The 2011 STN EXPO features more than 50 workshops across five educational tracks as well as four general sessions, two keynote addresses and two pre-conference seminars. Browse the topics scheduled to be discussed this year. Stay tuned for the latest program updates.

Pre-Conference Seminars

Powerful Tools for Improving School Bus Safety,
Security & Emergency Preparedness
By Mike Dorn, Safe Havens International
Saturday, July 23: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NHTSA Child Passenger Safety on School Buses
Saturday, July 23: 1 to 5 p.m.
AND
Sunday, July 24: 8 a.m. to noon
(Two-part course)

Regular Conference Sessions by Track*

Business Management

• Business Intelligence and Key Performance Indicators
• Managing Employees with Positive Behavior Techniques
• The Perils of Bus Driver Relationships
• Relationship of School Transportation, School Design and Facility Planning
• Contracting School Transportation Services & Dealing with Unions
• Improving Partnerships with Superintendents & Boards of Education
• You’ve Found the Money, Now How Are You Going to Use It?
• Collaboration with Local PTAs
• Show Me the Money: Advertising on School Buses
• Get the 411 on 311 Call Centers: Community-wide Communication & Collaboration
• Finding the Resources: Thinking Outside the Box & Networking to Get Things Done

Head Start

• Are You a First Time Head Start Transporter?
• Special Needs/Head Start Bus Evacuation (joint workshop)
• Succession Planning
• Making Your Way Along the Head Start “Road Map”
• Native American Head Start: Challenges Facing Tribes
• Bus as an Extension of the Classroom: School Readiness Programs for Head Start Bus Riders
• Head Start Community of Practice
• School Bus Safety Education for Kids and Families
• Behavioral Challenges and Intervention Strategies: What is Developmentally-Appropriate Based on the Child’s Age? (joint workshop with Special Needs)
• A Perfect Fit: Head Start & Public School Transportation
• Giving Bus Monitors/Aides the Training They Need & Deserve

Maintenance

• What You Need to Know to Protect Your Investment for 2010 Vehicles and Beyond & Latest on CAFE Standards
• Making Decisions on What Alternative Fuel is Right for You
• Body & Chassis: What Does the Industry Want on School Buses?
• Keeping Adequate Inspection Records
• Innovative Maintenance Practices
• Best Training Practices
• Electrical Systems
• Workplace Safety Programs and OSHA Compliance
• Brake Foundation: Air Disk Brakes
• Particulate Filters versus Diesel Oxidation Catalysts: Which Should You Choose?

Safety & Security

• Innovations in Seating Technology
• Best Mountainous Driving Techniques
• The Relationship Between School Transportation and Safe Routes to School
• Collaboration with Local First Responders on Developing Emergency Plans
• Evaluating School Bus Accidents Through an Inspector’s Eyes
• "May-Day" Bomb Exercise
• School Bus Bullying & Harassment Response
• Driver Pre-Trip & Security Inspection: Systems Checks on a Driver’s Level
• Driver Physical Fitness and Oversight
• Crisis Management
• What Do We Have to Do for Students at the Bus Stop?
• Bullying Response

Special Needs

• Providing Excellent Mandated Service Amid Budget Cuts
• Communication Tips for When Mainstreaming Special Education Students
• Homeless Transportation: Understanding What’s Required by the McKinney-Vento Act
• Wheelchairs as Seats: From Purchase to Securement on the Bus
• Hot Topics in Special Needs Transportation
• Policies and Guidelines for Service Animals on the Bus
• Independence Model of Student Transportation
• Special Needs/Head Start Bus Evacuation (joint workshop)
• Behavioral Challenges and Intervention Strategies: What is Developmentally-Appropriate Based on the Child’s Age? (joint workshop with Head Start)
• Categories of Disabilities
• Innovative Ways to Keep Training Alive