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5:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. | Frisco 2 ¢Then, Now & Tomorrow: Shared Wisdom from Special Needs Transportation Experts Opening General Session Facilitator: Peggy Burns Panelists: Linda Bluth, Pauline Gervais, Alexandra Robinson & Sue Shutrump Join TSD Conference Tenured Faculty to kick off the week of intense training with a panel discussion on the major tenets of transporting students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Ask questions of the conference’s founding members and take inventory of the past quarter century, as you prepare your educational and training takeaways for the week ahead.


Saturday, March 10


7:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. | Frisco 1 ¢Foundations of Special Needs Operations & Safety Presenter: Pauline Gervais This session will provide the foundations of special needs transportation including an overview of federal law, train- ing best-practices, the role of Head Start and preschool, McKinney-Vento homeless regulations, and operations.


8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. | Ranger/Sea Biscuit/Traveller ¢Dispatcher Training: Roles and Responsibilities Law & Policy Presenter: Kathleen Furneaux 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.


9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. ¢Roadeo Competition at Frisco ISD


10:15 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. | Frisco 3 ¢Utilizing Preschool Transportation to Prevent Homelessness Leadership & Collaboration Presenter: Barbara Duffield Children in quality preschool programs are more likely to graduate from high school. Learn how the Every Student Succeeds Act amended the McKinney-Vento Act to increase preschool access and stability for homeless children and what it means to you, the transporter.


12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. Lunch on your own


1:45 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. | Frisco 1 ¢Personalized Training Strategies for Special Education Transporters Operations & Safety Presenter: Fred Doelker We’ve decided that the school bus and the infrastruc- ture that has been established around it should be the safest transportation system there is. However, just


what have we decided that this means? Is the mere fact that few children in our care are not killed onboard the bus enough to call it safe? If we just knock off a mirror here or there or put a few dents on our vehicle (or others) before returning to base are we OK? And what does it really mean when we tell our employees that it’s their responsibility to provide a “safe” ride?


¢IDEA Dispute Resolution Strategies for Student Transporters | Ranger/Sea Biscuit/Traveller Law & Policy Presenter: Jo Anne Blades Difficult emotions usually accompany difficult conver- sations. Learn information and strategies for communi- cating with parents when emotions are high. Through examples and techniques, learn what lies beneath those emotions to assist you in communicating with confidence.


¢Wellness Programs for Healthier & Physically Able-to-Perform Employees | Frisco 3 Leadership & Collaboration Presenters: John Benish, Jr. & Arby Creach With more than two-thirds of the U.S. population con- sidered overweight or obese, now is as an important time as ever to be cognizant of our drivers' health. The rise in overweight and obese adults puts us at greater risk of developing diseases such as diabetes and cardio- vascular disease. This workshop will cover strategies for and challenges to implementing wellness programs.


3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. | Frisco 1 ¢Survive to Thrive: Making Human Resources Work for Your Transportation Operation Operations & Safety Presenter: Mark Hinson In light of pressures to maintain a productive and stable workforce, the professional relationship you cultivate with HR and other internal support divisions and de- partments is critical to your success. This session will focus on strategies you can use to strengthen these re- lationships, maximize collaboration and translate these efforts into concrete outcomes for you and your team.


¢Balancing the Burden of Head Start & Pre-K Regulations | Ranger/Sea Biscuit/Traveller Law & Policy Presenters: Kathleen Furneaux, Kevin Gunn & Tony Pollard As school districts are faced with expanding roles in transporting pre-K and Head Start students, it becomes clear that the regulations are not a perfect fit in exist- ing operations. This experienced panel will address the overlaps and differences in governing regulation and how to minimize the potential impact to operations.


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