Agenda
(Additional fees may be required. Limited class sizes.)
Allison Transmission Experience
NHTSA Child Passenger Safety Restraint Training
National School Bus Inspector Training Program
Wheelchair Securement Training (Q’STRAINT/Sure-Lok)
Cummins Service Training School
Live School Bus Crash Demonstration at CAPE (SafeGuard/IMMI)
Workshop Topics
(As of 2/17/20. Subject to change.)
- Updates from the 2020 National Congress on School Transportation
- Eliminating Student Crossings to and from School Bus Stops
- ‘Danger Zone’ Safety
- Mental Health & Emotional Intelligence on the School Bus
- Special Ed Behavior Strategies That Work For All
- Implementing Electric School Buses
- De-escalation of Violence on the School Bus
- Diesel Maintenance to Address Regen Issues
- The Basics of Wheelchair Transportation
- Obtaining Grant Funds to Purchase New Vehicles & Equipment
- Identifying Potential Solutions to the Driver & Mechanic Shortages
- Fuel Choices & Their Impacts on Maintenance Operations
- Fox River Grove School Bus-Train Collision: 25 Years Later
- The Complex Relationship Between School Buses & Highway-Railroad Crossings
- The Effect of Long School Bus Rides on Child Psychology
- Driver Fitness & Physical Ability to Perform
- Reasonable Suspicion Testing
- Developing a Safety & Compliance Culture
- Seatbelt Adoption
- Most Common Maintenance Issues Found During Inspections
- Transportation Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
- Changing Bell Times & Effects on Transportation
- Student Transportation Leadership
- ’10 Things I’d Do Differently’ as a Transportation Director
- Transportation Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Schedule Overview
(As of 12/11/19. Subject to change)
Thursday, June 4
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Allison Transmission Experience
(Offsite)
*Separate registration required
3:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Transportation Director Summit, Day 1
(at JW Marriott)
*Application required
Friday, June 5
7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Transportation Director Summit, Day 2
(TopGolf)
*Application required
8 a.m. – 5 p.m
National School Bus Inspection Training Program*
NHTSA Child Passenger Safety Course*
*Additional registration and fees required
Saturday, June 6
8 – 10 a.m.
Opening General Session & Keynote
Ross Bernstein
“Wearing the ‘C'”
10:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
11:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch on your own
1 – 3:30 p.m.
National Wheelchair Securement Training
Presented by Q’Straint & Sure-Lok
1:30 – 5 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Sunday, June 7
9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.
Lunch on your own
1:30 – 4 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
4:15 – 5 p.m.
General Session & Keynote with Tim Gard:
“Laughter Becomes You!”
6 – 8 p.m.
STN EXPO Indy Victory Lane Networking Reception
Monday, June 8
8:30 a.m. – Noon
STN EXPO Indy Trade Show
Noon – 5 p.m.
Cummins Service Training School
(Indiana Convention Center)
*Registration required.
1 – 4 p.m.
School Transportation Association of Indiana – Indy Day
Professional Development Sessions
1 – 5 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
4 – 10 p.m.
School Transportation Association of Indiana – Indy Day
Table Top & Social Event
Tuesday, June 9
7 a.m. – Noon
Live School Bus Crash Demonstration at CAPE
Hosted by SafeGuard/IMMI