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Train the Trainer

 

 

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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Train the Trainer