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2002 Poster ContestOverall Winner:
Members of the Committee are:
address to submit posters in your state.
TOTAL POINTS 16
willing to help.
“Getting to School Safely Community Action Kit”
“Kids, the School Bus and You”
“School Bus Safety: Safe Passage for America’sChildren”
“Proper Use of Child Safety Restraint Systems onSchool Buses”
“Choosing the Correct School Bus for TransportingPre-School Age Children”
“Driver In Service Safety” Series
“School Bus Driver In-Service Safety Series” -Additional Training Modules
“Walk Ride Walk: Getting to School Safely”
Buster’s ‘’Think of Your Safety Now” Program
Buster the School Bus
K-6 Classroom Curriculum: PTSI
At Your Post
The Safest Way Out:General-ed Student Version
School Bus Rider Safety
Rudy’s Rules
School Safety Activity Coloring Book
Activity / Coloring Book
Safety Stickers
Safety Stop Program

National School Bus Safety Week

Resource Guide

and Activity Booklet

2002 Poster Contest

Overall Winner:

Tekelia Blackshear

Atlanta, GA

Sponsors

Founded in 1964, the

National School Transportation

Association

(NSTA) is the trade organization for

companies that own and operate school buses and

contract with school districts to provide the pupil

transportation service. NSTA membership reflects the

great diversity in the industry today. Members range from

small one or two bus family-operated fleets to larger

corporate entities operating over 1,000 school buses in

multiple states.

NSTA was created to “promote and foster the highest

degree of safety in the transportation of school children.”

NSTA works with Federal and state legislatures, Federal

agencies, the public sector, and other interested parties to

bring about industry-wide improvements in all areas of

pupil transportation.

NSTA is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia (a

Washington, D.C., suburb). For additional information,

visit www.schooltrans.com

Founded in 1968, the

National Association of State

Directors of Pupil Transportation Services

(NASDPTS)

provides leadership, assistance and motivation to the

Nation’s school transportation industry. NASDPTS’s goal is

to ensure safe, efficient, economical, and high-quality

transportation to schoolchildren on their trips to and from

school and school-related activities.

The association and its affiliated councils – the School

Transportation Industry Suppliers Council, the School Bus

Manufacturers Technical Council and the Council of State

Associations - work closely with the United States

Congress, the Department of Transportation, the National

Transportation Safety Board and other Federal

organizations to address technical and government-

related issues.

NASDPTS is headquartered in The Plains, VA (a

Washington, DC suburb). For additional information, visit

www.nasdpts.org

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National School Bus Safety Week

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National School Bus Safety Week

National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program designed to promote

school bus safety.

This annual event is held during the third week in October each year

National School Bus Safety Week is an excellent way for everyone - parents, students, teachers, motorists,

school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties - to join forces and address the

importance of school bus safety.

The National School Bus Safety Week Committee encourages your school district to participate in National

School Bus Safety Week. Use the resources in this packet to plan your program.

Bringing it home --

Executive Summary

Section 1:

Poster Contest

6-8

Encourage your school district and its students to

enter the National School Bus Safety Poster

Contest. The event is for students in grades K-8.

Any student enrolled in a public, parochial, or

private elementary school can enter.

Contestants can win prizes up to $1000 in value.

Section 2:

Speech Contest

9-12

Encourage your school district and its students to

enter the National School Bus Safety Speech

Contest. The event is for students in grades 9-12.

Any student enrolled in a public, parochial, or

private high school can enter. Contestants can

win prizes up to $1000 in value.

Section 3:

Promotion

13-21

There are a wide variety of things you can do to

promote school bus safety during National

School Bus Safety Week. Includes sample press

releases, newsletter articles, etc.

Section 4:

Resources

22-28

Acquire the resources referenced in this booklet,

customize them to meet your local needs and

utilize them to develop activities and foster

creative thinking that will enable you to obtain

local support for school bus safety initiatives.

Section 5:

Program Development

29-35

If you have not done so already, form a broad

coalition of individuals and groups to develop a

school transportation safety program for your

community.

Section 6:

State Directors

36-40

Contact your State Director of Pupil Transportation

or your state pupil transportation organization(s)

to learn what your state already does to promote

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National School Bus Safety Poster Contest

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Section 1:

Poster Contest

Who May Enter?

Any student enrolled in a public, parochial or

other private elementary school may submit an

entry. Each participating state, Canadian

province, or overseas military installation may

submit one winning poster in each of the

following categories:

Division #1

- Grades K-2

Division #2

- Grades 3-5

Division #3

- Grade 6-8

Division #4

- Special Education

Division #5

- CAD (Computer Aided Drawing)

There is also a separate contest for International

entries.

Please Note: Divisions #5 and International

entries are eligible for competition within their

division but not eligible as the Overall Contest

Winner.

What is the Deadline?

Winning posters from each contest sponsored

by a state, Canadian province or overseas

military installation must be received at NAPT

Headquarters by

October 15

. All entries

become the property of the National School Bus

Safety Week Committee, and are not returned.

When Can Posters Be Drawn?

Posters can be drawn anytime between

September 1 of the previous calendar year and

the deadline of October 15. Suggested times for

drawing the posters range from the spring to the

fall. Many state transportation associations

sponsor the drawing in the spring and hold their

state contest to determine winners to enter in the

national contest in the early summer.

What Are The Poster

Specifications?

Completed poster size must be 11”X17” or 12"X18".

There must be a 3" x 5" card or entry blank securely

fastened to the back of the poster which includes

the student’s name, grade, age, teacher’s name,

school name and school address. Please print

clearly. Posters may be illustrated on the vertical or

horizontal axis. Do NOT roll posters. They must be

mailed/delivered flat.

Designs should be submitted on quality tag, poster

illustration board or heavy paper. Construction

paper may be used but winning entries must be

mounted on quality tag poster. Lamination is not

permitted, and will disqualify the poster. Cut paper/

stencils (freehand or pre-drawn stick-on stencils)

are not permitted and will disqualify the poster.

There is no limitation on the use and number of

colors.

There is no limitation on the type of media -- such

as print, crayon, felt pen, etc. -- used on the poster

design; however, wood, plastic, glass or metal

should not be part of the poster. Collage materials

should not be used. Glued on pieces will eliminate

the poster.

2002 Overall Winner:

Tekeliz Blackshear, Atlanta, GA

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Poster designs may not incorporate any

copyrighted characters (i.e., comic and/or

television characters), photographs, magazine or

newspaper illustrations.

Is There A Theme?

Yes. Every poster and slogan must harmonize with

the theme for that year.

Drawings must be original, correct in safety

concept and the exclusive work of the student

entering the contest in idea, design and execution.

All artwork should be positive in approach,

demonstrating only proper school bus safety

behaviors. At least a part of a yellow school bus

must be present in the poster.

Instructors should supervise all work created.

Completion of art should be done in school

coordinating with the state’s poster contest.

What About Lettering?

Freehand drawn letters only may be used on the

poster design.

Stenciled, pre-printed,

manufactured stick-on or press-on letters or

tracings may not be used and will disqualify the

poster.

Lettering should be clearly legible, even if

used as part of the poster design.

Who Can Enter?

The national contest is open only to winners of

state/province or overseas military installation

contests. No other posters will be accepted.

Contact your state director of pupil

transportation or the national contest for the

address to submit posters in your state.

No more than 5 posters from each state or

province may be entered in the national contest.

The winning posters must be mailed first class in a

flat envelope to:

National School Bus Safety Poster Contest

c/o NAPT

1840 Western Avenue

Albany, NY 12203

How Are The Posters Judged?

Posters selected for final judging will be reviewed

by the national board of judges, comprised of

prominent individuals in the field of pupil

transportation safety. The winning poster will be

used for national distribution the following year.

Criteria for the selection of award-winning posters

are:

a. Relationship of the poster design to the

school bus safety practices.

b. Originality of the poster and how the idea is

expressed in the poster design.

c. Artwork and its execution.

d. Visual impact of the poster design.

All rules regarding poster specifications, themes,

lettering, etc. must be followed. The penalty for

non-compliance will be disqualification of the

poster.

All state/province entries become the property of

the National School Bus Safety Week Committee.

The right to modify any poster for reproduction is

reserved by the NSBSW Committee.

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What Are The Prizes?

Prizes will be awarded for each division as follows:

1st Place and Overall Winner

$1000 Savings Bond

1st Place Winners of remaining 3 divisions

$500 Savings Bond

2nd Place Winners of each 4 divisions

$250 Savings Bond

3rd Place Winners of each 4 divisions

$100 Savings Bond

1st Place Winner - CAD division

$100 Savings Bond

1st Place Winner – International division

$100 Savings Bond

Section 1:

Poster Contest

The National School Bus Safety Poster Contest is

sponsored by the National Association for Pupil

Transportation, the National School Transportation

Association, the National Association of State

Directors of Pupil Transportation Services and the

National Safety Council’s School Transportation

Section.

NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY POSTER CONTEST

20___ ENTRY FORM

Student Name: _______________________________

Grade: _______ Age: _____

School: _____________________________________

School Address: ______________________________

City_________________ State_____ Zip__________

Teacher’s Name: ______________________________

NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY POSTER CONTEST

20___ ENTRY FORM

Student Name: _______________________________

Grade: _______ Age: _____

School: _____________________________________

School Address: ______________________________

City_________________ State_____ Zip__________

Teacher’s Name: ______________________________

NATIONAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY POSTER CONTEST

20___ ENTRY FORM

Student Name: _______________________________

Grade: _______ Age: _____

School: _____________________________________

School Address: ______________________________

City_________________ State_____ Zip__________

Teacher’s Name: ______________________________

Copy & fasten to

the back of poster

There must be a 3" x 5" card

or entry blank securely

fastened to the back of the

poster which includes the

student’s name, grade, age,

teacher’s name, school name

and school address. Please

print clearly.

✃

Copy & clip

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National School Bus Safety Speech Contest

Overview

Section 2:

Speech Contest

The National School Bus Safety Speech Contest

(NSBSSC) is for

students in grades 9-12.

Each state has the option of participating in the

NSBSSC. Each participating state will conduct its own

state contest to determine the state winner. Please

contact the State Director of Pupil Transportation to

determine if that state is participating in the NSBSSC,

and if so, how to obtain specific information about

the contest(s) in your state/area.

The State Director, or designate, from each state that

is participating in the National Speech Contest shall

video tape the state finals and forward the winning

speaker’s tape to the his/her NAPT Regional Director.

