The three-day STN EXPO Virtual conference commenced on Monday and included sessions facilitated by various school bus industry leaders that shed insight into transportation operations amid COVID-19.
The sessions also allowed other student transportation professionals to ask questions via the chat function and gain knowledge to take back to their own operations.
Learn more at stnexpovirtual.com. The event concludes on Jan. 27.
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Leon Langley, the assistant director of transportation for Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, and Joshua Hinerman, supervisor of transportation for Robertson County School in Tennessee, discuss a new era of driver training at STN EXPO Virtual on Jan. 26.
Leon Langley, the assistant director of transportation for Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, and Joshua Hinerman, supervisor of transportation for Robertson County School in Tennessee, discuss a new era of driver training at STN EXPO Virtual on Jan. 26. 
Greg Jackson, the executive director of transportation and fleet services for Jeffco Public Schools near Denver, and STN Publisher Tony Corpin discuss purchase decision making during a pandemic on Jan. 26, 2021.

Kelly Shahan, the director of transportation for Red Clay Consolidated Schools in WIlmington, Delaware, spoke Monday on using data to determine ridership.

Ryan Hahn of Strategic School Consultants provided a two-part talk on building equitable transportation processes.

Dave Meeuwsen of Zeeland Public Schools in Michigan and Trey Stow of Fulton County Schools in Georgia talk electric charging infrastructure considerations during a Virtual Green Bus Summit session on April 20, 2021.
Dave Meeuwsen of Zeeland Public Schools in Michigan and Trey Stow of Fulton County Schools in Georgia talk electric charging infrastructure considerations during a Virtual Green Bus Summit session on April 20, 2021.
Sean Edmund Rogers, a professor of human resources and labor relations at the University of Rhode Island, speaks with attendee Rebecca Sykes of Sargent School District in Colorado, during a Monday session on the fundamentals of building equity in the workplace.

Sean Edmund Rogers, a professor of human resources and labor relations at the University of Rhode Island, discusses workplace equity with STN Editor in Chief Ryan Gray.

Katrina Morris, director of transportation for West Shore ESD in Michigan, and school bus driver Estelle Graves discussed training available to proactively prepare staff for safety and security incidents. The session was Monday and one of the most highly attended of breakouts.

Katrina Morris of West Shore ESD in Michigan helped developed proactive security training for drivers that is now taught statewide.

Renee Dawson, director of tranportation for DeKalb County United Schools in Indiana, speaks with attendee Steve Niemeyer, the assistant director of transportation for Llano ISD in Texas, on school belts and seating charts.