The National Association for Pupil Transportation announced that student transporters from Tennessee and Colorado are the latest to complete required curriculum for the group’s Special Needs Training Program.
Gena Murchison, a special education route specialist for the Jackson-Madison County School Systems in Jackson, Tenn., and Karen Knight, a safety and training manager at Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Thornton, Colo., were named the 25th and 26th in the nation, respectively, to obtain the endorsement. An NAPT spokesperson said Murchison completed her coursework at the recent NAPT Summit and Transporting Students with Disabilities National Conference, the latter which is now owned and operated by School Transportation News‘ parent company STN Media Group.
Meanwhile, Knight completed her training at the NAPT Summit and at Colorado State Pupil Transportation Association events.
The NAPT Special Needs Transportation Training Program provides numerous means for transportation personnel serving students with disabilities to access educational opportunities at both local and national conferences and to gain national recognition for their efforts.
Core curriculum consists of six special needs courses in a variety of different settings, including a school bus roadeo and a trade show of school transportation products and services. The core curriculum is supplemented by two courses of elective instruction from the NAPT Professional Development Series (PDS) Program. The syllabus for the core curriculum was specifically designed to increase an individual’s specific knowledge about transporting students with disabilities.