The speeches must be recorded in the presence of

the State Director of Pupil Transportation and the

President of a state pupil transportation association

from that state or designee. The videotape of the

winning state presentation must be sent to the

appropriate NAPT Regional Director no later than

September 23. In addition, three copies of each of

the following information must be submitted:

•

The text of the speech; double-spaced on 8-

1/2" x 11" paper;

•

The bibliography used in writing the speech;

•

The application form; and

•

The letter from a local civic organization

acknowledging the contestant presented

his/her speech to that organization

A list of the current NAPT Regional Directors, and the

states within each NAPT region, is available on the

NAPT website, Board of Directors’ link and this

document.

State winners from participating states are eligible to

compete in a regional competition. Regional winners

are eligible to compete in the National School Bus

Safety Speech Contest. The regional winners shall be

determined by a panel of judges in each NAPT

region based on their review of videotapes of the

state winners within that NAPT region. The panel of

judges at the regional- and national-level(s) shall

consist of five (5) judges. At least two (2) judges shall

be a state or local school transportation director; at

least two (2) judges shall have a background in

speech and/or drama; and one (1) judge shall be

from a recognized civic organization or business.

Each NAPT Regional Director is responsible for

providing a copy of the videotape of the winner from

that region to the Chair of the National School Bus

Safety Speech Contest, not later than September 30.

Each region shall have one winner who will compete

in the National Finals, which will be held during the

NAPT/NASDPTS Annual Conference. The regional

winners will compete to determine a national

champion. The national winner will then have an

opportunity to present their winning speech at a

general session at the NAPT and NASDPTS

conferences.

Each of the participants in the National Finals will

receive a monetary award. The total value of

available prizes is $5,000.00.

To ensure consistency and equality among the state

winners that participate in the regional contests, and

the regional winners that compete in the national

contest, all state and regional contests shall use the

same rules governing the composition and

presentation of the speeches. Additionally, the same

scoring criteria shall be used. Please refer to the

contest rules for more specific information.

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1. All speeches must be on a school bus safety-

related theme.

2. The speech must be given without the use of

notes or printed materials.

3. The speech manuscript shall be the result of the

student’s own effort.

4. Each speech must be at least four (4) minutes in

length, but not more than six (6) minutes in length.

Contestants shall be penalized one (1) point for

each ten (10) seconds that the speech deviates

from these minimum and maximum time lengths.

5. Contestants shall be required to respond to any

questions asked by the judges following the

speech.

6. Prior to speaking, each contestant (at the state

level) must provide the following items to the

contest coordinator:

—Five (5) copies of the speech, double spaced

on 8-1/2" x 11" white paper;

—Five (5) copies of the bibliography used in

writing the speech (it can be attached to the

speech itself; and

—Five (5) copies of the application form to

participate in the speech contest.

7. In order to be eligible to compete in the regional

and national contests, the state winners must

present their winning speech to at least one (1)

local civic organization prior to the regional

contest.

Section 2:

Speech Contest

Composition and Presentation Guidelines

2002 First Place: Division I – K-2

Olivia Bennett, Troy Schools, Troy Kansas

2002 Second Place: Division I – K-2

Anna Nix, Jackson Elementary, Jackson, GA

2002 Third Place: Division I – K-2

Lorena Maxwell, Banneker Elementary, Gary, IN

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Section 2:

Speech Contest

In order to ensure consistency and equality among the state winners that participate in the regional contests,

and the regional winners that compete in the national contest, all state and regional contests shall use the

same scoring criteria. Speeches shall be evaluated in each of the following categories:

INTRODUCTION: Max. Points

Did the introduction gain attention? 4

Did the introduction lead into the speech? 2

Was the theme clearly stated? 5

Did the thematic statement include a preview? 5

Did the speaker establish credibility? 4

Was the topic adapted to the audience? 2

TOTAL POINTS 22

BODY:

Were the main points easily identifiable? 10

Were transitions effective? 6

Did the speaker use adequate support material? 10

Did the speaker cite sources adequately? 6

TOTAL POINTS 32

CONCLUSION:

Did it summarize the information provided? 3

Did it provide definite closure? 4

Did it leave the speech on a high note? 3

Did the speaker adhere to time guidelines of 4-6 minutes?* 6

Length of speech in time: _______

TOTAL POINTS 16

*one point penalty for each ten (10) seconds that the speech

deviates from the minimum and maximum time periods.

DELIVERY:

Was the delivery enthusiastic? 7

Did the speaker have good eye contact? 6

Were other aspects of nonverbal delivery effective? 5

Did the speaker use vocal variety & good projection? 7

Did the speaker present him/herself in a professional manner? 5

TOTAL POINTS 30

MAXIMUM TOTAL POINTS 100

Scoring Criteria

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Section 2:

Speech Contest

Participants in the National School Bus Safety

Speech Contest are required to conduct research

and prepare a bibliography of information

resources. At a minimum, the list should include

five (5) different sources, which may include the

following school bus industry publications/

newsletters:

School Bus Fleet Magazine

21061 South Western Avenue

Torrance, California 90501

(310) 533-2400

www.schoolbusfleet.com

School Transportation Director

Post Office Box 8548

Silver Spring, Maryland 20907

(301) 279-6782

School Transportation News

Post Office Box 789

Redondo Beach, California 90277

(310) 792-2226

www.stnonline.com

Information Resources

In addition, the following Governmental/Industry

Web Sites

may also be utilized as sources of

information:

•

www.schoolbusinfo.org

(School Bus Information Council)

•

www.nasdpts.org

(National Association of State Directors of

Pupil Transportation Services)

•

www.napt.org

(National Association for Pupil

Transportation)

•

www.nhtsa.dot.gov

(National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration)

•

www.schooltrans.com

(National School Transportation Association)

•

www.ntsb.gov

(National Transportation Safety Board)

•

www.ptsi.org

(Pupil Transportation Safety Institute)

Finally, additional information can be found on the

Internet by using a search engine and typing in the

word “school bus.”

2002 First Place: Division II – Grades 3-5

Gregory Palandino, Our Mother of Sorrow, Rochester, NY

2002 Second Place: Division II – Grades 3-5

Macy Moulder, David A. Perdue Elementary, Warner Robins, GA

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There are a wide variety of things you can do to

promote school bus safety during National School

Bus Safety Week. Here are some examples:

Work with the local media

•

Encourage your local newspaper, radio station or

TV stations media to do a POSITIVE story about

school bus safety

•

Public Service Announcements (PSA’s)

- prepare

and distribute public service announcements for

both television and radio. (See insert titled

“Sample Public Service Announcements”).

•

News Releases

– prepare and distribute a news

release or releases to your local newspaper(s)

(See insert titled “Sample News Releases”).

•

Feature articles in local newspaper(s) -

You have

a wealth of information available at your

fingertips, which is of great interest to the public.

Reporters love facts so give them information

about your district transportation such as number

of buses, local policies, cost, etc. You may also

want to give your local newspaper a new story

that they can print during SBSW (See insert titled

“Sample Op/Ed Story or Letter to the Editor”).

•

Radio and TV

- If you have these services

available, provide them with the necessary

information so they can tell your story. Furnish

them the same type of information you supplied

the newspaper(s). Ask student’s favorite disc

jockeys to dedicate songs to school bus drivers.

Encourage Local Businesses to

Offer Public Support

•

Display Equipment -

Park buses at shopping

centers or supermarkets with drivers available to

answer questions or hand out materials about

your transportation program. You might want pre

and post DOT buses for comparison. You may

want to display signs showing the costs of each

vehicle. Display vehicles for special needs

students, if you have them. Conduct mock

evacuation drills to show the public what you are

doing.

•

Window Displays -

Contact local business

people and arrange for transportation displays in

the windows. Many elementary teachers are

looking for poster projects for their students.

Display poster contest winners. High school or

vocational school classes in sales and advertising

may be called on to set up displays.

•

Electronic Signs –

Sometimes local businesses,

banks and/or Savings and Loan institutions,

will have electronic signs with a moving message.

Encourage them to post a school bus safety

message during SBSW.

•

Restaurant Place Mats -

Some restaurants

would be willing to use place mats with public

service messages. Suggested topics could be:

poster contest winner; school bus driver pictures;

national, state and district transportation data;

explanation of 8-lamp system; and a school bus

laws quiz.

Section 3:

Promotion

How to Promote School Bus Safety

During School Bus Safety Week

continued

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Encourage the School Board and

Administrators to take action

•

Speakers -

Form a speakers’ bureau of people

who can explain the importance of transportation

to the overall educational mission. Include

transportation supervisors, safety personnel and

school bus drivers. Let local civic organizations

know that you have a number of speakers

available for meeting programs.

•

Community Notices –

Consider using

SBSW

theme or logo on all school district mailings the

week (or, better yet, month) before SBSW

•

District Newsletters -

Publish school bus riding

rules, transportation policies, pictures and

transportation data. (See inserts titled “Sample

Information for School District Newsletters”).

•

Bulletin Boards -

Make full use of school district

bulletin boards, both inside and outside the

building.

•

Bus Driver Meeting -

Hold a bus driver meeting

during SBSW. Invite local media.

•

Open House -

Let your community know your

transportation facilities will be open for their

inspection. Conduct brief tours.

•

Driver Recognition Dinner -

Sponsor a dinner in

recognition of bus drivers.

•

Safety Award Banquet -

If you plan a safety

awards banquet, schedule it during SBSW. Seek

news media coverage.

Get Teachers and Students Involved

•

Classroom Activities –

In addition to participating

in the National School Bus Safety Week Poster

Contest or the National School Bus Safety Speech

Contest (see enclosed “National School Bus Safety

Week Poster Contest Rules” and “National School

Bus Safety Speech Contest Rules”), there are a

variety of classroom activities that can be

especially effective ways to teach school bus

safety. Ask the teachers in your community for

their ideas and encourage them to add a session

on school bus safety education to their lesson

plans.

•

SBSW Proclamation –

Compose a proclamation

and encourage

the local governing body i.e.

mayor, supervisor or council, to sign it. (This can

be a great media event!)

•

Tech Ed Projects -

Some schools operate their

own radio stations, some have classes in

advertising, photography, and other subjects,

which lend themselves to student projects

revolving around SBSW. What about a student-

produced radio program on pupil transportation?

What about a photography contest on the subject

of SBSW? (Professional photographers in the

community could be used for judging.) What about

a student-produced video tape program for

presentation to the school board, PTSA and

community groups? What about a slide and brief

narration for use on TV? You can probably think of

many other, even better ideas.

