Thank you for visiting our booth at the 2014 WVAPT Tradeshow in Snoeshoe, WV. I enjoyed seeing everyone again this year! While there are a lot of trends in the pupil transportation industry, the two most popular topics I discussed with booth visitors were:

1. West Virginia Testing AND Training – Online. – Each active training account includes access to the Certification or Re-certification test for school bus drivers and a full curriculum of West Virginia school bus driver classroom training, professional development courses, and additional transportation courses.

2. National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) Professional Development Series – Online. – NAPT, in partnership with School Training Solutions (STS), offers NAPT Professional Development Series courses online. You can begin working on Certified Pupil Transportation Specialist (CPTS), Certified Supervisor (CSPT), and Certified Director (CDPT) certificates or work toward your recertification.

Our full catalog is available on the website, and I’ve also linked directly to it in this email.

Thanks again for visiting the booth! Let me know if you need anything.

Have a great day!

This time last year I was on my way to Fort Madison to meet up with bicyclists from across the nation. We bused across Iowa to Council Bluffs for the start of RAGBRAI. July 20-26 marks the event for 2014.

Since I am feeling a bit nostalgic and it’s technically Throwback-Thursday, I wanted to share a blog entry about our RAGBRAI adventure AND offer our online “Sharing the Road” course for the discounted rate we offered last summer.

It has been another long day of travel and acclamation. We got up early to load bikes and luggage into their respective trucks for the trek from one side of the state to the other. Our destination was Council Bluffs… Read More.

Discounted Course Info:

Title: Sharing the Road

Duration: 2 Hours

Description: Some of the most deadly accidents on the road involve two-wheeled vehicles, buses, and trucks. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, 4,008 accidents involving motorcycles resulted in death in 2004. The statistics for that year, from the U.S. Department of Transportation Analysis and Information Online, show that 4,902 accidents involving trucks resulted in death. Bus accidents also proved to be particularly dangerous that year, with 279 buses involved in accidents resulting in death. Keeping these statistics in mind, it becomes apparent that drivers must learn to share the road with cars, trucks, buses, and large vehicles. This course also discusses motorists’ duty to pedestrians and both motorists’ and pedestrians’ duty to school buses and emergency vehicles.

The objectives for this lesson are:

• RECALL special rules for sharing the road with a truck.
• RECALL special rules for sharing the road with a two-wheeled vehicle.
• IDENTIFY motorists’ responsibilities to pedestrians.
• IDENTIFY both motorists’ and pedestrians’ responsibilities to emergency vehicles.

Disclaimers:
Existing Customers: This course may already be included in your training catalog. Contact us if you have any questions. This Sharing the Road online course is part of our Driving Safely, defensive driving curriculum. This Sharing the Road online course does not count toward any State Specific Certification Curriculum requirements we offer online. Upon successful completion of this stand-alone course, a certificate of completion is available for download. Contact us if you have any questions: 1-800-261-6248.

School Training Solutions will be in Snowshoe at the West Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation Conference.

School Training Solutions (STS) provides an online option for school bus driver training and testing, as well as professional development training to school district employees. Our online curriculum provides a convenient and budget-friendly training option to meet state requirements and professional development goals.

See the courses we offer here.

If you have any questions about our training, would like to see a demonstration of our courses, or would like to meet with me to discuss training options, stop by the booth, give us a call, or visit the website for more information.

Thank you all for visiting our booth at the 2014 FAPT & SESPTC Trade Show in Daytona Beach, FL. I enjoyed seeing everyone again this year. I noticed a lot of training trends, but the four most popular topics I discussed with booth visitors were:

1. Florida School Bus Driver Classroom Training – Online – Our online Florida School Bus Driver course is recognized by Florida Department of Education (DOE) as meeting the requirements for the twenty hours of classroom instruction. This is an affordable, convenient, web-based option for training. STS online training is currently be used in Walton, Holmes, Wakulla, Clay, Marion, Volusia, Manatee, Hendry, Monroe, Okeechobee, Charlotte, Pinellas, Hamilton, and DeSoto counties.

2. School Bus Driver: Preparation and Refresher – Online – This school bus driver preparation and refresher training curriculum covers common classroom content necessary for school bus drivers to successfully pass a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) written test. This curriculum is commonly used by districts, schools, and/or organizations to satisfy new driver, remediation, or in-service training requirements.

3. Custom Training Catalogs – Online – We can put together a custom catalog built to your specifications so your employees get the right training. Courses can be pulled from our full transportation catalog or general topic courses like Sexual Harassment Awareness, Bloodborne Pathogens, Time Management, or Stress Management.

 4. National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) Professional Development Series – Online – NAPT, in partnership with School Training Solutions (STS), offers NAPT Professional Development Series courses online. You can begin working on Certified Pupil Transportation Specialist (CPTS), Certified Supervisor (CSPT), and Certified Director (CDPT) certificates or work toward your recertification.

Our full catalog is available on the website, and I’ve also linked directly to it in this email. I would be happy to send any additional information. For those who have already requested information, it is on the way.

Thanks again for visiting the booth! Have a great day!