Speaker: Jo Mascorro, M.Ed.

Description: Do these experiences sound familiar? Arguing? Wanting to leave the bus? Throwing things? Striking out and/or self-abusive behavior demonstrations?  Simply won’t follow directions and/or comply?  Are you feeling like you’ve tried everything, and nothing seems to work?  This presentation will provide dos and don’ts when preparing for, as well as responding to, behavior demonstrations with specific emphasis on keeping staff/peers safe, preserving dignity, and considering the social/emotional development of the individual in crisis. Jo will lead attendees through group activities that take an immersive approach into addressing the various behaviors exhibited by students.

Location: Frisco ISD

Instructors: Kathy Anneken, Kala Henkensiefken, Miriam Manary, Teena Mitchell, David Murphy, 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.  

Lunch & Transporation Provided 

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

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 p[assenger 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. 

Moderator: Steve Whaley, Alternative Fuels Manager, Blue Bird Corporation

Panelists:

• Diana Mikelski, Director of Transportation, District 211 IL
•  Tom Hopkins, Business Development Manager, ROUSH CleanTech
• Brian Raygor, National Autogas Business Manager, Ferrellgas

Description: Diesel buses are not only a challenge with ever increasing emission requirements, but they are also loud inside and outside the passenger area of the bus. Hear from a transportation director about the positive affects quieter propane fueled buses have had on their special needs students as well as other subject matter experts who advise fleet managers in their transition away from diesel with critical information needed to explore the alternative vehicles, powertrains, and the infrastructure to operate these much quieter, cleaner buses.

Instructors: Launi Harden & Randall Crawford

Description: More school districts are staffing aides or monitors on school bus routes regardless if student IEPs call for them or not. The benefits include increased oversight of student behavior, one-to-one assistance for students, and reducing school bus driver stress. Training and supervising aides and monitors when they are transportation employees is one thing. But what if these staff members work in another department, like special education? What if the vehicle they ride in isn’t a school bus? This seminar defines the critical roles and responsibilities aides and monitors have during commutes in school buses and other vehicles, and the training that these employees need. The discussion also explores how to pull all the information together into a handbook to implement that training and provide oversight. 

Instructors: Alexandra Robinson

Panelists:

• Rosalyn Vann-Jackson
• Susan Moorehead

Description: Understanding the basics of transporting students with disabilities is key to a successful transportation operation and necessary to ensure students arrive safely and ready to learn. This seminar will provide participants with the legal and operational foundations of IDEA, help guide audience members on the differing disabling categories, and serve as an overview of all that is required by federal and local regulation with practical discussion. 

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. 

Cocktail & Networking Reception

Description: Join us to experience special needs safety technology in action during the TSD Product Demo/Ride & Drive event +  reception!