Section 3:

Promotion

2002 Third Place: Division II – Grades 3-5

Courtney Davis, Thomas L. Reeves Elementary, Long Beach, MS

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Sample Information

For

School District Newsletters

Students riding a school bus should always:

•

Arrive at the bus stop five minutes early.

•

Stand at least 5 giant steps (10 feet) away from the

edge of the road.

•

Wait until the bus stops, the door opens, and the driver

says it’s okay before stepping onto the bus.

•

Be careful that clothing with drawstrings and book

bags with straps or dangling objects do not get caught

in the handrail or door when exiting the bus.

•

Check both ways for cars before stepping off the bus.

Crossing students should:

•

Walk in front of the bus; never walk behind the bus.

•

Walk on the sidewalk or along the side of the road to a

point at least 10 giant steps ahead of the bus.

•

Be sure the bus driver can see them, and they can see

the bus driver.

•

Wait for the driver’s signal to cross.

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Sample Information

For

School District Newsletters

Things Kids Should know About School Bus Safety:

•

The bus driver and others cannot see you if you are standing

closer than 10 feet to the bus. Stay out of the danger zone!

•

If something falls under or near the bus, tell the driver. NEVER try

to pick it up yourself!

•

While waiting for the bus, stay in a safe place away from the

street.

•

When you get on or off the bus, look for the bus safety lights and

make sure they are flashing.

•

Be alert to traffic. When you get on or off the bus, look left, right,

left before you enter or cross the street.

•

When the driver says it is safe to cross the street, remember to

CROSS IN FRONT of the bus.

•

Stay in your seat and sit quietly so that the driver is not distracted.

•

Some school buses now have seat belts. If you have seat belts on

your school bus, be sure to learn to use the seat belt correctly.

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Sample Information

For

School District Newsletters

Things Parents Should know About School Bus Safety:

•

School buses are the safest form of highway transportation.

•

The most dangerous part of the school bus ride is getting on and off the bus.

•

Pedestrian fatalities (while loading and unloading school buses) account for

approximately three times as many school bus-related fatalities, when

compared to school bus occupant fatalities.

•

The loading and unloading area is called the “Danger Zone”

•

The “Danger Zone” is the area on all sides of the bus where children are in

the most danger of not being seen by the driver (ten feet in front of the bus

where the driver may be too high to see a child, ten feet on either side of the

bus where a child may be in the driver’s blind spot, and the area behind the

bus).

•

Half of the pedestrian fatalities in school bus-related crashes are children

between 5 and 7 years old.

•

Young children are most likely to be struck because they:

•

Hurry to get on and off the bus

•

Act before they think and have little experience with traffic

•

Assume motorists will see them and will wait for them to cross the street

•

Don’t always stay within the bus driver’s sight

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Promotion

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SAMPLE NEWS RELEASES - #1

Superintendent _________________ of the __________________________School

District announced today that the week of ______________________ is National

School Bus Safety Week. “Governor __________________ has signed a

proclamation and called on the citizens of the state to exercise constant courtesy

and caution when near school buses,” said ______________________.

In ________________, we have over ____________________ school buses. They

transport more than ___________________ students to and from school each

school day and travel nearly _______________ million miles a year, added

_________________. He/she went on to say that the

___________________________School District uses __________________ school

buses to transport ______________________ students each day. These buses

travel over ________________ miles each year. “During School Bus Safety Week,”

added __________, “we want to inform the citizens of our district about our pupil

transportation program. We are also asking for their cooperation in helping us to

maintain or even improve our safety record. Our ________________ school bus

drivers are doing a great job, but they need the cooperation of other motorists.”

One of the most common driver complaints, according to _________________ is

that other motorists frequently violate the school bus stop law. “Motorists are

required to stop for stopped school buses that are displaying flashing red lights

and a stop arm,” said ________________. “Sometimes the drivers are not fully

alert and pass a stopped school bus. This is a very dangerous situation for the

children, especially the younger ones who may not be watching traffic as closely

as they should.”

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Promotion

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SAMPLE NEWS RELEASE - #2

“School buses are big business,” said __________________(Name),

__________________(Title) of ________________ School District. “Last year, our district

spent $___________ on transportation services. We carried ______________ students

to and from school each day and traveled ______________ miles. We used _________

gallons of fuel.”

____________________ went on to explain that besides being big business, pupil

transportation is also important business. “Our main concern is safety. We maintain

our buses in safe condition and the ___________ inspects them. Both drivers and

students are given instruction in safety.”

__________________ also explained that one of the greatest hazards comes from

motorists who do not observe the school bus lighting system. In _______________ we

use an 8-light school bus warning system. These lights are located on the front and

rear of the bus near the top where you see the SCHOOL BUS sign. The lamps are used

to warn other traffic about what the school bus is doing. When the bus is approaching

a loading or unloading area, the yellow lights will flash. Red lights will flash when the

bus is stopped to load or unload students and a stop arm will be extended from the

side of the bus.

“This system was adopted because it more closely follows other traffic regulations. The

alternately flashing yellow lights mean CAUTION to other motorists because the bus is

preparing to stop. The flashing red lights and stop arm mean STOP. Motorists are

required to stop at least ____ feet from a stopped school bus that is displaying flashing

red lights and stop arm,” said ____________________.

One of the most frequent complaints of school bus drivers is that other motorists do not

obey the school bus stop law. “We have about ________________ of these reports

each month from our bus drivers,” said _____________________.

“Each time a motorist violates the school bus stop law, he or she creates a real hazard

for the students who are boarding or leaving the bus.”

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Sample Public Service Announcements

To be used for print or broadcast.

LIGHT THE WAY

Any motorist knows that a yellow traffic light means prepare to stop if possible and red light

mean stop.

School bus warning lights mean the same thing. Flashing yellow lights mean CAUTION, the

bus is preparing to stop. Flashing red lights mean STOP, school children are boarding or

leaving the school bus. (15 sec.)

- ADD -

It is a ______________ to drive past a stopped school bus when the red lights are flashing.

(5 sec.) (Indicate if it is a violation, misdemeanor, or felony in your jurisdiction.)

LOCAL IMPACT

Did you know that yellow school buses safely transport almost 25 million kids to and from

school every day? We carry ____ thousand of them right here in _____________. That’s

____ thousand good reasons to drive safely and remain alert when you see a school bus

on the road. (15 sec.)

LOCAL IMPACT

October __ to __ is National School Bus Safety Week. Each school day ____ thousand

students right here in _______________ ride to and from school in more than ______

school buses. Help protect our children. Observe School Bus Safety Week - every week.

(15 sec.)

SLOW DOWN IN SCHOOL ZONES

Most children think of school as their second home, a place where they feel safe.

Youngsters may be inattentive as they cross the street to enter or exit a bus.

The staff here at ___________________________ reminds motorists to use extra caution

when driving in school zones. Watch for children, slow down and pay attention to school

bus traffic. (15 sec.)

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Sample Op/Ed Story or Letter to the Editor

Making Daylight Savings Time Safe for Kids

BY ___________________

As autumn turns toward winter, we know the days are growing shorter. When we change

our clocks from Daylight Savings Time back to Standard Time in the Fall, it will be dark even

earlier. But what we may not realize is that this also means that more children will be

traveling to and from school in the dark, which puts them at greater risk of injuries from

traffic crashes. Over half of all fatal pedestrian crashes and over one fourth of fatal bicycle

crashes involving school age children (ages 5 through 18) occur in low light or dark

conditions.

There are many things you can do to help your kids-or the kids in your neighborhood- get

to school each morning and reach home safely at the end of the day. First, you can help

them learn and practice this important safety rule: Be Seen To Be Safe. Let kids know that

during the day and at dawn and dusk, they should wear bright or fluorescent clothing.

These colors (day-glo green, hot pink, or construction worker orange) amplify light and help

the wearer stand out in

a crowd. However, at night, these colors appear to be black, so

kids should carry a flashlight and/or wear retro-reflective gear that reflects light back to its

source so motorists can see them. A motorist will quickly detect a child walking with a lit

flashlight, or riding on a bike with an attached headlight and flashing taillight. And when

combined with retro-reflective gear or strips of retro-reflective tape on their jacket, shoes,

cap, helmet, or backpack, a child’s odds of being seen are even more greatly improved.

The sooner motorists are alerted to something - like a child - moving up ahead, the sooner

they can react.

Second, you can help kids remember to “stop, look left-right-left, and listen” before stepping

off the curb, even where there is a traffic signal. Accompany your children when they walk

to and from school as often as possible.

Third, you can remind kids to avoid “jaywalking” and crossing from between parked

vehicles. Crosswalks are safer and more visible, especially after dark.

Motorists can also help by paying special attention to safe driving rules in low-light

conditions. First, and most important, you must be alert if you are on the road after dark.

Watch carefully for children who may be walking or riding their bikes. Always drive at a

safe speed, especially on unlit or winding roads or when using low beams. Never pass a

stopped school bus with its stop arm extended and red lights flashing.

To help increase your ability to see at night, be sure to take off your sunglasses at dusk.

Wipe off your headlights regularly, and keep your windshield clean, both inside and out.

Adjust the rearview mirror to the “night” setting to avoid headlight glare. If you need to use

your high beams on an unlit road, be sure to turn them off when another car approaches.

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Using Community and Other Resources

to Build an Effective School Bus Safety Week Program

Section 4:

Resources

School transportation safety programs are as diverse

as the ways students get to school and the types of

safety problems they encounter. In order to create an

effective program in your community, you should be

aware of the resources you have at your disposal.

There are probably a variety of reliable, low cost

resources already available in your community.

One of the most effective, yet often overlooked,

options is creating or joining partnerships with

groups and individuals in your community that have

a vested interest in promoting school transportation

safety. Partnerships enable you to share the work

while increasing the effectiveness of your program.

Many areas have community service

organization

s, for example, that regularly support

local child and student safety initiatives. Groups like

the Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary, V.F.W., American Legion,

Jaycees Women, A.A.U.W. and others may be

interested in sponsoring one or more specific projects

during SBSW. In addition, parent-teacher

organizations may also be willing to work with you on

SBSW projects.

Law enforcement agencies are another

tremendous source of support

. Your local police

may have a Safety Education Officer or a Public

Outreach Officer who works with children on a

regular basis. These dedicated public servants are

always helpful and cooperative and will usually be

active leaders.

