Agenda-Friday | TSD Conference

Special Training

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

NHTSA Child Passenger Safety on School Bus Training

Location: Frisco 9

Instructors: Kathy Anneken, Denise Donaldson, Kala Henkensiefken, Miriam Manary, Susan Shutrump & Charles Vits

The newly updated Child Passenger Safety on School Buses National Training provides an overview of the use of child safety restraint systems on school buses, with a focus on pre-school aged children and children with disabilities. Instructional videos are incorporated throughout the training. Participants are provided time for hands-on practice with guidance from skilled staff members. Nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will earn 3.5 continuing education units (CEUs) for course completion.

This seminar is available as an add-on to Main Conference registration or can be taken by itself. Registration and fees required.

Special Training

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Foundations of Special Needs Transportation

Location: Frisco 1

Speakers: John Benish, Alexandra Robinson, & Katrina Morris

Description: Join this dynamic session to get all “the foundation” you need!
By the conclusion of the session participants will understand: The basic laws and regulations as they relate to transporting students with disabilities; Definitions used routinely in Special Education Transportation; The IEP Process; General operations guidelines and best practices; Where to go for resources on mandated services
Plus: our panel of operational experts will provide answers to all your challenging difficult special needs transport questions.

Special Training

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Mastering Wheelchair & Occupant Securement Training Certification Class

Location: Frisco 7

Instructor: Maritza Valentin

Hosted by AMF-Bruns of America

At this Training Boot Camp, student transporters will learn to train with AMF Bruns’ recently launched automatic and self-tensioning Silver Series retractors. With this course, school transportation professionals will be provided the tools to support and teach their teams proper safety techniques, which included hands-on training. The key objective to this course include: Overview of equipment, securing the wheelchair, securing the occupant with a different variety of occupant securements, understanding your vehicle floor anchorages, WC 18 and WC 19 and understanding the regulation; identifying a WC 19 wheelchair, raising awareness about risks of not properly securing passengers, deboarding passengers, and passenger sensitivity/etiquette. Certification will be provided upon completion of this course.

This seminar is available to Main Conference attendees but requires separate registration at no extra charge. Class size is limited to 75 participants.

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Lunch Break

12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Lunch on your own

Keynote

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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Developmentally Appropriate Safety Education

Location: Frisco 1

Keynote: Michele Gay

Michele addresses one of the most pressing and timely concerns school communities face today: Developing and delivering safety curricula and training with respect to the unique needs of students and staff of all ages, abilities and educational levels. Using models for teaching and training developed by Safe and Sound Schools, Michele empowers staff to determine objectives and activities for developmentally appropriate and psychologically safe education and training in the K-12 school setting.

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Special Training

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Wheelchair Securement Training | Special Needs Roadeo

Location: Frisco 7

Speaker: Trisha Nolen

Description: Receive instruction from Q’Straint/Sure-Lok representatives on proper securement of wheelchairs in school buses. This class is a refresher class for TSD Roadeo contestants as well as main conference attendees.

Open to all TSD Main Conference Attendee & Roadeo Participants.

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