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
.