Local businesses are often a good source of

support

. Supermarkets or local grocery stores may

be willing to promote SBSW by printing school bus

safety information on their grocery bags. Local

dairies may be willing to print school bus safety

messages or poster contest winners on product

packaging.

National businesses or organizations might also be

willing to help.

The National Safety Council (NSC)

1, for example, is a

Congressionally chartered membership organization

dedicated to protecting life and promoting health.

NSC

has local affiliates that may be able to provide

you with posters, handouts or other printed

materials that promote traffic or pedestrian safety.

Contact a local NSC office or the National Safety

Council at 1121 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca, IL 60143-

3201; Tel: 630-285-1121; Fax: 630-285-1315;

www.nsc.org

You may also want to consider contacting the

Automobile Association of America (AAA)

. Local

AAA offices often have free-loan films and may have

posters or other materials available. Similarly, your

State Department of Education or Transportation may

also maintain a library containing pupil

transportation safety resources for both school bus

drivers and students.

In addition to these community resources, there are

a variety of additional low-cost resources available.

Many of them are available for free from the

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(NHTSA)

. NHTSA is an operating arm of the United

States Department of Transportation and is often

charged with the responsibility for developing a

broad-based school bus safety publication or

program.

2002 First Place: Division III – Grades 6-8

Allyssa Boyer, Mechanicsburg, PA

National School Bus Safety Week

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Contact NHTSA at U.S. DOT/NHTSA, Media and

Marketing Division, NTS-21, 400 7th Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20590, Attn: TSP Resource Center

Orders; Fax To: NHTSA, Media and Marketing

Division, NTS-21, Attn: TSP Resource Center Orders,

(202) 493-2062

One of NHTSA’s most popular programs is called

“Getting to School Safely”. This comprehensive

community-based program addresses the full range

of school transportation safety issues. NHTSA

created a

Getting to School Safely Community

Action Kit

that contains a variety of resources that

will help you develop and implement community-

based programs aimed at improving the safety of

students traveling to and from school.

In addition to the “Getting to School Safely

Community Action Kit”, NHTSA has developed

several other resources to help communities develop

and evaluate traffic safety and injury prevention

programs. The “Getting Started Manual” developed

for NHTSA’s Safe Communities program provides

excellent information on how to organize a

community-based effort to reduce and prevent

injuries. “The Art of Appropriate Evaluation: A Guide

for Highway Safety Program Managers” (DOT HS

808894) provides a detailed, step-by-step approach

to building evaluation into a traffic safety program.

You can order these, as well as any of the items on

the following list of NHTSA resources, directly from

NHTSA by providing them with your name, address,

telephone/fax numbers, as well as the titles of the

items you desire, item number and quantity

2. NHTSA

materials are also available online at

www.nhtsa.dot.gov

NHTSA RESOURCES:

“Getting to School Safely Community Action Kit”

This comprehensive planner was designed to help

teachers, administrators, school transportation

directors, parents and concerned citizens plan

activities at the community level to ensure that all

students get to school safely. (August 2000, DOT HS

809 078)

“Kids, the School Bus and You”

This six-panel brochure provides parents, children,

and motorists with helpful lifesaving tips to make

traveling to and from the school bus stop (and in

school buses) safer for everyone. This brochure is

also available in Spanish. (English: July 1996, DOT HS

808 423, Item #6POO84; Spanish: April 1999, DOT

HS 809 423A, Item #6P0142)

“School Bus Safety: Safe Passage for America’s

Children”

This booklet provides a brief history of NHTSA’s

school bus safety program. It includes behavioral

programs and vehicle regulations and discusses

current projects including the research underway on

school bus occupant protection. (August 1998, DOT

HS 808 755, Item #6P0126)

“Proper Use of Child Safety Restraint Systems on

School Buses”

This brochure is for all childcare and child

transportation professionals who transport

preschool age children in school buses. It illustrates

the proper use of child safety restraint systems in

school buses. It shows some of the common

mistakes made when installing a safety restraint in a

school bus. (DOT HS 809 025)

2002 Second Place: Division III – Grades 6-8

Marcus Larry , Emerson School, Gary, IN

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“Choosing the Correct School Bus for Transporting

Pre-School Age Children”

This publication provides advice for child care and

child transportation professionals to assist in the

purchase of new school buses that will be used to

transport pre-school aged children. The publication

identifies “vehicle” issues related to the use of child

safety restraints and discusses how problems can

be avoided by ordering the right equipment. (DOT HS

809 052)

“Driver In Service Safety” Series

This training program provides the resources pupil

transportation managers need to conduct refresher

training for school bus drivers. The program

addresses seven topics including driver attitude,

student management, loading and unloading,

highway rail grade crossing safety, transporting

infants and toddlers, knowing your route, and

vehicle training covering proper mirror adjustment,

right turns, and backing up. (1998, DOT HS 808 780,

Item #6P0133)

“School Bus Driver In-Service Safety Series” -

Additional Training Modules

These two supplements address the safety issues of

driving under adverse weather conditions and

transporting students with special needs. The

training package, suitable for anyone who conducts

refresher training for experienced school bus drivers,

contains a teacher’s curriculum, student handouts

and course slides.

OTHER RESOURCES

There is a wide variety of low-cost information

available that can help you spread the school bus

safety message. The following list contains some of

our favorites:

SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

“Walk Ride Walk: Getting to School Safely”

This kit is a comprehensive school bus safety-

training program for children in grades K-6. The

program includes everything needed to teach school

bus safety to elementary children. It also contains

support materials for parents and school bus drivers.

The kit is available

for purchase from the National

Safety Council. Call (800) 621-7619 or order at

www.nsc.org/product/ddc/ walkrw.htm

“The Responsibility is Ours”

This program is directed at professional school bus

drivers and substitute drivers to make them aware of

the potential dangers that exist at highway-rail

crossings, and the steps to take to ensure the safety

of students as well as themselves. The education kit

contains an instructor’s guide, student notes, safety

quiz, and VHS video.

This is available from

Operation Lifesaver, Inc., 1420

King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Call (800) 537-

6224 or visit www.oli.org. Also available from PTSI:

call (800) 836-2210 or visit online store at

www.ptsi.org.

Buster’s ‘’Think of Your Safety Now” Program

“Buster” is an amusing cartoon character. But more

than that, “Buster” is a new symbol, a symbol of

school bus safety. The School Transportation

Association of Massachusetts has designed a

package, featuring “Buster’s” likeness, for children

from kindergarten through third grade that includes:

a videotape, posters stressing safety actions in or

around school buses, a school bus safety coloring

book, and complete school bus safety lesson plans

for teachers.

Available from

School Transportation

Association of Massachusetts. Call (508) 378-0440.

Buster the School Bus

Teach school bus safety more effectively with Buster

the School Bus. Your important school bus safety

message needs to be heard and remembered.

“Buster” is the perfect tool for gaining attention and

for improving retention.

Available from

Robotronics

Inc. Call (800) 762-6876 or visit

www.robotronics.com.

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Classroom Curriculum

K-6 Classroom Curriculum: PTSI

This PTSI curriculum is the backbone of our student

training program. It is divided into two sections:

Kindergarten - Third Grade for younger students and

Fourth - Sixth Grade for older students. Each section

has three units of three to four lessons, providing

safety training all year long.

Topics include: Safe evacuation, crossing, riding,

waiting at the bus, safety team concept, and more.

Background data is provided for the teacher. The

curriculum has many student worksheet pages

which can be duplicated and handed out to

students. 320 pages

Available from

PTSI: call (800)

836-2210 or visit online store at www.ptsi.org.

School safety patrol videos —

At Your Post

(1996, 15 minutes, 3-6th Grades, Skills)

The seven versions of “At Your Post” incorporate

techniques and information for training school safety

patrols. Choose from the national version or six

regional versions that reflect special patrol uniforms

and procedures in Canada and different parts of the

United States. Each video demonstrates how to

determine a safe gap in traffic, what a patrol should

look for at normal crossings, T-intersections, one-

way streets, rural cross-ings, and signed or

signalized intersections. Each version also shows

patrols how to work with adult crossing guards.

These videos are designed to fit into almost any

safety patrol training program.

Available from

the

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Call (800) 305-7233

or order online at www.aaafoundation.org.

VIDEO TAPES

A Safe Bus Ride -- It All Begins With You!

13-minute video: for parents

A unique program teaches parents how to prepare

their pre-schooler or young student for the bus ride.

Available from

AMS Distributors, Inc., call (800) 424-

3464. Also available from PTSI, call (800) 836-2210 or

visit online store at www.ptsi.org.

And Then It Happened

20 min., VHS, color

Shows two bus trips in which various kinds of minor

student misconduct build into events, which cause

serious school bus accidents. Its purpose - to make

students aware of how their behavior can trigger

accidents and cause injury. Leaves the question

open for discussion as to what the driver should

have done.

Available from

Seven Oaks, (301) 587-

0030.

Buzzy's Safe Rider Rules

A 20-minute video: Pre-school - Grade 2

With the help of his puppeteer friend Ralph, Buzzy

teaches children the importance of safe ridership,

stressing the importance of good behavior on the

bus as a key to a safe ride for everyone.

Available

from

AMS Distributors, Inc.., (800) 424-3464. Also

available from PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit online

store at www.ptsi.org.

Bus Safety -- Bus Boy Records

A 4-minute video: Grades 7 - 9

Rapper Hans West performs music, lyrics and dance

in a music video format with students riding a bus.

Addresses 10 lessons of safety such as:

* unsafe riding behavior,

* following directions of the bus driver,

* staying seated,

* hands inside the bus, etc.

Available from

the Minnesota Association for Pupil

Transportation, call (651) 696-9626. Also available

from PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit online store at

www.ptsi.org.

Death Zones

20 min, VHS, color

Designed to teach students to stay clear of the

wheels of the bus after unloading. Film tackles the

problem that kills many students each year. Three

case histories are featured on how children are

accidentally killed or injured by the bus they are

riding after they exited the bus. Film is divided into 3

segments for elementary, junior high and high

school.

Available from

Seven Oaks, (310) 587-0030.

Also available from PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit

online store at www.ptsi.org.

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Just In Case - Suppression of School Bus Fires

26 min., color

Designed to instruct school bus drivers and students

on the proper action to take in the prevention and

suppression of school bus fires. Dramatizes the

causes of variety of school bus fires and

demonstrates effective suppression techniques.

Recommends appropriate evacuation procedures.

Available from

Seven Oaks, (301) 587-0030. Also

available from PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit online

store at www.ptsi.org.

