FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Members
SALLY BRADSHAW
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LINDA J. EADS, ED. D.
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CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
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JULIA L. JOHNSON
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WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
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JIM HORNE
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
February 10, 2003
TO:
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School
District
Transportation Directors
School
District Driver Trainers
FROM:
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Ronnie H. McCallister, Program Director
School
Transportation Management Section
SUBJECT:
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14th Annual Training Meeting, March 31-April
3, 2003 “Lake Yale,” Eustis, Florida
We have reserved meeting dates for a staff in-service opportunity at
Lake Yale Baptist Assembly. The theme for this year is
“Still Living In
The Land of The Free in 2003.”
Topics for this year’s meeting are
from suggestions offered by a group of personnel throughout the state
who attended a planning meeting to assist with this project (draft agenda
enclosed).
There are no limitations on the number of participants who can attend.
We believe there is sufficient space available to accommodate all
participants from each school district. A registration form is enclosed.
The Florida Association for Pupil Transportation (FAPT) is charging a
$50 registration fee to cover the cost of materials and all lunches. The
registration will be the only fee collected for those participants who will
be commuting to Lake Yale each day. Confirmation of a participant’s
registration will be based upon receipt of the completed registration
form and check (district/personal) made out to FAPT or a purchase
order.
WAYNE V. PIERSON
Chief Financial Officer
325 W. GAINES STREET • ROOM 1214 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 488-6539 • www.fldoe.org
SUNCOM 278-6539 • FAX (850) 922-9620 • WAYNE.PIERSON@FLDOE.ORG
Lake Yale
February 10, 2003
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For those participants who plan to stay at Lake Yale, the following costs are in addition to the
initial $50 registration fee and are based on double occupancy:
Sunday – Thursday
Monday
- Thursday
Motel Rm (4 nights)
Motel Rm (3 nights)
$171.00
$146.00
These costs cover lodging for the nights indicated, breakfast each morning (lunch is included
in registration fee) and dinner each night, as indicated on the agenda.
All room rates are
based on double occupancy. Participants arriving Sunday will not receive dinner; however, a
Monday breakfast will be prepared for a minimum of 25 persons.
A map with directions to the assembly is provided.
You will find a questionnaire that
requests information from each participant. Nightly planned activities include an Ice Cream
Social on Monday, dinner on your own in Eustis on Tuesday, Movies and Popcorn and
Karaoke on Wednesday for those who are interested.
Because we must guarantee participant count, there can be no refunds for
cancellations; however, substitutions can be made prior to camp.
Prepayment via check or purchase order is required for participation;
please ensure that all participant payments have been completed prior to
attending Lake Yale.
In order to properly account for all payments
addressed to FAPT, please imprint onto your check or purchase order the
wording "Lake Yale" to reference the Lake Yale meeting.
There will be door prizes daily. Contribution of door prizes would be appreciated.
For further information on registration or content of this exciting program please contact
Herman Carter, Kay Kanupp, or me at (850) 488-4405 or by e-mail to
Ronnie.McCallister@fldoe.org.
RHM/lkk
Enclosures: Draft
Agenda
Registration
Form
Participant
Questionnaire
Map
cc:
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Cathy Wooley-Brown
Jennifer
Rippner
J.C.
Bowman
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Registration Form
Select One Column for Each Person Staying at Lake Yale
Sunday - Thursday
Monday - Thursday
Participant’s Name & Position
Reg. Fee
$50 (1)
Motel*
$171 (2)
or
Motel*
$146 (3)
Total
(4)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Check or POs Made Out to FAPT Enclosed For (TOTAL):
(5)
(1)
Includes materials and lunches and must be paid by ALL participants.
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(2)
Cost for persons staying in a motel room at Lake Yale (Sunday - Thursday; four nights)
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(3)
Cost for persons staying in a motel room at Lake Yale (Monday - Thursday; three nights)
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(4)
Add costs across the row for each participant.
