2012 ROADEO
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2012 ROADEO at Six Flags Great Adventure, especially the top three competitors: Stephen Verreccio of First Student, Edward Weiss of Monroe Township and Lucy Van Dunk of Jordan Transportation.
For a complete list of competitors and scores, go to the Events - Roadeo page.
General Membership Meeting
The STS General Membership meeting will be held at the Olde York Country Club starting at !0 A.M. on Friday, June 1.The meeting notice and Absentee Ballot can be found here.
Central Region Meeting DATE & PROGRAM CHANGE
The Central Region meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 22 from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. at the East Windsor BOE Administrative Offices. The featured speaker will be Betsy Ciano of MobileCare, Inc. Meeting announcement and registration form are available here.
Train the School Bus Driver Trainer - Entry Level
A 40 hour Train the Trainer course presented by Dick Fischer of Trans- Consult will be offered the week of July 16-July 20 at the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School Training Center. The flyer and registration form are available here.
2012-2013 CPI and Nonpublic Expenditures
(See formal announcement.)
The maximum allowable per student expenditure for nonpublic school transportation for the 2012-2013 school year is $884.
The maximum negotiated Consumer Price Index (CPI) is transportation contracts is 1.89 per cent.
2011-2012 National School Bus Loading and Unloading Survey can be viewed here.
Copy of NTSB Final Report on Multivehicle Collision in Missouri can be viewed here.
NEW SUPERVSIOR CERTIFICATION COURSES BEGIN
The first course in the new Rutgers Transportation Superviosrs Certification Program, Management & Supervisory Skills, started at three locations around the State in November. See the Special Edition of the STS EXPRESS which is devoted to answering questions about the new program.
Bid Threshold
The bid threshold for boards of education and school districts transporting pupils has been increased from $17,200 to $17,500.
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/purchase/adjpubbid052yr.shtml
Friday Focus
STS held its Conference, Friday Focus, on July 8th at the Conference Center at the Holiday Inn of East Windsor. Handouts from the conference are available at the links below:
60 Tips in 60 Minutes
The Collision, The Lawsuit -Dick Fischer
Accident Investigation - Dick Fischer
Disabilities that Might Affect Behavior on the School Bus - Michelle Lockwood
Positive Behavior Tips for Transportation Staff
View the Official Announcement
Advertising on School Buses
Gerry Oram gave a Power Presentation on Narrowbanding at the December 3rd General Meeting. You can see the
presentation here.
Governor Christie recently signed two bills passed into law which directly affect to and from school transportation. Read an article by Ms. Dot Shelmut, Acting Director, NJDOT Office of Student Transportation explaining this new legislation on School Choice and transporting students in foster care.
