleton used the extensive
training he receives at Tulsa Public Schools to win the America’s Best School Bus In- spector title. He is a master craftsperson who had just celebrated his eighth anniversary at the district. “Tis win is reflective of the decades of
experience available to assist with training garage staff to support a safe and secure fleet, enabling drivers to provide a quality school bus ride to and from school and to
support a positive learning environment for every student, every day, without exception,” said Rosalyn Vann-Jackson, director of transportation for Tulsa Public Schools. She added that district transportation
staff receives free training from vendors, and select employees also receive job- specific training. Employees are also eligible for outside training, which includes courses taught by the Tulsa Technology Center, as well as certification training for the district’s CNG buses and for ASE and General Motors certifications. Tulsa Public Schools is the second-largest student transportation operation in Okla- homa, as it buses more than 19,000 students daily on the largest fleet of CNG buses in the state. Te district has a total enrollment of 40,000.
Te date and location for the 11th Annu-
al America's Best event was not available at press time, though historically it is held in late September.
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