Student transporters in Ontario, Canada and Seattle are the latest to achieve NAPT’s Special Needs training endorsement, the association said this month.
NAPT said the syllabus for the core curriculum was specifically designed to increase an individual’s specific knowledge about transporting students with disabilities.
Shelley Fletcher-Halls of Student Transportation Canada’s Elliott Coach Lines in Guelph, Ontario was the ninth recipient of the endorsement earlier this month and the first in Canada after successfully completed the NAPT Special Needs Transportation (SNT) Training Program. Michele Drorbaugh, an employee of Seattle Public Schools also completed the training to become the 10th endorsement recipient.
The SNT Training Program provides numerous opportunities 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.
The program has a core curriculum that 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