KC's First Bus Ride

A 9 1/2-minute video: K - 3rd Grade

Muppet character, K.C., gets a look at a safe school

bus ride with the help of his friend, Buster Safety and

the magic mirror. Addresses safe riding rules and

why they are important to K.C. Excellent for

instruction Pre-K - 3 grade.

Available from

the

Minnesota Association for Pupil Transportation, call

(651) 696-9626. Also available from PTSI: call (800)

836-2210 or visit online store at www.ptsi.org.

Otto The Auto

4 min., VHS, color

Three, four-minute Otto stories emphasize passenger

and pedestrian safety. “Buckle Up” uses spacemen

to encourage children to use seat belts in cars;

“Inside the School Bus” has the school buses

complain about hazards in traffic created when

children misbehave on the bus; and “Outside the

School Bus” finds Otto and Buster the Bus telling

children about the danger zone around buses that

children must avoid.

Available from

the AAA

Foundation for Traffic Safety. Call (800) 305-7233 or

order online at www.aaafoundation.org. Also

available from PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit online

store at www.ptsi.org.

Pooh’s Great School Bus Adventure

14 min., VHS, color Media Co.

Teaches important school bus safety rules using big-

as-life puppet-ronics characters. Pooh characters

demonstrate safety rules and proper behavior as

they ride the school bus by themselves for the first

time. The film challenges children to think carefully

and try to remember the bus safety rules presented.

Available from

Disney Educational Productions, call

(800) 295-5010 or visit online store at http://

dep.disney.go.com/educational/store/

detail?fromsearch=1&product_id=68795. Also

available from PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit online

store at www.ptsi.org.

Safe Crossing: An “Egg-Cellent” Idea!

10 min., VHS, color

The objective of the video is to educate students

(grades K-3) in safe boarding and exiting procedures

for a school bus. The video revolves around a little

boy who brings a dinosaur egg to school for “show

and tell.” An instructional guide is included which

covers the desired learning outcomes, instructional

suggestions for use with students, parents and bus

drivers.

Available from

PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or

visit online store at www.ptsi.org.

School Bus Safety -- "Bus Dream"

A 9-minute video: Grades 10 - 12

Bus safety from the view of the young adult new

driver. Driver Education class benefits from lessons

learned in Tony's daydream trip in his red convertible

that results in a courtroom drama.

Addresses stopped school bus issues of driving

safety. Effective for instruction of grades 10 through

12.

Available from

the Minnesota Association for

Pupil Transportation, call (651) 696-9626. Also

available from PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit online

store at www.ptsi.org.

Timmy Rides the Bus

A 10-minute video: Pre-K - 1st Grade

Muppet character, Timmy, learns all about school

bus safety from bus driver Ralph and monitor Jane.

Addresses safety issues like:

• handrail use,

• staying seated,

• stowing belongings,

• keeping the aisle clear, and

• loading-unloading skills.

Done in class discussion format. Effective for

instruction of grades Pre-K through 1st grade and

Special Education.

Available from

the Minnesota

Association for Pupil Transportation, call (651) 696-

9626. Also available from PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or

visit online store at www.ptsi.org.

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The Safest Way Out:

General-ed Student Version

(1997, 12:20 minutes, K-9th Grade, Skills)

Shows children how to properly prepare for and

execute an emergency school bus evacuation.

Demonstrates how to safely exit from front, rear,

side, and multiple exits, emergency windows and

roof hatches, and when each exit is appropriate.

Designed for classroom use.

Available from

the

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Call (800) 305-7233

or order online at www.aaafoundation.org. Also

available from PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit online

store at www.ptsi.org.

The Safety Squadron Rides the School Bus

A 10-minute video for young students

Make a lasting impression on your young students

about school bus safety with this cute, upbeat video

at a level they will understand and enjoy.

Watch Zip, the dragonfly, teach Molly and Joey about

safety at the bus stop; Busby, the school bus,

explains the Danger Zone, and Pat, the bus driver

educates them about safety inside the the bus.

Available from

the Minnesota Association for Pupil

Transportation, call (651) 696-9626. Also available

from PTSI, call (800) 836-2210 or visit online store at

www.ptsi.org.

Think of Your Safety Now

9 min., VHS, color

“Buster,” a cartoon character symbolizing school bus

safety, shows children what to do when going to the

bus stop and waiting, entering and leaving the bus,

and passenger behavior on the school bus.

Available from

School Transportation Association

MA, (508) 378-0440.

Trouble Spots

A 3-part, 35-minute video on school bus safety in the

loading and unloading areas

Audience:

•

Elementary, Middle School, Junior & Senior High

Students

•

School Bus Driver Training Programs

•

School Bus Safety Programs

This video deals with the potentially dangerous

“Trouble Spots” that school bus drivers and riders

must be aware of when driving and moving in or

around school buses. It is designed to create an

awareness (in all concerned with pupil

transportation) of the unforeseen, seemingly

incidental events which lead to tragedy.

The video follows three model drivers with

outstanding safety records, whose attention is

diverted only for an instant and depicts the

consequences of that moment.

Available from

Seven Oaks, (310) 587-0030. Also available from

PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit online store at

www.ptsi.org.

Activity/Coloring Books/

Handouts

School Bus Rider Safety

“School Bus Rider Safety” is a 16-page, activity filled,

comic book format guide for elementary students to

learn how to safely ride a school bus. Some of the

rider safety concepts stressed: loading/unloading

zone, riding the bus, waiting at the bus stop, bus

behavior, discipline, and emergency and evacuation

drills.

Available from

Outdoor Empire Publishing,

Inc., Publications Dept. (206) 624-3845.

Rudy’s Rules

The safety activities book “Rudy’s Rules,” is designed

for bus riders ages five to eight, and features Rudy

the Raccoon, a safety-conscious cartoon raccoon

who leads youngsters through ten important lessons

in safety bus conduct.

Available as

a free download

from Thomas Built Buses, visit

www.thomasbus.com/products/school/

busSafety.asp

School Safety Activity Coloring Book

Coloring Book” is a 16-page booklet containing

games to play and challenging puzzles to solve.

This information and activities book teaches

youngsters ages 9-12 about the important

contributions they can make to their own safety on

the way to and from school.

Available from

Channing L. Bete Co., Inc., (800) 828 2827 (item #

54023)

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Activity / Coloring Book

This 16-page coloring book is our most popular item.

It is coordinated with our K-6 Curriculum lessons and

Safety Stickers. This coloring book will help your

younger students learn school bus safety and have

fun at the same time! Safe crossings and

evacuations are emphasized. Full-color covers.

Available from

PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit

online store at www.ptsi.org.

Safety Stickers

Sold in packages: 450 stickers per package, 50 each

of the nine designs

These ready-to-color stickers help reinforce the

safety messages of the Activity/Coloring Book. The

two-color stickers come nine to a sheet (3 2/3" x 2 5/

6"). The crack and peel backing makes them easy to

use by even the youngest students. Students enjoy

wearing these "gentle reminders" and it makes

parents feel good too.

Available from

PTSI: call (800)

836-2210 or visit online store at www.ptsi.org.

Safely Around The Hill With Bus Driver Bill

A 24-page rhyming story: Pre-K - 3rd Grade

A delightful rhyming story of a typical school bus ride

to and from school for "Shorty". This educational and

entertaining teaching aid, highlights all aspects of

school bus safety for "Shorty the Pony" and his

friends.

Full color pictures are drawn "kid-style" and appeal

immediately to children. Great for use in classrooms,

to send home to parents, and on-bus safety

instruction! ( Pre - K through 3rd Grade ) 24 pages.

Available from

PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit

online store at www.ptsi.org.

Safety Handout

Full-color, 2-sides, 8 1/2 x 11

This handout has our full-color poster on one side

(four frame safe crossing), with Safety "Rules and

Reasons" for riding the bus on the other side. Kids

and parents alike love this inexpensive handout.

Handouts come in 100 handouts per package.

Available from

PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit

online store at www.ptsi.org.

Safe Crossing Decals for Bus

8 1/2 x 11 -- durable vinyl crack & peel

These attention-getting decals illustrate the four steps

of safe crossing procedure: exiting the bus carefully

and safely, looking at the driver for the signal to cross,

checking traffic before moving beyond the bus, and

moving off the road and away from danger.

Put this full-color safe crossing message right inside

the bus where childern can see it as they disembark.

Available from

PTSI: call (800) 836-2210 or visit online

store at www.ptsi.org.

Safe Crossing Poster for Classroom

17" x 22" -- for classrooms

These attention-getting posters illustrate the four steps

of safe crossing procedure: exiting the bus carefully

and safely, looking at the driver for the signal to cross,

checking traffic before moving beyond the bus, and

moving off the road and away from danger. This full-

color poster makes an excellent addition to any

classroom safety display.

Available from

PTSI: call

(800) 836-2210 or visit online store at www.ptsi.org.

Safety Stop Program

Reinforce school bus safety messages in young riders

with this program from Safety Stop. The program

includes: Activity Book, Mix-up Sticker Puzzle, Photo

Frame Magnet & Memo Holder, School Bus Eraser/

Pencil Topper, “School Bus Safety Rules” stickers, and a

Bonus poster. The items are pre-packed in clear

plastic bags for easy distribution.

Available from

Safety Stop: call toll free (866) 243-243-7932 or visit

www.bussafetystop.com. Also available from PTSI: call

(800) 836-2210 or visit online store at www.ptsi.org.

Bus Safety Audio Trainer

(English / Spanish)

30” wide x 40” x 4” deep (use on table or floor)

This hands-on tool instructs the proper and safe ways

to walk, stand, enter and leave the school bus. Using

a baton, the instructor points to danger areas around

the bus on the B-SAT display. This activates a pre-

recorded message that clearly tells the danger of that

area.

Available from

National Patent Analytical

Systems, call (800) 800-8143. Also available from PTSI:

call (800) 836-2210 or visit online store at

www.ptsi.org.

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Developing a

School Transportation Safety Program

1 This information has been adapted from NHTSA’s “Getting to School Safely Community Action Kit”. A complete kit is

available by visiting http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov or writing to U.S. DOT/NHTSA, Media and Marketing Division, NTS-21, 400 7th

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590, Attn: TSP Resource Center Orders.

2 For this analysis of data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, “normal school transportation hours” were defined as:

Monday through Friday; 6:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:59 p.m.; September I through June 15 each school year.

