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SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK: CSPTA By-Laws Revision
Please provide us with some feedback on the CSPTA By-Laws Revision. See and download the Word document online here. Recommended changes, deletions and additions are included in the attached document. Comments can be made on this webpage here. In accordance with the by-laws, notice is hereby given that the following by-law amendments are open for discussion until February 21, 2019. All comments will then be taken to the Board for review and consideration. A vote to approve CSPTA By-Laws will commence on March 4 and end on March 6.
ASBC Announces 2019 Love the Bus Event and Resources
January 28, 2019 SUBJECT: ASBC Announces 2019 Love the Bus Event and Resources Good Morning, NASDPTS Members, This year the American School Bus Council will launch its annual February “Love The Bus” campaign with an assembly at the Fred Rogers Magnet Academy in East Aurora, Illinois. Several activities are planned at the school starting at 9:30 a.m. on February 8, 2019. East Aurora School District 131 began regular daily yellow school bus service for the first time in August 2017. The School Board approved traditional bus transportation for roughly 3,000 students who live more than 1.5 miles from school in April 2017. This action by the school district exemplifies the importance of access to education and the important role that yellow school buses and drivers play in ensuring that students from all backgrounds have equitable opportunities to attend public school programs. The 2019 Love The Bus program will start at 9:30 a.m. at Fred Rogers Magnet Academy. Pastor A.L. Reeves, who presented at last year’s National School Transportation Association conference, will speak to the assembly. ASBC will provide Love The Bus T-Shirts to the 400 third through eighth graders at the school. ASBC also plans to recognize the 127 district bus drivers by supplying them with a tumbler labeled, “Thank You for Driving Students to Success.” ASBC will video the event and conduct interviews with district officials, bus drivers and students for use in Love The Bus and other ASBC promotions. ASBC is also encouraging school districts and contractors throughout the country to hold local events in February highlighting the importance of school buses and the professionals who drive them. The ASBC article here provides links to ideas, activities, and resources to help launch and conduct local activities. The article announces a contest again this year with cash value prizes for posts on social media about local Love the Bus activities that share stories, photos, and videos. The article also provides the link to the Love the Bus website where you can find certificates, cards, coloring sheets, and other resources to assist students and others in recognizing school bus drivers. Launched in 2007, Love The Bus is a month-long celebration held every February. The event celebrates the importance and role of the yellow school bus in education, with a particular focus on thanking school bus drivers for safely transporting more than 25 million children to and from school every day. Love The Bus events are held at schools, school bus facilities, and other locations across the country. The events raise awareness and appreciation for the experience of riding the bus to and from school, and they recognize the diverse group of professionals whose daily efforts make the yellow school bus part of the fabric of American life.
Give Us Your Feedback!
Please submit feedback on CSPTA as an organization and regarding the course(s) you attended at the 2018 CSPTA Transportation Summit. Tell us your feedback on course structure, content, and instructor(s) and the future. Fill Out the 2018 CSPTA Questionnaire Online Thank you in advance. Colorado State Pupil Transportation Association Executive Board & Conference Committee
2018 Americas Best Contest Winners from Colorado
The 2018 America's Best Technician and Inspector Training and Skills Challenge held in Kansas City, MO represented our 15th annual event and was an integrated part of the NAPT Conference. After a welcoming reception on Friday evening; all participants started Saturday with a full day of training relevant to their specific area of participation (technician or inspector). Later in the week they were allowed to select from various training modules relating to school bus maintenance, school bus safety, or school bus accidents. The final day gave them the opportunity to visit with vendors and manufacturers as they experienced the industry's largest trade show. In between all of the training activities, participants demonstrated their technical skills and knowledge as they rotated through written exams administered by ASE and various hands-on stations. Inspectors 1st Place: Kyle Shanahan, Colorado - Douglas County School District 2nd Place: Aaron Brooks, West Virginia 3rd Place: Jerrod Jacobs, Texas Technicians 1st Place: Zach Davis, Colorado - Academy School District 20 2nd Place: Travis Fackrell, Utah 3rd Place: Carl Landis, Arkansas Each year the America's Best program continues to expand into new regions of the US and Canada. Always looking for opportunities to enhance the safety of school buses with the motto of "making school buses safer-one bus at a time." Many thanks to the America's Best Committee for organizing another great event; to the transportation of team at Lee's Summit R7 Schools (MO), and of course, congratulations to our 2018 winners!

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