STS Highlights: March 2022

Spring is in the air, literally. Plants are blooming and pollen is dropping which is why I keep a BIG bottle of antihistamine at the ready. This month we’ve pulled together a selection of resources that seem to be the most popular during spring.

View, use, and share these resources. The goal is to elevate you and your organization. Please FORWARD this email to anyone who could benefit from the content. As always, we take pride in helping you meet your training requirements and goals.

Take care,
Patrick

Cultivating a Stronger Remote Workforce

One of the most visible changes in the workforce since the pandemic began is the prominence of work-from-home employees. If your organization utilizes a WFH team, we can offer an expansive catalog of online training options.

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Employee Readiness

Employee readiness skills like the ability to communicate, cooperate, or compromise enable employee growth and contribute to a pleasant work environment. Our employee readiness training includes a broad selection of courses that assist employees in gaining and maintaining general skills, knowledge, and attributes that enhance their value to the company.

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Emergency Procedures

Sometimes it’s necessary to reevaluate emergency procedures. To assist, we’ve created a best practices flyer in multiple sizes, appropriate for printing and posting.

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STS Course Catalog

STS provides a comprehensive offering of online training organized to meet training needs for transportation professionals and other school personnel.

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In-Service

School Bus Drivers often complete some form of annual in-service training to stay familiar with laws, regulations, and driving techniques.

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5 Questions Answered by New Technology

Technology is constantly transforming the way we live our lives. New technology is also changing the way children are transported to and from school.

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STS Highlights: February 2022

February is our shortest month of the year and thematically, the busiest with Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, Random Acts of Kindness Month, and Canned Food Month. As we navigate through the year, I am choosing a positive outlook and hope you do too. In line with February themes, I plan to focus on:

• Promoting inclusion and diversity
• Practicing sexual harassment awareness
• Engaging in random acts of kindness
• Providing a local food pantry with donated canned goods

In keeping with monthly themes, I’ve curated the resources below.

Appreciatively,
Patrick

Find Your Local Food Pantry

FoodPantries.org is not associated with any government agency or nonprofit organization. Use this website to find and connect with a local food pantry to learn about upcoming food distributions, apply for food programs, or make donations.

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Random Acts of Kindness

The work to create a kinder world never ends. You are invited to join the annual Random Acts of Kindness Day (RAK DAY) celebration on February 17, 2022. Spread kindness all month!

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FREE Valentine’s Day Cards

Celebrate Valentine’s Day by printing out these free Valentine’s Day cards. They’ll “drive you wild!”

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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

This infographic explains the 5 different types of sexual harassment found in the workplace.

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Diversity Training

February is the perfect time to discuss diversity, communication, tolerance, and respect. Consider this online diversity training combo of courses.

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Sexual Harassment Awareness Training Courses

Includes 4 independent lessons:

• Introduction to Sexual Harassment
• Sexual Harassment Awareness Overview
• Sexual Harassment in the Office
• Sexual Harassment: Prevention and Response

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It’s Flu Season!

The CDC’s recommendation for getting a flu vaccine for the 2021-22 flu season is: GET THE SHOT! Flu viruses are constantly changing so it’s not unusual for new ones to appear. A lot of research goes into each year’s vaccine. You should not wait for activity to be rising or high in your community to get a flu shot. The best way to reduce the risk of flu and its potentially serious complications is by getting vaccinated each year.

CDC Influenza Resources

Covid-19 & Variants

Prevention Measures to protect against respiratory illness like Covid-19 and Variants remain largely the same.

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Focus on Positivity in February

In addition to celebrating Black History and Valentine’s Day, February is known as “Random Acts of Kindness” and “Canned Food” month. Admittedly, it is a busy and short month. As we navigate through the year, we are focusing on a positive outlook and hope you do too. In line with February themes, focus on:

• Promoting inclusion and diversity during the month-long celebration of Black History
• Practicing sexual harassment awareness while observing Valentine’s Day (Free Cards 1 & 2)
• Engaging in random acts of kindness to brighten strangers’ days
• Providing a local food pantry with donated canned goods and nonperishables that benefit the community

We can help with online training for a positive focus!

A New Year & Our Mission Statement

Each year Resolutions on New Year’s Day are made. Some Resolutions are achieved where others are not. A better practice is creating a SMART Goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound), which we have presented in previous emails. Again, the success rate is not perfect. This year we want to present alternatives. We see these options as a combination of Resolutions and SMART Goals. For those with issues achieving a resolution or goal, these options may prove successful and help boost self-confidence and positivity.

• Create a personal Mission Statement.
• Compile a bucket list.
• Write a letter to your future self.
• Create a monthly challenge.
• Join a yearly challenge.
• Pick something personal to track or measure.
• Practice mindfulness / meditation.
• Form realistic “To do…” lists.
• Build a vision board.
• Reboot an area of your life.
• Use a word or mantra of the week or month.
• Decide on one-word for the year. (Choose one word that gives you clarity and focus and summarizes what you want for the year.)
• Perform gratitude exercises. (Examples: gratitude journaling or periodic “I’m grateful for…” statements.)
• Construct a jar of goals. (Choose non-time specific goals: pick a goal from the jar; achieve it; repeat.)

As always, if your goals/resolutions/alternatives are helped by additional education and training, we hope you consider our online, self-paced options.

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STS Highlights: January 2022

Each January marks a time when people sit down, take stock, and make resolutions or set goals for themselves. This year we look at Resolution Alternatives with the hopes that they may prove successful and help boost self-confidence and positivity.

If you don’t already know, January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It’s a hard topic to broach, but it is one that EVERYONE should take the time to learn about. Our friends at Busing On the Lookout and Truckers Against Trafficking provide the training resources you need to make a difference. They now have a School Bus Driver specific course.

In addition, we’ve curated some important safety reminders and resources for the new year.

May this year come with lots of laughter and an abundance of success!

Sincerely,
Patrick

Alternative Suggestions for New Year’s Resolutions

If your goals, resolutions, or alternatives include additional education and training, consider our online options.

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January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

The pupil transportation industry has a key role to play in combating human trafficking, particularly as frontline employees may be coming into contact with victims of human trafficking in the course of their everyday jobs.

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It’s Flu Season!

The CDC’s recommendation for getting a flu vaccine for the 2021-22 flu season is: GET THE SHOT! Flu viruses are constantly changing so it’s not unusual for new ones to appear. A lot of research goes into each year’s vaccine. You should not wait for activity to be rising or high in your community to get a flu shot. The best way to reduce the risk of flu and its potentially serious complications is by getting vaccinated each year.

CDC Influenza Resources

Covid-19 & Variants

Prevention Measures to protect against respiratory illness like Covid-19 and Variants remain largely the same.

Learn More

Inclement Weather & Adverse Conditions

This 2 hour course describes adverse driving conditions and discusses techniques bus operators should use to cope with these conditions and ensure students are transported to and from school or extracurricular activities safely and efficiently.

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