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School Transportation Employees Honored New Paltz Central School District bus driver Tersa Faso received the School Bus Driver of the Year Award for Ulster County, New York, in recognition of her dedication to the students and the job. Read more at
stnonline.com/go/g0.
Leadership Changes Phil Horlock is once again CEO of Blue Bird, following the resignation of Matthew Stevenson. Shortly thereafter, Britton Smith was named president. Read more at
stnonline.com/go/g1.
Zonar Systems announced the retirement of H. Kevin Mest (left) and named Tim Ammon (below) the new VP and GM of passenger services. A frequent presenter at STN EXPO conferences as well as a past member of the School Transportation News editorial advisory
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and state education officials named its two school bus drivers of the year in May. CHP recognized 36-year veteran driver Tamara Conley of Los Angeles Unified School District for Southern California and 25- year veteran Robert Sorber of San Rafael’s Miller Creek School District in Northern California. Read more about these exceptional drivers at
stnonline.com/go/g3.
board, Ammon has more than 20 years of experience in school transportation operations analysis. Mest dedicated the past 38 years to student transportation. Read more at
stnonline.com/go/g2.
LAUSD bus driver Tamara Conley receives her award from the California Highway Patrol on May 9, 2023.
Also in California, mechanic Jose Gudino (left) and Teresa Altom (below), a maintenance, operations and transportation secretary, were the two transportation
representatives
among the nine classified school employees honored for their dedication to California’s public-school students last school year. Read more about these representatives and their corresponding school districts at
stnonline.com/go/g4.
Celebrating Positivity An everyday school bus is now called a “vehicle of positivity” at Ames Community School District in Iowa by allowing students to do what otherwise might constitute vandalism: add graffiti. Read more about how this district is utilizing the school bus to spread encouragement and create a safe space for students. Visit
stnonline.com/go/g5.
Each spring, the streets of San Antonio, Texas are filled in celebration of the city’s “Fiesta.” San Antonio ISD transportation are always a part of the festivities. This year, however, was the first year that a school bus was in the parade. Visit
stnonline.com/go/g8 to learn more.
May Web Poll Results: Should student health outcomes be the leading factor when deciding on new school bus purchases? Nearly 54% said Yes (out of 95 online respondents)
14 School Transportation News • JULY 2023
This Month’s Web Poll: Has the number of students requesting individual transportation programs increased this past school year? Vote now at
stnonline.com/polls.
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