Agenda
Friday November 8 As of 4/8/25. Subject to change.
Keynote
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Developmentally Appropriate Safety Education
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 Safe and Sound’s models for teaching and training, Michele empowers staff to determine objectives and activities for developmentally appropriate and psychologically safe education and training in the K-12 school setting.
Transporation
Bus departs at 7:00 a.m.
Special Training
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
NHTSA Child Passenger Safety on School Bus Training
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.
Special Training
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Wheelchair Securement Boot Camp Training & Certification
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.
Presented by
Lunch Break
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch on your own
Presented by
Special Training
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wheelchair Securement Training | Special Needs Roadeo
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.
Presented by
Ride & Drive
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Safety & Technology Product Demonstration / Special Needs Ride & Drive
Cocktail & Networking Reception
Description: Join us to experience special needs safety technology in action during the TSD Product Demo/Ride & Drive event + reception!
2024 TSD Topics As of 8/9/24. Subject to change.
- Foundations of Special Needs Transportation
- Hands-on Training & Drill for Evacuating Students with Disabilities & Preschoolers
- OT/PT/Transporter Forum: Ensuring Proper Student Securement in Alternative Vehicles
- In-Practice: Transportation Crisis Planning & Emergency Training for Students with Special Needs
- Transition Training & Mainstreaming
- Risk Management in Everyday Operations
- IDEA Part C: Transportation as an Early Intervention Tool
- Setting Realistic Expectations for School Bus Drivers & Attendants
- 13 Exceptional Abilities Served by Transportation
- Communicating with Parents/Student Advocacy
- Behavior De-escalation and PBIS in Transportation Environments
- Transportation Crisis Planning & Emergency Training for Students with Special Needs
- Proactive Driver & Attendant Training Programs
- Build Blocks for Career Development
- Successful Partnerships Between School Districts & Contractors
- Providing Training for the Service of Medically Fragile Riders
- When Can & Should You Say No to IEP Team Requests?
- What the Latest Wheelchair Crash Research Tells Us
And more!