School BUSRide spoke with Melody Coniglio, CDPT, CSNT, director of transportation for the Kenston Local Schools in Ohio and Region 3 director for the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT®) about National School Bus Safety Week, NAPT® leadership, and pupil transportation safety. Please introduce yourself – let us know a little about your background in […]
An Individualized Education Program, commonly known as an IEP, is a child-specific written document to ensure that a child with an identified disability attending school receives appropriate specialized instruction and related services. “Related services means transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as are required to assist a child with a disability to […]
School BUSRide spoke with National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy. Homendy is the 15th chair of the NTSB after being nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Created in 1967, the NTSB is an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and […]
In her 1990s ‘Clan of the Cave Bear’ book series, author Jean Auel described early mankind as communal, with annual gatherings of the tribes to share foods, sports, medicines, religion, clothing, and social traditions. Each time I’ve attended a NAPT Annual Conference and Trade Show over the years, I felt that spirit inside me; that […]
Editor’s Note: This article is a continuation of last month’s “Highly Risk Intelligence School Districts” by Lee Gaby. Please see the August 2022 edition online at school-busride.com for that article. The concept of risk intelligence can be understood as practices that go before, along with, and beyond risk management. Whenever there is a concern for […]
BusPatrol is delivering on its promise of making roads safer for children across New York State. In late 2020, BusPatrol partnered with Suffolk County to create the largest stop-arm enforcement program of its kind – with 71 school districts participating and more than 4,000 buses equipped with technology. Drivers illegally pass stopped school buses more […]
The National Association of Pupil Transportation® (NAPT®) Conference and Trade Show will return in 2023 to Columbus, Ohio from October 27 – 31, delivering unrivaled and in-person professional development opportunities. School BUSRide spoke with NAPT Board President Rick Grisham, E.d.S., and NAPT Foundation President Steven Kalmes about this exciting news and what members can expect. […]
By Fatima Jalloh It is important to not only assist first responders, but also those who support their vital efforts – including school personnel responsible for student safety. FirstNet®, Built with AT&T aims to do so with a nationwide wireless communications platform and ecosystem. In addition to first responders, that platform supports school business […]
The Danger Zone risk to students Students are most at risk not when they are riding the bus to school, but when they are loading and off-loading the bus. One-third of students who died in school transportation related crashes between 2006 and 2015, were killed while they were approaching or leaving the bus. This area […]
Dubuque Community Schools provides transportation for one of the largest districts in Iowa. Of the 6,000 students riding 86 buses, about one third of the district’s routes accommodate special needs students, giving Dubuque Community Schools one of the highest concentrations of special needs services in the state. With so many moving parts, day in and […]