 Similar to school buses, crossing guards are a highly-visible symbol of school safety nationwide. But what kind of training do these staffmembers need? Do they work in conjunction with transportation? This month's Special Report as well as an Analysis column by contributor Joe Scesny touch on the importance of crossing guards to a district's overall transportation program.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 16:17 |
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 If you haven’t heard the term until now, get to know sequestration. Congress’ seizure of $85 billion in federal funds is set to affect education — and transportation services — by the dawn of the 2013-2014 school year. Superintendents weigh in on what the cuts mean to IDEA, Title I and McKinney-Vento.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 April 2013 16:53 |
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 Inspections are just one of the processes necessary to make school buses the safest vehicles on the road. At the heart of every great maintenance organization are policies and procedures, which are necessary for consistent air-brake checks, for example, or other checklists. The existence of these processes and policies can be the difference between corrective maintenance and proactive or even reliability-centered maintenance.
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Last Updated on Friday, 01 March 2013 11:06 |
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 Students who rely on portable oxygen tanks on the bus present special challenges for transporters, one reason Sure-Lok offers its GO2 oxygen holder to keep tanks from falling over. This month, we also report on how special needs transporters evacuate this student population. Other topics include an update on child safety restraints, how districts are meeting the challenge of transporting homeless students and the latest on IDEA Part C.
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Last Updated on Monday, 28 January 2013 14:38 |
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