A LOOK AT SOME OF THE


BENEFITS THAT A LEADER PROVIDES


Collins Bus is the leader in the Type A school bus market for good reason.


CONTENTS


APRIL 2014 VOLUME 23 ISSUE 04 44


COVER STORY


FOR HIRE | 44 School districts discuss why they contract, and the lessons they’ve learned


COUNT, LISTEN AND THEN ACT | 52 Districts should tally stop-arm running incidents, consult with drivers and work with police and the courts when weighing enforcement strategies


TWO-STEPPIN’ IN NASHVILLE | 56 TSD Conference general sessions, workshops cover pressing operational, safety and training-related issues for special needs transporters


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ON THE COVER Dennis Maple, the new president of First Student, and Dr.


800.533.1850 www.collinsbuscorp.com 4 School Transportation News April 2014


Pamela C. Brown, superintendent of Buffalo (N.Y.) Public Schools, oversee teams that manage all the student transportation operations. In one way or another, the relationship goes back some 30 years. They discuss the questions that need answers when contracting out these services. PHOTO COURTESY: KC Pratt Photography


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