Students are at much greater risk traveling to and

from school than at any other time in their school

day. During the 1997-98 school year, about 800

children between the ages of 5 through 18 were

killed during normal school transportation hours

while traveling by passenger car, foot, bicycle, public

transportation and school bus.

2 Many more were

injured or suffered close calls. These injuries and

deaths affect everyone in the community.

School transportation safety programs are as diverse

as the ways students get to school and the types of

safety problems they encounter. They can range

from a one-time event, such as a bike rally or

participation in National Walk Our Children to School

Day, to a longer-term initiative that addresses

various aspects of transportation safety throughout

the school year. The following guidelines will help

you design and implement an effective program to

improve school transportation safety in your

community.

Involving Partners

Before you begin developing your program, it is

important to build partnerships with groups and

individuals within your community that have a vested

interest in promoting school transportation safety.

Partnerships enable you to share the work while

increasing the effectiveness of your program.

Begin your search for partners by checking to see if

your community has a Safe Communities Coalition, a

SAFE KIDS Coalition, or other organizations that

address injury prevention, health and safety, or

children’s issues. (For information on Safe

Communities Coalitions, contact the Safe

Communities Service Center at 817-978-4423 or visit

the Safe Communities Web site at

www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

safecommunities.

For a list of SAFE

KIDS Coalitions,

contact the

National SAFE

KIDS Campaign at

202-662-0200 or

www.safekids.org.)

Coalitions are

hard to form, so if

such groups exist

in your

community, make

every effort to join

them (or invite

them to join you).

There are many

compelling

reasons to join

such groups.

They may already have identified and resolved

obstacles to data collection in your community, and

they may have collected a significant amount of data

that will help you design your program. Their

contacts with other community groups and local

businesses can be helpful when it comes time to

distribute your materials and publicize your events.

Finally, coalitions that have an established presence

within your community can provide credibility and

ongoing support that will help sustain your program

over time.

In addition to such coalitions, many other groups

have a vested interest in promoting school

transportation safety. These include the following:

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State and local law enforcement agencies and

sheriffs’

offices can play an important role in

reducing illegal passing of school buses and in

enforcing relevant laws, like as speed and

pedestrian laws in school zones. In many

communities, local police also provide crossing

guards at busy intersections near schools. Keep

in touch with your law enforcement agencies

throughout the year, and recruit their help early

on for any campaign or special event you are

sponsoring. Keep them well stocked with tip

sheets, brochures, and other information that they

can hand out while conducting tours, speaking at

schools, attending community events, etc.

•

Health care facilities and doctors’ offices

are

great places to reach school-age children and

their parents with messages about school

transportation safety. Invite members of your

local medical community to participate in special

events. Provide health care facilities with tip

sheets, brochures, and other information to

distribute to their patients. Encourage doctors

and other health care providers to discuss

transportation safety when they see school-age

children for immunizations, school physicals, and

athletic physicals.

•

Parent-Teacher Associations

at your local

schools have networks of committed members

with a vested interest in school transportation

safety. Community organizations that serve

children and youth - such as the YMCA, YWCA,

Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Boys’ and Girls’ clubs,

recreation centers, before and after school care

programs, sports programs (soccer, football,

baseball, etc.), and others are also potential

partners. Invite the PTA and community groups to

participate in any special events you are

planning. Provide them with short newsletter

articles that can help increase awareness of

school transportation safety issues throughout the

year. School offices can provide you with PTA

calendars and contact information, and your local

newspaper should list upcoming events and

contact information for community organizations.

•

Local colleges and universities and academic

research institutes

can help in many ways. They

can be especially valuable as a source of

professional expertise for data collection and

analysis or program evaluation.

•

AAA

sponsors school safety patrol programs in

many communities and is a natural ally for your

“Getting to School Safely” campaign. Invite your

local AAA chapter to participate in special events

such as Walk Our Children to School Day. Give

them one or more of the public service

announcements in this resource guide and ask

them to use them in the publications they send to

members.

•

The faith community

can be an excellent

resource for delivering your message whether

through presentations by spiritual leaders during

services or through newsletters, youth and

children’s groups, and other activities. Many

places of worship run daycare and after-school

centers, and some also serve as community

activity centers for youth. They communicate

frequently with parents, and they often welcome

outside speakers and demonstrations related to

safety issues.

•

Senior citizens

can be important allies, especially

if they are grandparents. The local chapter of the

American Association of Retired Persons can help

you inform grandparents about child passenger

safety and recruit them for your program. For

information on seniors groups in your area,

contact AARP at 202-434-2277 or www.aarp.org.

Other groups with active seniors include veterans

groups, faith-based institutions, and community

service organizations.

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Because each group brings a different perspective to

the issue, it’s a good idea to involve a variety of

partners. The specific number and types of partners

you choose will depend on the issues you intend to

address through your program and the type(s) of

event(s) you are planning.

When you contact potential partners, be sure to

provide them with enough basic information to get

them interested in your issue. Keep in mind that

supporting your program can in turn benefit them in

some way. For example:

•

When a local SAFE KIDS Coalition or community-

based organization helps you collect or analyze

data, it obtains data that can be used for its own

purposes; if it helps you conduct an event, it can

inform the public about the issues it promotes.

•

When the principal and PTA support your efforts to

promote school bus safety, they draw attention to

the importance of having a safe environment at

school.

•

When police officers participate in or speak at a

school assembly, they can help young children

develop safe habits that may endure throughout

their lives.

•

When local police increase enforcement in one

area, such as illegal passing of school buses,

they also influence behavior in other areas, such

as speeding or seat belt use.

•

When local businesses sponsor your program,

they obtain positive publicity for their commitment

to the community that may result in increased

business.

Identifying the Problem

Whether you are working as part of a coalition or on

your own, the first step in developing an effective

program is to identify the most prevalent school

transportation safety problems in your community.

To do that, you will have to gather various types of

data from a number of sources.

•

Data on non-fatal injuries

can be found in

medical records as well in non-medical data

sources such as crash and insurance records. To

request access to medical recordssssss, contact

the emergency department or administrator of

your local hospital and the director of your local

EMS or ambulance service. Almost all states have

computerized police crash data. To request

access to this data, contact the Governors’

Highway Safety Representative in your state. For

information collected by insurance companies,

contact your state’s insurance commissioner or

your local insurance agent. When making your

request, you should specify that you are seeking

data on injuries sustained by school-age children

(5 to 18) in traffic crashes during normal school

transportation hours.

•

Data on fatal injuries

can be highly persuasive

when it comes to galvanizing community support

for safety programs, even though fatal injuries are

far less common than non-fatal injuries. Contact

your local police department or medical

examiner’s office to request data on fatalities

among school-age children in traffic crashes

during normal school transportation hours. If

your community is a town or county, you can also

find information on fatal injuries in Vital Statistics

reports issued by the Department of Health and

available in the reference department of your

local library.

•

Demographic information

can help you

determine whether certain groups in your

community may be at risk for transportation

related injuries. The U.S. Census Bureau and your

local government can provide general

demographic data, such as family income and

level of education. For specific information

regarding the student population in your

community, contact your local school system.

•

People who are directly involved with school

transportation

can provide useful information

regarding safety issues. School crossing guards

can give you an estimate of the speeding

problem near your school. School bus drivers can

give examples of unsafe behavior at bus stops

and can report the number of illegal passing

incidents.

•

The PTA at your school

is another excellent

source of information. Parents whose children

walk to school know where sidewalks, stop signs,

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or crossing guards are needed to increase safety

for pedestrians; those who drive their children to

school know whether there are safety issues at

the drop-off point or with the traffic pattern near

the school. Such input can be invaluable in

identifying which issues are of greatest concern to

the community and in gauging the potential level

of support for your program.

Teamwork is essential at this stage, because data

can be difficult to get, there may be costs involved,

and you may need special software or training to

analyze the data. As mentioned earlier, you should

join an existing Safe Communities Coalition, SAFE

KIDS Coalition, or similar organization in your

community if at all possible. These groups may

already have collected relevant data from various

sources, and they may have identified important

obstacles to data collection. Even if they cannot

provide you with the data you need, they can give

you advice on collecting data in your community and

may be able to assist you with data analysis. If there

is no such group in your community, you may have

to form a team of your own to share this work.

Designing Your Program

Once you have identified the major school

transportation safety problems in your community,

it’s time to design your program. The first step is to

review the list of problems you identified through

your data collection and select a key target issue that

your program will address.

Having selected your target issue(s), the next step is

to specify the overall goal of your program. Your

goal statement establishes the big picture: it sets out

what you want to accomplish through the activity or

program you are sponsoring and provides a general

direction for your activities. An example of a goal for

a school transportation safety program would be to

reduce illegal passing of school buses stopped to

load or unload students.

Keeping your overall goal in mind, the next step is to

define the specific objectives that will help you

achieve that goal. This step is critical, because the

success of your program will be determined by how

well you meet your stated objectives. Program

objectives should be SMART (Specific, Measurable,

Action-oriented, Reasonable, and Time-specific.)

Be sure to circulate a draft of your objectives to those

who are in a position to determine the fate of your

program. It’s important to obtain the support of key

decision makers from the outset and to make sure

that all parties agree about the purpose of the

program.

Program Components

Now that you have established a strong foundation,

you can begin to build your program. To a great

extent, your target issue and objective will determine

the nature and duration of your program. For

example, if your issue is illegal passing of school

buses and your objective is to increase citations, you

may need to conduct a community-wide public

education campaign combined with increased

enforcement by local police over a period of several

months.

Most transportation safety programs include four

basic components: enforcement, education,

engineering, and policy/legislation.

•

Enforcement

: Activities in this component are

designed to increase compliance with traffic laws.

School-related enforcement programs generally

focus on increasing compliance with school zone

speed limits and laws governing passing of

school buses. Law enforcement agencies may

increase enforcement of such laws at the

beginning of the school year or at specific times

throughout the year to reinforce the importance of

these laws and increase motorists’ adherence to

them.

Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs (STEP

programs) have been found to be especially

effective. These programs are implemented in

waves. The first wave consists of a public

education and publicity to raise awareness of the

law and inform the public about the upcoming

period of increased enforcement. The second

wave is a period of increased enforcement,

possibly including checkpoints. This is followed

by a period of normal enforcement combined

with another wave of publicity to inform the public

about the results of the increased enforcement.

These waves (education/publicity-enforcement/

publicity) can be repeated as necessary.