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(5)
Add costs for all participants down the column (mandatory).
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(6)
Make multiple copies of this form if more than six (6) participants are attending.
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Because we must guarantee participant count, there can be no refunds for cancellations; however, substitutions can be made
prior to camp.
Prepayment is required for participation; please ensure that all participant payments have been completed
prior to attending Lake Yale. In order to properly account for all payments addressed to FAPT, please imprint onto your
check or purchase order the wording "Lake Yale" to reference the Lake Yale meeting.
ALL CHECKS AND POs MUST BE MADE OUT TO FAPT AND RETURNED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW.
Please complete the registration and questionnaire form and return no later than February 28, 2003, to:
Attn: Rick Rothberg
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Florida Association for Pupil Transportation
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PMB 517
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1699 Apalachee Parkway
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Tallahassee, FL 32301
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Fax No. (305) 251-8502
*Please note that ALL persons staying at the camp will be expected to share lodging (double occupancy) unless other arrangements are specified.
Private single room rates per person including registration: Sunday–Thursday ($297) / Monday–Thursday ($253).
Director’s Signature:
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District____________________
2003 14
th Annual Leadership Conference Agenda
Lake Yale, Eustis, Florida
March 31-April 3, 2003
“Still Living in the Land of the Free in 2003”
Monday, March 31, 2003
9:00 - Noon
Registration (Fellowship Hall)
Noon - 1:15 PM
Lunch, Introduction, Welcome, and Invocation (Dining Room)
Presenters: Ms. Pam Saylor, Superintendent of Lake District Schools; Mr.
Phil Lucas, Director of Transportation, Lake District Schools; Kay Kanupp,
Program Specialist, Julie Wammack, Program Specialist, and Herman Carter,
Program Specialist, DOE
Lunch in the dining room will be preceded by a welcome from the Superintendent
and Director of Transportation of the host district.
1:30 - 3:00 PM
“The Church Lady” (330 Activities Wing)
Presenter: Miss Naomi Smith
A highly motivational person will give us a new outlook on how things are in the
world and will highlight the great happenings in our world of school buses.
3:00 - 3:15 PM
Break
3:15 - 4:30 PM
Department of Education Updates and Legislative News (330 Activities Wing)
Presenter: Mr. Charlie Hood, Director of School Transportation, Department of
Education
This session will bring the latest news from the director’s office, including
legislation that is related to school transportation. Mr. Hood will discuss the news
from national and state agencies.
6:00 PM
Dinner (Dining Room)
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social (Fellowship Hall)
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Once again we are having an ice cream social. This is the time we meet and greet
our newcomers and our neighbors we haven’t seen in a while. It is an opportunity
to learn what is happening in the other districts and to share new ideas with each
other.
Tuesday, April 1, 2003
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8:00 - 9:00 AM
Insurance and Worker’s Compensation from an Expert’s View (330 Activities
Wing)
Presenters: Mr. James Barnidge, Loss Prevention Coordinator, School Boards
Insurance Trust, and Mr. Herman Carter, Program Specialist, DOE
Mr. Barnidge will discuss how each school district is responsible for job-related
injuries and how each person can help reduce the risk of greater losses and higher
prices for this service. The presenters will also discuss school bus accidents and
how they relate to the loss prevention program.
9:00 - 9:15 AM
Break
9:15 - 10:15 AM
Behavior Management (330 Activities Wing)
Presenters: Mr. George Francey, Pinellas County, and Ms. Jennifer Whitlock,
Lake County
This session will give insight into successful programs for student discipline in
two school districts and how each continues to make a difference.
10:15 - 10:30 AM
Door Prizes-Break
10:30 - Noon
Participants may choose one of the following sessions, which will be repeated once.
These sessions will be limited to 80 participants in any one session. Sign-up sheets will
be posted outside each classroom.
Attitudes and Defensive Driving (340-342 Room)
Presenters: Ms. Jackie Cihlar,
Manager Safety & Training, Charlotte School District
This program addresses different driver attitudes and how they affect their habits
on the road.
