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50th Anniversary Conference National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services October 27-31, 2018 Crowne Plaza Hotel Downtown Kansas City, Missouri www.nasdpts.org CONFERENCE GOLD SPONSORS Blue Bird Corporation: Building safe and reliable buses since 1927 Certified Safety Manufacturing: America’s leading manufacturer of first aid kits and supplies Collins Bus: Delivering over 50 years of the best bus designs, including Type A low floor and propane HSM (C.E. White and Triad Fabco): The largest component supplier to the school bus industry, supplying complete seats and aftermarket parts – covers and foam IC Corporation: IC Bus, a Navistar company, the #1 school bus manufacturer Lowen Corporation: America’s largest manufacturer of bus and fleet graphics, lettering, numbering, and decals ProAir: Three great companies combined to supply best in class HVAC systems for school, commercial, and specialty vehicle transportation CONFERENCE GOLD SPONSORS Rosco Vision Systems: A leading global manufacturer of automotive vision safety products to the bus and truck industry, and the largest supplier of mirror systems to the North American school bus market Safe Fleet/SEON: Better solutions for safer vehicles…for over 30 years SafeGuard/IMMI: The industry leader in seat belts on school buses School Transportation News: Promoting child safety and operational efficiency to the school bus industry by sharing news, trends, and training to industry professionals via a monthly magazine, website, and conferences SoundOff Commercial Vehicle Solutions: For over 40 years, providing innovative vehicle solutions Thomas Built Buses: North America’s leading bus manufacturer Welcome to the 50th Anniversary Conference of the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services here in Kansas City, Missouri, the barbecue and jazz capital. Our conference is a great opportunity for you to be a part of the most important information and networking exchange available each TM year to state directors and others in our transportation community. This year’s conference will celebrate 50 years of NASDPTS history and our accomplishments as an association and as student transportation leaders. This program and agenda are the result of collaboration among your board of directors, experts from within our association, our supplier partners, recognized national experts from across the country, and representatives from federal transportation agencies. We are especially honored this year to have several of our past presidents and contracted service providers in attendance. Thank you to everyone who helped to craft this program and to those making presentations and participating in panel discussions. It’s truly been a successful team effort to produce what we hope is the best conference ever! Again this year we have a mobile app to augment this printed program agenda. To get the app on your smartphone or tablet, look for the Yapp app in the Google Play Store (Android) or the App Store (Apple). When you launch the app for the first time, you will need to enter VC8G3L as your Yapp ID. In the app you can view the schedule of workshops, meetings, and events, see updates and information, and chat with your fellow conferees. Please let us know what you like and dislike about the app. The Board and members of NASDPTS extend our special thanks to the Supplier Council members, especially those serving as Gold and Silver Sponsors, who are providing refreshments during breaks and helping to offset speaker costs. Gold Sponsors are hosting our meals and deserve extra recognition for their generosity. Please express your personal and professional appreciation to the sponsors listed in this program, and to all the Supplier Council companies listed on the next page. If you are attending the NAPT Trade Show on Tuesday, be sure to acknowledge those suppliers who proudly display the NASDPTS Supplier Council member logo plates. They are truly our backbone! F inally, special thanks to James Kauhi, Hawaii State Director, who has again provided a generous unsolicited donation from his state. The Hawaii scholarship supports participation by other state directors who are attending our conference for the first time. The donation helped several, so please extend James a warm “Mahalo!” Thank you so much for joining us here in Kansas City! We hope you enjoy your time here. Diana Hollander, President Michael LaRocco, President-Elect, Program Chair 247 Security, Inc. Radio Engineering Industries, NASDPTS Inc./REI Supplier Council ALC American Logistics Rosco Vision Systems, Inc. Members AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions S3/SynTec Seating Solutions Thanks to all these AMF-Bruns of America Safe Fleet Solutions/Seon Supplier Council Auto-Jet Muffler Corporation SafeGuard/IMMI Members. Without their support and BESI, Inc. School Bus