■ SAFETY & SECURITY The Team Approach to Improving Behavior on the Bus


Presenter: Gina Crump


Behavior problems on the bus can potentially have a negative impact on the entire school day. We can best support drivers in their efforts to improve student behavior on the bus by utilizing a team approach that involves all of the key players. By gaining the support of parents and school building personnel, we can strengthen the message that our expectations for good behavior on the bus are the same as those in the building. Walk away from this workshop with a practical menu of suggestions for involving the key players in your school district.


■ MAINTENANCE & TECHNOLOGY


Green Certification for the Shop Presenter: David Anderson Learn how school bus maintenance operations can reduce their carbon footprint beyond simply bus emissions by embracing green practices and processes. It worked for this school district, and it can work for yours.


■ MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS Management & Leadership Are Not the Same Thing


Presenter: Tim Ammon Transportation Directors are increasingly taking on more responsibilities, whether they seek them or not. This trend of adding duties requires skills outside the traditional realms of expertise. This means you have to separate managing an operation from leading an organization. How do you do that? What are the key differences and similarities between leading and managing? How can you prepare yourself and your organization for the transition you will need to make from manager to leader?


4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.


■ GREEN BUS SUMMIT Thomas Built Buses Alt-Fuels Training: CNG


■ SPECIAL NEEDS & HEAD START Understanding the New 2016 Training Protocol


for Drivers & Monitors Presenter: David Stoeger Learn what the new federal standards for Head Start transportation operations mean for school bus driver and monitor training mean and how they affect the service of all students, especially those with disabilities.


■ MAINTENANCE & TECHNOLOGY


True Cost of Maintenance Programs Presenter: Bob Pudlewski


How does your maintenance cost stack up against the industry average? Using data compiled from a STN survey this session will explore the variances and impact of bus type, fleet age and location has on maintenance expense. Also detailing modern trends in school bus equipment maintenance practices.


■ MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS


What Is Your Business Plan? Presenter: Michael Shields


Do you have plans for your department’s success? Learn some steps you can employ to improve and increase your success. Tight budgets, competing for dollars, expanding services — where do you start?


4:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.


■ SAFETY & SECURITY Surviving a School Bus Fire Presenter: Denny Coughlin


This workshop will discuss the history or fires on school buses. We will explore the sources of fires, characteristics of a fire, and what we need to understand to survive a school bus fire. We will explain evacuation times and how to increase the chances of a successful evacuation and search, if necessary.


Monday, July 25 | 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.


■ GREEN BUS SUMMIT Emerging Alt-Fuel Trends for School Buses Moderator: Andrew Burnham Presenters: Brian Carr, Ralph Knight & Rick Wallace Hear from industry experts about the promise of electric as well as renewable diesel and natural gas for bus fleets in addition to how solar energy may play a role.


■ SPECIAL NEEDS & HEAD START What Federal Monitoring Teams Look for in


Head Start Transportation? Presenter: David Stoeger


An important component of the revised federal Head Start standards for transportation operations is the regular inspection by monitors who are looking for agency compliance. Learn what precisely they are looking for and how to ensure your training, vehicles and equipment can make the grade.


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