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STN Digital Magazine Edition Have you checked out the STN Digital Edition? Te October issue is live on our home page at stnonline.
com and is a convenient way to view our magazine right from your computer. Not only can you look at the current month’s issue, but you can also check out past issues that you may have missed or want to read again. Click on the magazine cover image on the home page, then click on Recent Issues to access an archive of previous issues. Te Digital Edition can also be downloaded and saved. Tis paper-friendly way to view the magazine is a perfect for staying organized and clutter free!
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New Web Poll Online With so much news media coverage on stop-arm cameras and the effort to
catch violators who speed past stopped school buses, our web poll for this month, sponsored by Durham School Services, asks “Does your state or district allow for the installation of stop-arm cameras to report illegal school bus passers?” Find our web poll on our homepage near the Wire Reports section.
TSD Conference Registration is Open! Registration for the 22nd Transporting Students with Disabilities & Preschoolers
(TSD) Conference is officially open at
www.tsdconference.com. Te conference is scheduled for March 8-13, 2013, in Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Not only will the conference offer educational sessions and workshops, but also a trade show and a Rodeo skills competition for both bus drivers and attendants. Te TSD Conference is a way for special needs student transporters to band together and have the opportunity to learn and network. Register online to reserve your spot at STN’s newly acquired conference.
The Iconic School Bus Gets a Makeover “Conversation Starter” on page 46 describes a school bus design project by GK
Design International Inc., of Lakewood, Calif.-based that specializes in many areas of design, but the project of designing a modern-style, electric-powered bus was a special task. Our Web Exclusive this month features comments from industry officials about the GK Design project. Bruce Miles, the chair of the School Bus Manufacturers Technical Council, commented that there still would be a lot of work to be done to make the bus operational, while Tomas Built Bus officials discuss the importance of innovation in order to revolutionize the school bus industry. Visit
www.stnonline. com/home/web-exclusive for more.
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