11th
National Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo
Event: Saturday, March 8, 2008
North Little Rock School, North Little Rock, Arkansas
The National Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo
is managed and administered by Edupro Group and
the National Association for Pupil Transportation
and is hosted by the Conference.
Roadeo Participation
If
you are passionate about Special Needs Transportation, want to
grow as a professional, and would like to network with others
who do what you do from across the nation, then form a team and
plan to participate in this event. The Roadeo consists of Driver-Attendant
Teams.
Top performers will be recognized, but everyone will be a winner
in this competition. We think winning is walking away with greater
knowledge and understanding of Special Needs Transportation. Competence
is important, but increased competence is our goal. Don't let anxiety
about how good you are now stop you from signing up. A desire to
do your best and become better is most important.
In the Roadeo, you will be judged in driving and backing a bus;
loading, unloading and securing students in wheelchairs; and evacuating
a special needs bus. During the skills events, teams must maintain
behavioral control of special students on the bus. There is a
written test that you and your teammate will complete before you
come to Orlando. You will receive information on all skill areas
prior to the Roadeo.
Roadeo
Management
The Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo is managed
and administered jointly by Edupro Group and the National Association
for Pupil Transportation (NAPT). Maureen Arnitz serves as Coordinator
of the Roadeo, under contract to EDUPRO/NAPT. The
Roadeo is hosted annually by the National Conference & Exhibition
on Transporting Students with Disabilities and Preschoolers.
More Information
Additional information on the roadeo is available from Maureen Arnitz at marnitz@gananda.org or by phone at (315) 986-4278, ext. 18.
Sponsorship
Opportunities
If you are exhibiting at the host conference, increase your visibility
by supporting drivers and attendants who come from across the
nation to compete and learn. A wide range of sponsorship
opportunities are available. Please contact JoAnn Martin
at (845 351-5778 or (845) 629-7237 (mobile) or email her at jmartin@tuxedoschooldistrict.com to learn how you can
help support professional development of school bus drivers and
attendants of children with special needs.
2008 Roadeo Site
The Roadeo will be held at North Little Rock School. Lodging and Registration for Roadeo contestants will be at the Peabody Little Rock, the conference host hotel.
Free
Conference Sessions
for Roadeo Contestants
Q'Straint Securement Training paired with Evacuation Training
John Goss, Q'Straint, and Jean Zimmerman, PT, Palm Beach County Schools
Friday, March 7, 2008,11 am to 12:30 pm Evacuation Training, classroom, with Jean Zimmerman;
12:30 to 1:30 and 1:45 to 2:45 pm tandem training with 1/2 of group alternating between Q'Straint training with John Goss and on-bus evacuation training with Jean Zimmerman and Charley Kennington, Region 4 ESC, Houston.
Sure-Lok Wheelchair and Occupant Securement Training
Friday, March 7, 2008, 3:15 to 5:30 pm
Roadeo teams may attend vendor sponsored sessions at no cost on Friday, March 9. For detailed information on the Sure-Lok training session click "program" on the navigation bar and look at the Friday schedule.
3Rs
for Drivers & Aides
9
am to Noon, Sunday, March 9, 2008
Sponsored
by Thomas Built Buses, the Three Rs for Drivers &
Aides is a "bonus session" offered at no cost to drivers and attendants
who participate in the National Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo
each year. Registered conferees are welcome to attend as well.
In
this session, attendees will participate in problem-solving scenarios, highlighting subjects that are of particular importance
to drivers and driver trainers. Everyone can take part,
and there will be time for general discussion as well in this
highly interactive session. Here's your chance to learn the right
answers -- and to discuss your issues with the experts!
Co-Facilitators:
Kathleen A. Furneaux, Executive Director, Pupil Transportation Safety Institute, and Dean Robinson, Director, Special Needs Pupil Transportation Staff Development, DeKalb County Schools, Atlanta |