FHP Update on Investigating School-Bus Related Accidents (Room 345-347)
Trooper Kim Miller, Florida Highway Patrol, and Mr. Herman Carter, Program
Specialist, DOE
Come listen and learn the long and short story: how the accident investigation is
done and the important steps the Florida Highway Patrol considers necessary for
completing reports. Be prepared for great handouts!!!!!
NHTSA Child Passenger Safety Training for School Buses (Room 341-343)
Presenters: Ms. Sharon Arnold, Polk County; Ms. Vicki Creech, Orange County;
Mr. George Francey, Pinellas County; Ms. Kathy Krell, Brevard County; Mr.
Bill Villanova, Citrus County; Ms. Julie Wammack, DOE.
The presenters will teach this new course from NHTSA addressing the unique
issues of transporting preschool age children on school buses. Each participant
who attends all the modules of this training will receive a certificate in Child
Passenger Safety Training for School Buses.
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Repeat Concurrent Sessions Above (please choose one of the topics from above.)
2:30 - 3:00 PM
Break
Tuesday, April 1, 2003 continued:
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3:00 - 4:30 PM
The Importance of Mirrors and How To Adjust Them Correctly (330 Activities
Wing)
Presenters: Ms. Janet Anderson, Driver/Trainer, Wakulla County, and Ms. Becky
Hurley, Driver/Trainer, Walton County
This session will focus on the importance of mirrors and their placement. It will
also point out that the danger zone in front of the bus is sometimes more than the
proverbial 10 feet.
3:00 - 4:30 PM
NHTSA Child Passenger Safety Training for School Buses (Room 341-343)
Presenters: Ms. Sharon Arnold, Polk County; Ms. Vicki Creech, Orange County;
Mr. George Francey, Pinellas County; Ms. Kathy Krell, Brevard County; Mr.
Bill Villanova, Citrus County; Ms. Julie Wammack, DOE
The presenters will teach this new course from NHTSA addressing the unique
issues of transporting preschool age children on school buses. Each participant
who attends all the modules of this training will receive a certificate in Child
Passenger Safety Training for School Buses.
Dinner Will Be On Your Own
7:00 PM
Movies in the Activities Wing-Mr. Herman Carter
Wednesday, April 2, 2003
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8:00 - 9:00 AM
How to Recruit and Retain School Bus Personnel (330 Activities Wing)
Presenter: Mr. Herman Carter, Program Specialist, DOE; Mr. Don Crawford,
Director of Transportation & Ms. Barbara Robertson, Volusia District Schools
Participants will learn a wonderful new approach to retaining drivers and how
attitude adjustments can help in the process.
9:00 - 9:15 AM
Break
9:15 - 10:30 AM
Regular and Exceptional Student Transportation (330 Activities Wing)
Presenters:
Ms. Daphney Krause and Mr. Shawn Tucker, Osceola District
Schools
Participants will learn how to transport regular education students and students
with disabilities together in harmony. It may mean putting students with special
needs back on a “special ed” bus.
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 - Noon
Development of an Individual Education Plan (IEP): Who Should be Invited and
What Should be Discussed (330 Activities Wing)
Presenters: Mr. George Francey, Driver Safety & Training Specialist, Pinellas
District School; Ms. Margot Palazesi, Ph.D., Program Director, ESE Conflict
Resolution, DOE
This session will include information on who is mandated to attend an IEP
meeting and the essential components of an IEP.
The presenters will discuss
transportation’s role in the IEP process.
Noon - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Participants may choose one of the following. Sessions will be repeated once.
These
sessions will be limited to 80 participants in any one session.
Sign-up sheets will be
posted outside each classroom.
Basic School Bus Drivers’ Curriculum Unit Six: Critical Situations (340-342 Room)
Presenter: Mr. John Bickford, Safety Specialist, Flagler District Schools
This session will discuss different ways to teach Unit Six (6) of the curriculum
manual.
