This Train the Trainer Course is designed as an entry level course for new driver trainers. This course provides both classroom training and hands on training. 

Classroom topics include:

• School Bus Driver Legal Requirements
• CDL Written Test
• Vehicle Pre and Post Trip Inspections
• Familiarization of the School Bus
• Student Loading and Unloading
• Railroad Crossing Procedures
• Activity Trip Information
• Student Management
• Emergency Procedures & Evacuations
• Adverse Weather
• Transporting Students with Special Needs
• Recruitment
• Documentation
• ELDT (Entry Level Driver Training)
• CDL Pre Trip Components and Scoring Criteria
• CDL Basic Skills & Road Test General Instructions
• Basic Drug and Alcohol Information

Hands on topics include: 

• Mirror Grid
• Pre-Trip
• Blind Spots
• Maneuvering
• Smoke Bus
• Commentary Drive

When:
June 17, 18, 19 & 20, 2024

Monday 10 am to 5 pm
Tuesday & Wednesday 8 am to 5 pm
Thursday 8 am to 3 pm

Where:
Washburn Tech
5724 SW Huntoon Street  (Room A/AC121) 
Topeka Kansas 66604


Instructors:
Darlene Davis, First Student Regional Training Center Manager
Keith Dreiling, KSDE State Director School Bus Safety Unit
Dennis Tate, KSDE Assistant State Director School Bus Safety Unit

Cost:
$265


Registration Deadline: June 12, 2024 before 1 pm 
 

Class size is limited to the first 24 registrants with a minimum of 18 to conduct the class. Registrants shall possess a valid CDL.

Please print your confirmation screen  upon completion of the registration form.
The confirmation screen is also your invoice.

Checks should be made payable to: KANSAS STATE PUPIL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION

Payment should be mailed to:

Kansas State Pupil Transportation Association
Mary Hewes, Treasurer
PO Box 158
Eskridge, KS 66423

KSPTA W-9 form


Multiple registrants from the same organization should be included in one payment

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