OUR COURSES
In-Service Training with optional Handouts and Course Certificates
PRE-TRIP INSPECTION
Is your staff in need of a refresher? This course offers a thorough overview of School Bus Pre-Trip Inspection for your drivers. The course can be tailored to preferred Type and/or Make of school bus.
EMERGENCY BUS EVACUATIONS
Are you drivers and monitors ready in the event of an emergency? Do they know how to safely evacuate their students and which type of evacuation is the best for their situation? This course will give them teach them how to do both!
RAILROAD CROSSING SAFETY
Stopping at railroad crossings is the law for all school bus drivers. We will review the state statutes and how to properly and safely cross a railroad track in a school bus.
BUS STOP SAFETY & THE DANGER ZONE
In this course we will review Safe Crossing Procedures for all students, review the Danger Zone and it's importance and discuss Bus Stop Safety including Illegal Red Light passings and what you can do to ensure everyone's safety.
STUDENT ACCOMMODATIONS
Choose From:
Wheelchair Lift Operation
Wheelchair Securement
Restraints (Seat Belts, Child Safety Seats, Vests)
McKinney-Vento & ESSA
IEP’s & 504’s
What you should know about Intellectual Disabilities
Emergency Evacuations with Students with Disabilities
THEÂ TOUGH ONES
Choose From:
Mandated Reporting
Child Sex Abuse Prevention
Human Trafficking
Confidentiality
STUDENT MANAGEMENT
In this course we ill review student management techniques for students in Grades PK-5, 6-12, and Students with Disabilities
DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING / CLEARINGHOUSE
We will review federal Drug & Alcohol Testing requirements (Pre-Employment, Random & Reasonable Suspicion). We will also review the the FMCSA Clearinghouse and it's requirements for CDL holders and employers.
LGBTQ & CULTURAL DIVERSITY
We will review the LGBTQ Community, Immigrants and Diversity and help employees understand how each play a role in the lives of students and co-workers they interact with every day.
ON THE LOOKOUT: DOMESTIC TERRORISM
How your bus can be considered a target and what you can do to help protect yourself and your students.
ELDT - TRAIN THE TRAINER (2 PART) *COMING SOON*
Have your trainer(s) prepared for the Entry Level Driver Training Requirements that go in to effect in February of 2022
CONSULTING SERVICES
SCHOOL BUS SPECIFICATIONS
What Type(s) of buses best fit your district or operation? School Bus Specification and Options (Maine) and what they can do to bolster safety!
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS
Choose From:
Benefits of Routing Software & SIS Integration
Transporting PreSchool Aged Children (3-5)
Transporting Students with Disabilities
Non-Confirming Vans & Multifunction School Activity Buses
​School Bus Inspection Requirements
Transportation Accommodations: McKinney-Vento, ESSA, 504's, IEP's
Vendor Relations
School Bus Replacement Program (Maine)
IFTA Reporting
Documentation Best Practices
Policies & Procedures
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
What’s available?
Gasoline, Propane, CNG, Electric
What about Diesel?
Pros and Cons
What fits my district or operation best?
Grants and how they work
EPA/DERA
VW Settlement
SCHOOL BUS SAFETY & TECHNOLOGY
Choose From:
Technology at your Fingertips
Cameras (Interior and Exterior)
GPS Solutions & Benefits
Extended Stop Arms & Crossing Gates
Collision Avoidance and Roll Stability
Child Check Systems
Tablet Solutions and more…
RECRUITING, HIRING & RETENTION
- Why does someone want to be a School Transportation Professional?
- What Strengths and Weaknesses does your operation have when recruiting?
- Do you have and Open-Door Management Style?
- How do you keep up morale to support retention?