{"id":8282,"date":"2024-01-30T16:19:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T00:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/?page_id=8282"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T23:06:22","slug":"agenda-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/agenda-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_menu_0 et_pb_menu et_pb_menu--without-logo et_pb_menu--style-centered et_dropdown_animation_fade et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_right-tablet et_pb_text_align_right-phone et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_menu_inner_container et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_menu__wrap\"><div class=\"et_pb_menu__menu\"><nav class=\"et-menu-nav\"><ul id=\"menu-agenda\" class=\"et-menu nav downwards\"><li id=\"menu-item-13970\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-12124 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13970\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/agenda-thursday\/\">Thursday<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8372\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-130 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8372\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/agenda-friday\/\">Friday<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8373\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-8273 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8373\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/agenda-saturday\/\">Saturday<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8369\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-8276 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8369\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/agenda-sunday\/\">Sunday<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8368\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-8279 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8368\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/agenda-monday\/\">Monday<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8370\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-8282 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8370\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/agenda-tuesday\/\">Tuesday<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-8371\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-8285 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-8371\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/agenda-wednesday\/\">Wednesday<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"et_mobile_nav_menu\"><div class=\"mobile_nav closed\"><span class=\"mobile_menu_bar\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Tuesday, July 14<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>As of 08\/19\/2026. Subject to change<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--4626e82b-ba9d-4abd-b6e4-5d002b15dad3\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>Session<\/h5>\n<p>8 a.m \u2013 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_0 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_open et_pb_module et_block_module\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">State of the Industry + Giveaways<\/h6><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Capri Ballroom<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong>: Tony Corpin &amp; Ryan Gray<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span class=\"ui-provider ed bkt cat cdr cds cdt cdu cdv cdw cdx cdy cdz cea ceb cec ced cee cef ceg ceh cei cej cek cel cem cen ceo cep ceq cer ces cet ceu cev cew\" dir=\"ltr\">Coffee Sponsored by<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element bck_logo_grid bck_logo_grid_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bck-module bck-parent bck-logo-grid zoom_in\">\r\n                <div class=\"et_d4_element bck_logo_grid_child bck_logo_grid_child_0 bck_et_pb_module\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bck-module bck-child bck-logo-grid__item\">\r\n                    <div class=\"bck-logo-grid__item__inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Zonar.svg\" alt=\"zonar\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--4626e82b-ba9d-4abd-b6e4-5d002b15dad3\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>General Session<\/h5>\n<p>8:30 a.m \u2013 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_1 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_open et_pb_module et_block_module\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">General Session: Military Inspired Leadership in Student Transportation<\/h6><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Capri Ballroom<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator<\/strong>: Ryan Gray<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists<\/strong>: Bernando Brown, Darryl Dotson &amp; Al Karam<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: This session translates proven military leadership principles into practical strategies for student transportation operations. Attendees will learn how to build readiness-driven systems, develop leaders at every level, and create consistent operational performance in high-pressure environments where safety and reliability are critical.<\/p>\n<p>This session focuses on real-world application, not theory. Participants will leave with clear strategies to move from reactive to prepared operations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--4626e82b-ba9d-4abd-b6e4-5d002b15dad3\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>Trade Show<\/h5>\n<p>10 a.m \u2013 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_2 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_block_module\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\"> (Day 2) Trade Show + Lunch<\/h6><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Tuscany Ballroom<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: Over 1,000 school transportation professionals will attend the STN EXPO Trade Show, including manufacturers, OEMs and suppliers offering new and existing products, solutions and services that help transporters perform their jobs better and more efficiently. These exhibiting companies will connect with professionals who transport children of all ages, sizes and distinctions, and who prepare specifications for products and services, make final decisions on purchases, and are responsible for recommending purchases.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--4626e82b-ba9d-4abd-b6e4-5d002b15dad3\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>General Session<\/h5>\n<p>1:30 p.m \u2013 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_3 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_block_module\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">General Session: Beyond ChatGPT: The AI Revolution in Student Transportation<\/h6><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Naples 6 &amp; 7<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator: <\/strong>Ryan Gray<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists<\/strong>: Richard Jimenez, Timothy Purvis, GP Singh, &amp; Rosalyn Vann-Jackson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: Artificial intelligence is already embedded in routing, telematics, cameras, and back\u2011office tools\u2014but most transportation teams still see it as a mystery, a threat or simply \u201cthat ChatGPT thing.\u201d In this opening panel, transportation leaders and technologists will cut through the hype to define what AI actually is (and isn\u2019t) today, how vendors are using it, and what it really means for dispatch, fleet management, safety, HR and frontline staff. Panelists will discuss policy and safeguard considerations, strategies for working with IT and vendors, and ways to turn AI into a time\u2011saving thought partner instead of a job\u2011taking fear factor. Attendees will leave with concrete ideas and questions to bring back to their districts and operations. Immediately following this panel, participants will move into focused breakout sessions for deeper dives into AI used as a decision-making tool for bell times, budgeting, dispatch, fleet management, personnel productivity, and safety.