A main event of the TSD Conference is the Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo, which celebrates its 17th year in existence. The Roadeo is fun and educational for teams and judges alike.


transportation director, and he told me the street isn’t busy enough to have to pick him up on the safety side. What can I do? I’m afraid for my son.” Tere’s a lot going on in that question, aside from


how to more effectively communicate with a parent, and it is a good example to highlight topics that will be addressed during the conference. Insights on procedural issues, like those inherent in


that director’s action, will emerge during many “gold standard” sessions, including “Basics of Special Needs Transportation,” conducted by special needs transpor- tation specialist Cheryl Wolf and Kala Henkensiefken, transportation coordinator at District 181 in Brainerd, Minn., and the state’s 2012 Transportation Administra-


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tor of the Year. “Te Basics” seminar is offered annually, and is favored by those new to the job as well as by vet- eran transporters who appreciate a review of the founda- tions of IDEA policies, operations and best practices. Concerns regarding student safety will come into play


during “Best Tips from Safety Trainers,” a panel led by industry consultant and former transportation director George Horne. And changes in service delivery that result in system efficiencies are demonstrated in “Safe Integration of Students with Special Needs onto Tra- ditional Bus Routes,” co-presented by Newport-Mesa Director of Transportation Pete Meslin and Sue Shut- rump, the occupational therapist for Turnbull County (Ohio) Education Services Center.


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