Presenters: Dick Fischer & Peter Lawrence

The two-way radio announces, “I have a bad accident, at _____.” 

Now what are you going to do?

This eight-hour class we will teach you outstanding ways to protect you and your operation in the correct way to preform that school bus collision investigation. Things you need to do from the first phone call until the lawsuit(s). It is not a matter of “if” but “when.” 

The instructors have over 100 years of service in pupil transportation, and both are expert witness in court for legal case involving school bus collisions.

 (Maximum of 75 participants. Separate registration is required.)

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

Description: The newly updated 2024 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 to as an add-on to Main Conference registration, or can be taken by itself. 

Registration Fee: $199

(Maximum of 60 participants. Separate registration is required.)

Instructor: Maritza Valentin

Description: 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 50 participants.

(Maximum of 50 participants. Separate registration required.)

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Location: Peppermill Hotel & Casino

Speaker: Tony Corpin, School Transportation News, Publisher