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Engineering

: Although many programs overlook

this component, the design and construction of

roads, sidewalks, and bike paths has a strong

influence on student safety. Other aspects of

engineering that affect safety include signage (for

example, signs for school bus stops, pedestrian

walkways, and school zones), the location of stop

signs and traffic lights, markings for pedestrian

crosswalks, the length of time traffic lights allow

for street crossing, and the condition of sidewalks

or bike paths.

•

Education:

This is a major component of nearly

every transportation safety program. It can

encompass a broad range of methods and

activities, depending on the objective of your

program and the audience you are trying to

reach. The methods you would use to increase

general public awareness of an issue are

different from those you would use to influence a

specific behavior within a particular group of

people.

Many programs incorporate a variety of methods

to reach different audiences. For example, a

program to reduce illegal passing of school

buses might utilize a public education campaign

targeting parents, students, teachers, and

administrators and the general public to increase

their awareness of the dangers of this situation.

Specific activities might include (1) providing

teachers with materials they can use to help

students learn the importance of looking for

passing cars before they cross the street at the

school bus stop, and (2) sending information to

educate parents about the danger of passing, to

alert them to help their children look for illegally

passing cars at the school bus stop, and to

remind them about their obligations as motorists

to observe the law.

•

Policy/Legislation:

This component includes

activities aimed at getting legislation passed or

policies established at the state or local level to

increase student transportation safety. Your

program may include a grassroots campaign

promoting legislation to increase fines or points

for cars that illegally pass school buses, or to

increase penalties for speeding in a school zone.

Or you may choose to lobby the local school

board to establish a policy to specify where

motorists can drop students off or pick them up

on school property or to define acceptable

student behavior on school buses.

Strategy, Timeline, and

Sources of Support

The final steps in the planning process are

developing a strategy for implementing your

program - including a timeline - and identifying

sources for support and possible funding. The

nature of your program will determine how complex

your strategy and timeline need to be and how

much support you will require. For example,

implementing a one-day Operation Safe Stop

program will require a shorter timeline and possibly

fewer financial resources than a campaign to

encourage more children to ride the bus, though

both will require support from a number of groups in

the community.

Measuring Success

Whether you are implementing a one-time event or

a longer-term program, it’s important to conduct

some type of evaluation to measure the impact of

your efforts. The evaluation process yields a wealth

of information that can help you justify the program’s

existence and improve it in the future. By conducting

a well-designed evaluation, reviewing the results

carefully, and applying the lessons learned, you can

save time, money, and frustration the next time

around. Evaluation results can also be used to

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publicize success, obtain resources, and gain

community support, and they give reinforcement

and credit to those who supported, participated in,

or funded your effort.

There are three main types of evaluation studies:

process evaluation, outcome evaluation, and cost-

benefit analysis. To get a complete assessment of

your program, you may want to include all three

types of studies in your evaluation plan, because

each measures different things and provides

different information. The following summary

illustrates how each type of study is used.

1. Process evaluation

compares the objectives and

planned activities for the program with what is

actually being done. It assesses whether the

program was implemented as planned, whom

the program reached, what resources were

spent, what problems were encountered, and

how those problems were addressed. Process

evaluation is useful in determining how a

program should be modified to improve its

effectiveness and in documenting any changes

that are made. For example, if you are

implementing an Operation Safe Stop initiative,

you can keep track of the number of citations that

are written from year to year. Pay particular

attention to when and where the tickets are

written. This data will help you identify particularly

troublesome areas and enable you to focus on

finding a solution in this area the next time you

implement the program

2. Outcome evaluation

measures the extent to

which the program met its objectives and created

changes in knowledge, attitudes, and/or

behavior. Because outcome evaluation is much

more complex and costly than process

evaluation, you will probably need to bring in

outside expertise. The evaluation specialist will

design the evaluation, develop sampling plans

and data collection forms, recruit and train data

collectors, collect the data, provide interim

feedback to you during the implementation of the

program, analyze the data and present the

findings, and provide input to you as you draw

conclusions from the findings. He or she can also

help you determine what can be measured and

what types of questions you will be able to

answer. A specialist in public health or social

science research and evaluation would be well

qualified to provide such assistance, and

graduate students in these fields can help with

data collection. Your NHTSA Regional Office or the

Governors’ Highway Safety Representative in your

state may be able to provide names of evaluators

in your area Local colleges and universities,

academic research institutes, and public health

agencies are also good sources of evaluation

expertise.

If program limitations make it difficult for you to

conduct a full-scale outcome evaluation, there are

other ways you can measure the impact of your

program. Observational surveys are one way to

measure the impact of a program. If you are

planning to conduct an “Operation Safe Stop”

program, you can count the number of times that

cars pass a stopped school bus at a particular

place to obtain a baseline, or starting point.

Following the program, you can count again to

determine whether the number has decreased.

Anecdotal observations can be helpful in

providing information that may be missing from

numerical data. For example, data on traffic-

related injuries or fatalities will not include near

misses, yet these incidents can be critical in

determining where problems exist. Ask people in

your community if they have seen any dangerous

situations as children travel to and from school in

their neighborhoods. Their stories can be

compelling evidence of the types of problems that

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exist, and soliciting their input will help you gain

support for your program.

3. Cost-benefit analysis

is used to compare the

costs of a program to the benefits derived from

that program. Although this type of evaluation is

often overlooked, the results of a cost-benefit

analysis can be a significant factor in deciding

whether to expand or continue a program. If you

plan on conducting a cost-benefit analysis, you

will need to gather baseline cost data before you

implement your program so that you can

determine whether your initiative actually reduced

costs or increased benefits to the community.

Because evaluation is an integral part of program

implementation, it should be built into the program

design from the start. As soon as you have identified

your target issue and determined your goal and

objectives, you should develop a plan for measuring

the results of your program. Your evaluation plan

should include:

•

What you will measure

•

How and when you will measure it

•

How you will analyze your results

•

How you will report the evaluation results to

your funding source, the media, and the

general public

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Programs often go without evaluation because of a

perceived or real lack of resources. One way to

overcome this problem is to work with partners in

your community. Check with the individuals and

organizations participating in your program to see if

you can pool resources for an evaluation. Ask local

colleges or universities if they can help you identify

graduate students who could help you design and

conduct an evaluation study. Some students may be

able to design and conduct the evaluation as part of

a course requirement. Contact the agencies that

fund your programs and urge them to allocate more

resources for evaluation, because evaluation can

help them identify good programs that should be

replicated as well as ineffective programs that

should no longer be funded.

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STATE DIRECTORS of PUPIL TRANSPORTATION

(As of July 2003)

ALABAMA ALASKA

Joe Lightsey, Administrator Joe A. Precourt, Admin of Pupil Transp.

Pupil Transportation Div. of Education Support Services

Alabama Dept of Education

Gordon Persons Bldg., Room 5303 Alaska Dept of Educ & Early Devel.

50 N. Ripley Street 801 West 10th St., Suite 200

Montgomery, AL 36130-2101 Juneau, AK 99801-1894

Ph. 334-242-9730 Ph. 907-465-8687

Fax 334-242-2475 Fax 907-463-5279

E-Mail:

joel@alsde.edu

E-Mail:

joe_precourt@eed.state.ak.us

ARIZONA ARKANSAS

Vicki Barnett, Supervisor Mike Simmons, Coordinator

School Transportation School Transportation

Arizona Dept of Public Safety Arkansas Dept of Education

2102 W. Encanto Blvd., P.O. Box 6638 #4 Capitol Mall, Room 105-C

Phoenix, AZ 85005-6638 Little Rock, AR 72201

Ph. 602-223-2646 Ph. 501-682-4264

Fax 602-223-2923 Fax 501-682-6308

E-Mail:

vbarnett@dps.state.az.us

E-Mail:

msimmons@arkedu.k12.ar.us

CALIFORNIA COLORADO

John Green, Supervisor Bruce Little

Office of School Transportation Sr.Transportation Consultant

Calif. Dept of Education Colorado Dept of Education

3500 Reed Avenue 201 East Colfax Avenue

W. Sacramento, CA 95605 Denver, CO 80203

Ph. 916-375-7100 Ph. 303-866-6655

Fax 916-375-7110 Fax 303-866-6663

E-Mail:

jgreen@cde.ca.gov

E-Mail:

little_b@cde.state.co.us

CONNECTICUT DELAWARE

Del Cornell, Div. Chief Ronald H. Love, Supervisor

Commercial Vehicle Safety Div. Pupil Transportation

60 State Street Delaware Dept of Education

CT Dept of Motor Vehicles P.O. Box 1402

Wethersfield, CT 06161-0001 Dover, DE 19903

Ph. 860-263-5445 Ph. 302-739-4696

Fax 860-263-5587 Fax 302-739-4654

E-Mail:

delbert.cornell@dmvct.org

E-Mail:

: rlove@doe.k12.de.us

FLORIDA GEORGIA

Charles F. Hood William Bonnett, Director

Director, School Transportation Pupil Transportation

Florida Dept of Education Georgia Dept of Education

325 W. Gaines St., # 1114 1666 Twin Towers, East

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 Atlanta, GA 30334-5050

Ph. 850-488-4405 Ph. 404-656-2467

Fax: 850-487-8608 Fax 404-657-1330

Shipping: 325 W. Gaines Street, #824

E-Mail:

wbonnett@doe.k12.ga.us

E-Mail:

Charlie.Hood@FLDOE.org

HAWAII IDAHO

Cynthia Kawachi, Manager Rodney McKnight, Supervisor

Student Transportation Transportation Services

Hawaii Dept of Education Idaho Dept of Education

1042 Young Street P. O Box 83720

Honolulu, HI 96814 Boise, ID 83720-0027

Ph. 808-586—170 Ph. 208-332-6851

Fax 808-586-0173 Fax 208-334-3484

E-Mail:

cynthia_kawachi@notes.k12.hi.us

E-Mail:

rmcknigh@sde.state.id.us

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ILLINOIS INDIANA

Alvida Petro, Prin. Fiscal Consultant Pete Baxter, Director

Div Funding & Disburs Svcs Division of School Traffic Safety

Illinois State Board of Educ. Indiana Dept of Education

100 N. First Street 229 State House

Springfield, IL 62777-0001 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2798

Ph. 217-782-5256 Ph. 317-232-0891

Fax 217-782-3910 Fax 317-233-0858

E-Mail:

apetro@isbe.net

E-Mail

: pbaxter@doe.state.in.us

IOWA KANSAS

Max Christensen Larry Bluthardt, Director

Consultant, School Transportation School Bus Safety Education Unit

Iowa Dept of Education Kansas Department of Education

Grimes State Office Bldg. 120 SE 10th Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50319 Topeka, KS 66612-1182

