Owning It: Southern California school district’s Pete Meslin wins the sixth annual 2011 STN Leadership Award by encouraging transportation employees to “own” their careers. The 30-year industry veteran has led a complete transformation of department morale since becoming transportation director in 2004.
TOP STORY
America’s Best Competition Helps Raise Bar for School Bus Techs and Inspectors
SPECIAL REPORT
Customer Care and Integrity Drive Family Businesses Toward Success
INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS
School funding lawsuits across the country, federal regulatory updatres, tips for safe raiload crossings, police crackdown on illegal school bus passings and more
HEADLINES
Head Start, School Districts Work in Many Ways to Keep Busing Kids
WiFi in Arizona School Buses Promotes Classroom Environment
Tudor Retires as South Carolina State Director, Camp Named Successor
NSTA and the ‘Go Yellow, Go Green’ Campaign
FEATURES
2011 Transportation Directors, Supervisors Survey
Readers share thoughts on wide-ranging issues affecting student transportation
Left Behind on the School Bus
Student transporters weigh in on how they require drivers to check for children at the end of routes.
ANALYSIS
Fuel Hedging — The Reality
By John Ricks
State-by-State Variations in Crossing Procedures — Part 6: Conclusion
By Ned Einstein
COLUMNS
First Take by Ryan Gray
The Issues, Questions Keep Coming
Publisher’s Corner by Tony Corpin
Achieving Excellence
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