November 2011

    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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