Ph. 515-281-5811 Ph. 785-296-4567

Fax 515-281-7700 Fax 785-296-6659

E-Mail

: max.christensen@ed.state.ia.us

E-Mail:

lbluthardt@ksde.org

KENTUCKY LOUISIANA

Kyna Koch Almenia Warren

St. Director of Pupil Transp. School Transportation Supervisor

Kentucky Dept of Education LA Dept. of Education

1506 Capital Plaza Tower P.O. Box 94064

500 Mero Street Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

Frankfort, KY 40601 Ph. 225-342-3338

Ph. 502-564-3930 Fax 225-219-4551 or 1-800-864-2204

Fax 502-564-7574 Shipping: 626 N. 4th St., 70804

E-Mail:

kkoch@kde.state.ky.us

E-Mail:

awarren@mail.doe.state.la.us

MAINE MARYLAND

Harvey Boatman, Educ Splst Ed Beck, Director

Schl Facilities & Pupil Transptn Division of Business Services

Maine Dept of Education Maryland Dept of Education

23 State House Station 200 W. Baltimore Street

Augusta, ME 04333-0023 Baltimore, MD 21201

Ph. 207-624-6884 Ph. 410-767-0142

Fax 207-624-6841 Fax 410-333-8723

E-Mail:

harvey.boatman@maine.gov

E-Mail:

ebeck@msde.state.md.us

MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN

Judith A. Dupille, Director Greg Lantzy, Director

Vehicle Inspection Services School Support Services

MA Registry of Motor Vehicles Michigan Dept of Education

One Copley Place 608 W. Allegan, PO Bx 30008

Boston, MA 02116 Lansing, MI 48933

Ph. 617-351-9344 Ph. 517-373-3677

Fax 617-351-9362 Fax 517-373-4022

E-Mail

:jdupille@rmv.state.ma.us

E-Mail:

lantzyg@michigan.gov

MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI

Capt. Ken Urquhart Leonard Swilley, Director

Dept. Of Public Safety Office of Safe & Orderly Schools

1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 410 Mississippi Dept of Education

Mendota Hgts, MN 55120 P.O. Box 771, Room 182

Ph: 651-405-6180 Jackson, MS 39205

Fax: 651-405-6199 Ph. 601-359-1028

E-Mail:

ken.urquhart@state.mn.us Fax 601-359-3184

E-Mail:

lswilley@mde.k12.ms.us

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MISSOURI MONTANA

Tom Quinn, Director Maxine Mougeot

School Governance MT Office of Public Instruction

Dept of Elem & Sec Education P.O. Box 202501

P.O. Box 480 Helena, MT 59620-2025

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 Ph: 406-444-3096

Ph. 573-526-6949 Fax 406-444-0509

Fax 573-526-6898

E-mail:

mmougeot@state.mt.us

E-Mail

:tquinn2@mail.dese.state.mo.us

NEBRASKA NEVADA

Russ Inbody, Director Diana Hollander

Pupil Transportation Pupil Transptn Prog Mgr

Nebraska Dept of Education Nevada Dept of Education

301 Centennial Mall South 1850 East Sahara, Suite 205

Lincoln, NE 68509 Las Vegas, NV 89104-3746

Ph. 402-471-4320 Ph. 702-486-6455

Fax 402-471-0774 Fax 702-486-6450

E-Mail:

rinbody@nde.state.ne.us

E-Mail:

dholland@nsn.k12.nv.us

NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY

Bethia R. LaMarca, Supervisor Linda Wells, Director

Pupil Transportation Office of Student Transportation

New Hampshire Div. Motor Vehicles New Jersey Dept of Education

10 Hazen Drive P.O. Box 500, 100 Riverview Plaza

Concord, NH 03305 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

Ph. 603-271-1999 Ph. 609-984-5757

Fax 603-271-1061 Fax 609-633-9790

E-Mail:

none

E-Mail:

linda.wells@DOE.STATE.NJ.US

NEW MEXICO NEW YORK

Gilbert Perea, Director Trnsptn Marion Edick

N.M. Dept of Education State Director

300 Don Gaspar New York Dept of Education

Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786 ED Mgt Svcs Room 876 EBA

Ph. 505-827-6640 Albany, NY 12234

Fax 505-827-5802 Ph. 518-474-6541

E-mail:

Perea@sde.state.nm.us Fax 518-474-1983

E-Mail:

medick@mail.nysed.gov

NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA

Derek Graham Tom Decker, Director

Section Chief, Transportation School Bus Transportation

N.C. Dept. of Public Instruction N. D. Dept of Public Instruction

301 N. Wilmington Street State Capitol

Raleigh, NC 27601-2825 Bismarck, ND 58505

Ph. 919-807-3571 Ph. 701-328-2267

Fax 919-807-3578 Fax 701-328-2461

E-Mail:

dgraham@dpi.state.nc.us

E-Mail:

tdecker@state.nd.us

OHIO OKLAHOMA

Pete Japikse, Director of Pupil Transportation Randy McLerran

Div of School Finance, Pupil Trnsptn Transportation Director

Ohio Department of Education Oklahoma Dept of Education

25 S Front Street, Mail Stop 715 2500 N. Lincoln Boulevard

Columbus, OH 43215-4183 Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599

Ph. 614-466-4230 or 6891 Ph. 405-521-3472

Fax 614-466-8700 Fax 405-522-0417 or 521-6205

E-Mail:

pete.japikse@ode.state.oh.us

E-Mail:

randy.mclerran@mail.sde.state.ok.us

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OREGON PENNSYLVANIA

Deborah Lincoln Chris Miller

Director of Pupil Transportation Bureau of Driver Licensing

Oregon Dept of Education Pennsylvania Dept of Transportation

255 Capital St. NE 1101 S. Front St, 3rd Flr, R.O.C.

Salem, Or 97310-0203 Harrisburg, PA 17106-8684

Ph. 503-378-3600 ext 2664 Ph. 717-705-9520

Fax 503-378-5258 Fax: 717-705-1131

E-Mail:

deborah.lincoln@state.or.us

E-Mail:

camillr@dot.state.pa.us

RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA

John DiTomasso, Coordinator Donald Tudor

School Bus Safety Director of Transportation

RI Registry of Motor Vehicles So. Carolina Dept of Education

286 Main Street 1429 Senate Street, Rm. 209A

Pawtucket, RI 02860-2908 Columbia, SC 29201

Ph. 401-222-2970 ext. 2034 Ph. 803-734-8244

Fax 401-728-0855 Fax 803-734-8254

E-Mail: none

E-Mail:

dtudor@sde.state.sc.us

SOUTH DAKOTA

no longer member

TENNESSEE

Janelle Toman Sam Cameron, Dir Pupil Trnsptn.

Director of Pupil Transportation Tennessee Dept of Education

South Dakota Div. of Educ. 710 James Robertson Parkway

Kneip Building, 700 Governors Dr. Andrew Johnson Tower

Pierre, SD 57501-2291 Nashville, TN 37243-0375

Ph. 605-773-4069 or 5232 Ph. 615-741-2731

Fax 605-773-6139 Fax 615-532-4791

E-Mail:

janelle.toman@state.sd.us

E-Mail:

scameron@mail.state.tn.us

TEXAS UTAH

Sam Dixon, Prog. Admin. Brent Huffman, Trnsptn Spclst.

School Transportation Unit Utah State Office of Education

Texas Education Agency 250 E. 500 South, PO Box 144200

1701 N. Congress Avenue Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200

Austin, TX 78701-1494 Ph. 801-538-7666

Ph. 512-463-9185 Fax 801-538-7729

Fax 512-936-2313

E-mail:

bhuffman@usoe.k12.ut.us

E-Mail:

sdixon@.tea.state.tx.us

Also Texas

(shared position)

Charley Kennington

Texas Dept. Of Public Safety

School Transportation

1617 E. Crest Drive

Waco, TX 76705

254-759-7111

Fax

254-759-7146

E-mail:

charley.kennington@txdps.state.tx.us

VERMONT VIRGINIA

Jerry McNamara, Chief Educ & Safety June Eanes

VT Dept of Motor Vehicles Director, Support Services

120 State Street Virginia Dept of Education

Montpelier, VT 05603-0001 P.O. Box 2120

Ph. 802-828-2053 Richmond, VA 23218-2120

Fax 802-828-2092 Ph. 804-225-2037

E-Mail:

gerry.mcnamara@state.vt.us Fax 804-786-9417

Shipping: 101 N 14th Street 23219

E-Mail:

jeanes@mail.vak12ed.edu

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WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA

Allan J. Jones, Director of Pupil Transportation Wayne Clutter, Dir. of School Transp.

Office of Supt. Of Public Instruction West Virginia Dept of Education, Building 6, Room B-252

P.O. Box 47200 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East

Olympia, WA 98504-7200 Charleston, WV 25305

Ph. 360-725-6120 Ph. 304-558-2711

Fax 360-586-6124 Fax 304-558-8867

E-Mail:

AJJones@ospi.wednet.edu

E-Mail:

wclutter@access.k12.wv.us

WISCONSIN WYOMING

Robert Christian, Exec. Dir. D. Leeds Pickering, Manager

Wisconsin School Bus Assn Pupil Transportation

Acting State Director Pupil Trnsptn Wyoming Dept of Education

P.O. Box 168 Hathaway Bldg, 2300 Capital Ave.

Sheboygan, WI 53082 Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050

Ph: 920-457-7008 Ph: 307-777-6265

Fax: 920-457-5758 Fx:. 307-777-6234

E-Mail:

dirwsba@bytehead.com

E-mail:

lpickering@educ.state.wy.us

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Patrick Kean

Dist. Of Columbia Public Schools

1709 3rd St., N.E.

Washington, DC 20002-1290

Ph. 202-576-5555

Fax 202-576-6871

For an updated list of State Directors or

related information visit www.nasdpts.org

Pupil Transportation Safety Institute

443 South Warren Street

Syracuse, NY 13202

(800) 836-2210

www.ptsi.org

1840 Western Avenue

Albany, NY 12203

(800) 989-NAPT

www.napt.org

National Association of State Directors

of Pupil Transportation Services

6298 Rock Hill Road

The Plains, VA 20198-1916

(540) 253-5520

www.nasdpts.org

National School Transportation Association

625 Slaters Lane, Suite 205

Alexandria, VA 22314

703-684-3200