Grisham, standing to the left of Cobb County’s safety mascot “Hawkeye,” watches students and staff participate in a school bus evacuation drill that is part of the district’s Safe Rider student management program.


been runner-up in the state School Bus Safety Competition. “Average is the enemy of great,” Grisham stated.Te very first


rule—“Te Zero Rule of Life,” as he’s dubbed it, because it comes even before a “Rule #1”—is to keep a positive attitude to be able to better deal with anything that comes along in a day’s work. He relays this to new employees in a meeting held every three


and keep getting better,” Grisham said. “We’re here to help any school district in America,” he affirmed.


To that end, he has presented two webinars for STN on the topics of CCSD’s implementation of stop-arm cameras and push-to-talk communication systems. At this writing, both recorded webinars had been viewed hundreds of times, a testament to the far-reaching nature of Grisham’s influence. Also very involved at the state level, Grisham has spent the past


three years on the Georgia Association of Pupil Transportation’s board of directors and served as liaison to a state special needs committee. For the past four years, CCSD has either placed first or 8124 STN Nov '17 Print Ad-PRINT.pdf 1 9/21/17 2:06 PM


weeks. At the same time, he encourages new drivers in practical but vital details such as setting goals, being disciplined, watching their diet and putting the kids first. Even weekend alcohol con- sumption is an area of concern for him, so he often has random tests conducted on Mondays. “It takes work and effort, but you lay down a good frame-


work for leadership,” he said. “Put in the hard work at the beginning and it will all pay off, becoming easier to maintain and manage down the road.” Grisham recognizes the highest-performing top 10 percent of his


team every year, and works with those who didn’t perform so well. He shared his focus on moving people up and producing stronger


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