gether.” With this perspective taking workshop, autism specialist Patrick Mulick shows how parents of students in special education often end up becoming isolated and unsupported. Small ways are demonstrated how we all can connect with families, creating greater collaboration between school, home, and transportation. Reaching out does not have to take a lot of effort, but it does take an effort, and it is an effort that can be life changing for families and students.
2:45 P.M. – 3:45 P.M. Crash-Testing’s Guide to Safe Wheelchair & Occupant Securement Operations & Safety Presenter: Miriam Manary
This workshop will explain best practice of wheelchair transportation safety using crash test footage to illustrate the negative consequences of misuse and non-use.
2:45 P.M. – 3:45 P.M. Preparing Protocols for Service Animals Policy & Law Presenter: Vinh Nguyen, J.D., M.B.A. This session will discuss the requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with respect to students who use animals to assist them because of their disabilities.
4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Dispatch as Keystone of Special Needs Transportation Operations & Safety Presenter: Kathleen Furneaux
Being a transportation dispatcher can be a stressful job. Receive an overview of how to effectively train your dispatchers to better manage their time and respond to emergencies as well as improve their two-way radio, telephone, written and personal communications. What specific techniques do they need to improve customer service and build positive relationships with their custom- ers? How can they better document community and pa- rental complaints? Contribute to and even directly affect positive employee morale?
4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Creating a Safety Culture in Transportation Departments
Policy & Law/Leadership & Collaboration Presenter: Fred Doelker & Kenny West
4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Effectively Communicating Services Via IEP Documents Leadership & Collaboration Presenter: Pete Meslin
This session will describe several options to systematically gather timely, relevant transportation information. It will also provide procedural guidelines to help ensure all service providers are appropriately “looped”. Whether the source of the data is the parent, teacher, therapist, nurse, bus attendant or a bus driver, our students deserve and re- quire that we know what is necessary to serve them properly.
5:15 P.M. – 6:15 P.M. Who’s Who & What’s What: Kickoff 2017 New Social Networking Event
SUNDAY, MARCH 19 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
NHTSA Child Passenger Safety Restraint Systems on School Buses
Instructors: Charley Kennington, Miriam Manary, Sue Shutrump, Cheryl Wolf
8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
Fostering Positive Interactions with Autistic Students General Session Presenters: Kate Movius, Patrick Mulick & Special Guests Students with autism should be celebrated for their unique- ness but at times, their behavior and methods of commu- nication can be misunderstood. Without having the right supports in place, minor meltdowns might lead to major escalations - and even the involvement of law enforcement. Learn from the nation’s top autism trainers about how to effectively collaborate with local police and school resource officers in order to achieve the most positive outcomes. Through this unique training, student transporters can meet the tenets of IDEA by providing important life lessons on independence for these children.
10:15 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Bus in the Classroom Operations & Safety Presenter: Pete Meslin The Bus in the Classroom (BIC) is a thorough transportation skill curriculum which teaches students how to behave in and around the bus. Until now, students were left to learn transportation safety skills in adult transition programs. This program, unlike those, starts early and teaches often — building safety skills and proper bus behaviors as students progress. This class will show actual video of school bus drivers and office staff successfully educating students both in the special-ed classroom and on the bus.
10:15 A.M. - 11:15 A.M. Writing Outcome-Based Job Descriptions & Performance Reviews
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