Building Trust: The Key to High Performance (344-346 Room)
Presenters: Ms. Karen Wells, Principal, Shadeville Elementary, Wakulla District
Schools
“Compelling trust is the highest form of human motivation.” This session will
focus on the powerful principles of trustworthiness and trust. In this session you
will: *Understand the Emotional Bank Account concept, *Increase your
awareness that building trust is a process, not an event, and *Have a little fun
while learning.
NHTSA’s Child Passenger Safety Training for School Buses (345-347 Room)
Presenters: Ms. Sharon Arnold, Polk County; Ms. Vicki Creech, Orange County;
Mr. George Francey, Pinellas County; Mr. Kathy Krell, Brevard County; Mr.
Bill Villanova, Citrus County; Ms. Julie Wammack, DOE
The presenters will teach this new course from NHTSA addressing the unique
issues of transporting preschool age children on school buses. Each participant
who attends all the modules of this training will receive a certificate in Child
Passenger Safety Training for School Buses.
Wednesday, April 2, 2003 continued:
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2:30 - 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Repeat Concurrent Sessions Above
6:00 PM
Dinner (Dining Room)
7:00 - ???
An evening of Karaoke and Movie Night with Popcorn (Fellowship Hall and
Activities Wing)
Come and join us for an old time sing-along with your favorite music. If you
choose, you can enjoy a movie for the evening.
Come and enjoy Herman’s
wonderful popcorn!
Thursday, April 3, 2003
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8:00 - 8:30 AM
“Put Your Hound Dog Owtta His Mizzery” (Activities Wing-Room 330)
Presenter: Buford P. Fuddwhacker
In this session, Buford explains how to eliminate the negative “hound dog” that
resides in all of us. The focus of this session is on developing a positive attitude as
the basis for success in life.
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Creating Value Through Teamwork (Activities Wing-Room 330)
Presenter: Mr. Roger Reese
In this session, Mr. Reese will talk about the nature, importance, and value of
teamwork.
9:30 - 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Stress For Success (Activities Wing-Room 330)
Presenter: Buford P. Fuddwhacker
The focus of this session is learning how to convert stress into fuel you need to
propel you to success in life. Buford offers tips for stress management and reveals
his latest time management invention.
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Creating Value Through Effective Communication (Activities Wing-Room 330)
Presenter: Mr. Roger Reese
What we have here is a failure to communicate. Topics include communication
and conflict, overdue conversations, and group communication exercises.
11:00 - Noon
“Don’t Look A Gift Horse in the Mowth!” (Activities Wing-Room 330)
Presenter: Buford P. Fuddwhacker
Buford focuses on appreciating the value in people and following your heart rather
than your ego during conflict.
He touches on relationships with friends, family,
significant others, and hard to deal with co-workers.
Noon -1:45 PM
Session Wrap-up and Presentation of Workshop Certificates (Dining Room)
Presenters: Mr. Herman Carter, Program Specialist, DOE, and Ms. Kay Kanupp,
Program Specialist, DOE
Before starting on the road for home, plan on attending this wrap-up session that
will provide participants with lunch, a recap of the week’s activities, addresses and
phone numbers of presenters, and workshop certificates.
All districts are asked to bring door prizes (if possible) to be given away daily.
We will also be having an Easter Egg Hunt.
Anyone wishing to participate in any of the above mentioned activities or with ideas to
share, please notify Kay Kanupp or Herman Carter. Thank you.
QUESTIONNAIRE
To be completed for each participant and returned with Registration Form
Name: ___________________________________________
District: __________________________________________
Position: __________________________________________
Lake Yale Lodging:
Motel ____
None ____
Name of preferred roommate: _______________________________________
(If not completed, a roommate will be assigned)
Special needs: ____________________________________________________
Special dietary needs: ______________________________________________
Smoking:
Yes _____
No _____
Directions to
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Lake Yale Baptist Assembly
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Eustis, FL
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