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--4626e82b-ba9d-4abd-b6e4-5d002b15dad3\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>Breakout Sessions<\/h5>\n<p>2:45 p.m \u2013 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_4 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_block_module\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Using AI Decision-Making in Dispatch<\/h6><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Naples 1 &amp; 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker: <\/strong>GP Singh<\/p>\n<p>Description: This breakout explores how AI can support smarter, faster decisions in the dispatch office without replacing the critical human judgment of dispatchers. We\u2019ll look at how AI tools can help with real-time route adjustments, handling last\u2011minute absences, managing field trips, and communicating changes to drivers and families. The discussion will also highlight practical guardrails\u2014what to automate versus what must stay in human hands\u2014and how to work with IT to ensure data security and reliability. Attendees will hear concrete examples of prompts, workflows, and use cases that reduce manual effort and improve responsiveness. The session is designed to be interactive, giving dispatchers and leaders a chance to share current practices, ask questions, and leave with prompts and ideas they can try immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_5 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_block_module\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Using AI Decision-Making for Personnel Productivity<\/h6><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Naples 3 &amp; 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker: <\/strong>Richard Jimenez<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: This breakout focuses on how AI can support personnel decisions, productivity, and professional growth across the transportation team. We\u2019ll look at how leaders are using AI to draft communications, build training materials, create checklists and SOPs, and analyze staffing patterns\u2014while still maintaining human oversight and judgment. The session will emphasize moving beyond \u201cusing AI like Google\u201d toward treating it as a thought partner for problem\u2011solving and decision support. We\u2019ll also discuss safeguards: ethical use, bias, protecting employee and student data, and the importance of clear district policies and training before AI is widely adopted. Attendees will leave with concrete examples of prompts and workflows they can use to save time, support staff, and elevate the strategic work of their departments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_6 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_block_module\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Using AI Decision-Making in Budgeting<\/h6><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Naples 6 &amp; 7<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker: <\/strong>Tim Purvis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: This breakout explores how AI can support smarter, more transparent budgeting decisions in student transportation. We\u2019ll discuss how AI tools can help analyze historical spending, forecast fuel and labor costs, model \u201cwhat if\u201d scenarios (such as adding a route tier or changing bell times), and surface savings opportunities without sacrificing service quality. The session will emphasize guardrails around data privacy, security, and accuracy\u2014how to work with IT and business services to ensure that budget models are grounded in reliable, district\u2011approved data. We\u2019ll also cover how to use AI outputs to communicate more clearly with superintendents, boards, and unions, turning complex budget scenarios into understandable options. Participants will leave with practical examples of prompts and workflows they can use to build budget narratives, compare scenarios quickly, and support more strategic financial planning for their operations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_3-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_3-4\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--4626e82b-ba9d-4abd-b6e4-5d002b15dad3\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>Breakout Sessions<\/h5>\n<p>3:45 p.m \u2013 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_7 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_block_module\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Using AI Decision-Making in Fleet Management<\/h6><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Naples 1 &amp; 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker: <\/strong>GP Singh<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: This breakout explores how AI can help districts make better decisions about fleet health, lifecycle planning, and day\u2011to\u2011day operations. We\u2019ll discuss using AI to interpret telematics data, maintenance histories, and fuel\/energy use to prioritize work, predict failures, and improve uptime. The session will also cover long\u2011range planning questions\u2014such as replacement cycles, EV readiness, and right\u2011sizing the fleet\u2014and how AI can help model different scenarios. Participants will hear about common vendor claims around \u201cAI\u2011enabled\u201d systems, what questions to ask, and how to work with IT to validate data security and integration. The conversation will be practical and example\u2011driven, including prompts, with time for attendees to share their own fleet challenges and explore how AI might help.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_8 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_block_module\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Using AI Decision-Making in Risk Mitigation<\/h6><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Naples 3 &amp; 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker: <\/strong>Rosalyn Vann-Jackson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: This breakout focuses on using AI to inform bell time models and scheduling decisions that impact transportation, instruction, and labor. We\u2019ll discuss how AI can help simulate different bell schedules, model route impacts, and surface tradeoffs around ride times, tiering, staffing, and fleet utilization. The session will emphasize working closely with IT and district leadership to use secure, district-approved data sources and to keep AI as a decision-support tool\u2014not the final decision maker. We\u2019ll also address how to communicate AI-informed scenarios to school boards, unions, and community stakeholders. Participants will leave with examples of questions and prompts to ask AI so they can quickly test \u201cwhat if\u201d models and bring clearer options to their leadership teams.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_9 et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_item et_pb_toggle_close et_pb_module et_block_module\"><h6 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">AI Decision-Making to Build Master Bell Schedules<\/h6><div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Naples 6 &amp; 7<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker: <\/strong>Tim Purvis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong>: This breakout focuses on using AI to inform bell time models and scheduling decisions that impact transportation, instruction, and labor. We\u2019ll discuss how AI can help simulate different bell schedules, model route impacts, and surface tradeoffs around ride times, tiering, staffing, and fleet utilization. The session will emphasize working closely with IT and district leadership to use secure, district-approved data sources and to keep AI as a decision-support tool\u2014not the final decision maker. We\u2019ll also address how to communicate AI-informed scenarios to school boards, unions, and community stakeholders. Participants will leave with examples of questions and prompts to ask AI so they can quickly test \u201cwhat if\u201d models and bring clearer options to their leadership teams.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8282","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8282"}],"version-history":[{"count":85,"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15866,"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8282\/revisions\/15866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}