“It will never happen to me.”

This statement is thought or said by many when an emergency situation occurs. However, the harsh reality is these situations do occur, and you never know when or what might happen to you. One group that bears great responsibility to be prepared for whatever comes their way is school bus drivers. Each and every day the safety and well-being of students is in their hands.

Check out our article, “When It Comes to Emergencies School Bus Drivers Can Never Have Enough Preparation” for more information on: the importance of training and practice, types of emergencies school bus drivers may face, a valuable Red Cross program that can help, and the journey of preparedness. Also, feel free to forward this article to anyone who might be interested in its contents.

School bus drivers have one of the most vital roles in education – to transport students safely to and from school. They must be prepared for anything – the students and their families are counting on them.

Count Down to the OAPT Conference and Trade Show

Each year the Oklahoma Association for Pupil Transportation (OAPT) Summer Conference and Trade Show gets bigger and better. This year is packed with training and hands-on demonstrations.

Make your plans and be included in keynote presentations from Steve Gilliland and Retired Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain, Gary Moore. Be prepared to participate in a discussion about the fatal Alabama shooting and hostage situation. Active shooter and mass casualty training saves students’ lives. We have all this and more at the OAPT Summer Conference and Trade Show this year.

School Training Solutions Revised Course Catalog

School Training Solutions’ revised 2015-2016 course catalog contains professional development training for administrative, support, and teaching personnel; campus security; food services; and driver training for school bus drivers and others operating district vehicles.

The updated catalog contains two new professional development sections: New Employee Training and Conflict Management. New Employee Training includes 10 hours and consists of our most commonly requested courses. Our Conflict Management section deals with issues that arise in the workplace and on the school bus such as bullying, anger management, conflict resolution, and cross-cultural communication.

Remember, we are happy to create a custom training catalog that meets the needs of your district, department, or organization.

If you have any questions about course availability or would like to look at online training options for your employees, please let us know. We are happy to help.
 
 
View this video to get a quick glimpse of our new STS Course Catalog for the 2015-16 school year.
 

 

Defensive Driving Curriculum is Discounted in May

You’ve asked and we’ve listened. We’ve discounted our online defensive driving curriculum for the month of May. Online defensive driving courses can satisfy your school district’s requirement for training.

School Training Solutions (STS) offers a defensive driving curriculum that is intended for any driver operating a school owned vehicle (van, suburban, car). Select the lessons you want your staff to take!
Thank you for visiting our booth at the 2015 WPTA Trade Show in Casper, WY. I enjoyed seeing everyone again this year. This is what we talked about:

Pick 6 hours of training from our Defensive Driving curriculum:

• Driving – 2 hours
• On the Road – 2 hours
• Road Awareness – 2 hours
• Safety – 2 hours
• Sharing the Road – 2 hours
• Traffic Lanes – 1 hour
• Turning – 2 hours
• The Threat of Road Rage – 1 hour

Each course is self-paced, and can be completed when and where it is convenient, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Feel free to pass this information along to anyone who may be interested in online driver training!