Consultants- TransPar Group involvement, NASDPTS Blue Bird Corporation could not provide this School Bus Fleet (Bobit BraunAbility Corporation conference and continue Business Media) its leadership in pupil Bus Parts Warehouse School Transportation News transportation safety. Certified Safety Manufacturing Secure Transportation Child Check-Mate System, Inc. Smart Horizons Collins Bus Corporation SONGZ Automobile Air Cummins, Inc. Conditioning Co., Ltd. Easy Way Safety Services SoundOff Commercial Vehicle Solutions Eaton Corporation The Trans Group, LLC Education Logistics, Inc. Thomas Built Buses E-Z-ON Products, Inc. Trans/Air Manufacturing Corp. First Light Safety Products Transfinder Fogmaker North America Trans Tech – a TCI Company HSM Transportation Solutions TripSpark Technologies IC Corporation/Navistar TRP Bus Parts-PACCAR, Inc. Leece Neville Tyler Technologies Lion Electric Company Unity School Bus Parts, Inc. Lowen Corporation Verra Mobility Michelin North America Webasto Thermo and Comfort OnCommand Connection North America Onspot Automatic Tire Chains Weldon, a Division of Akron Orbit Software, Inc. Brass ProAir, LLC Zonar Systems Pupil Transportation Safety Institute Q’Straint/SureLok NASDPTS Conference Program Schedule & Agenda October 27 – 31, 2018 TM CROWNE PLAZA DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Note: All conference activities are in the Crowne Plazar, except as indicated. SATURDAY OCTOBER 27 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration SALON B FOYER, 1ST FLOOR 8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. NASDPTS Board Meeting EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM 2725 10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. American Academy of Pediatrics’ New Policy State- ment, “The School Bus Transportation of Children with Special Health Care Needs” Dr. Joseph O’Neil, Riley Children’s Hospital Dr. O’Neil will lead this interactive panel session. By special invitation from the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT), all NASDPTS registrants may attend this NAPT workshop at no extra cost. BASIE BALLROOM B/C KANSAS CITY MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. NAPT Special Event: Live Emergency Evacuation Exercises This event will take place at the Kansas City Fire Academy and will feature a unique, life training event designed to better understand the effect a thermal event (fire in particular) has on evacuation times. During this live action event NAPT will use four school buses and real students to demonstrate three different real world, real life emergency situations. By special invitation, all NASDPTS registrants may attend this NAPT workshop at no extra cost. OFFSITE EVENT Transportation times and arrangements TBD 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. Reception, Dinner, and Entertainment Sponsored by Safe Fleet/SEON ALL NASDPTS members are invited to this special encore event at Lidia’s of Kansas City! Occupying a former railroad house just north of KC’s historic Union Station, Lidia’s evokes the warmth of an old Italian farmhouse, and they will be serving their renowned four course dinner. Live music, house specialty appetizers and open bars with top mixologists await you. OFFSITE EVENT At 5:30 p.m. buses will depart the Crowne Plaza Hotel, arriving at Lidia’s (101 W. 22nd Street) by 5:45 for drinks, music and appetizers. Dinner will be served around 6:30, with return bus service back to the hotel starting at 8:15. SUNDAY OCTOBER 28 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration STARLIGHT BALLROOM FOYER, TOP FLOOR 7:00 – 7:45 a.m. Breakfast Sponsored by Blue Bird Corporation SALON A, 1ST FLOOR 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Opening Session Welcome and Introductions Diana Hollander, NASDPTS President and Nevada State Director of Pupil Transportation Diana will welcome attendees, including past presidents and special guests, and ask for introductions. STARLIGHT BALLROOM 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. Conference Headliner 50 Years of NASDPTS: A Legacy of Leadership Diana Hollander, NASDPTS President and Nevada State Director of Pupil Transportation Tom Cellitti, Retired President, IC Bus Division of Navistar Charles Gauthier, Retired NHTSA School Bus Program Chief and former NASDPTS Executive Director Ron Kinney, Consultant and Past NASDPTS President Bill Paul, Founder and CEO, School Transportation News Please join us for this fascinating look at the many ways NASDPTS and its members have influenced state and national policies over the last 50 years for the betterment of school bus riders and the student transportation professionals who serve them. The panel may even throw in a few anecdotes and “oopses!” STARLIGHT BALLROOM continued SUNDAY continued 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Unspoken Sorrow: Navigating the Aftermath of a Fatal Crash Kari Hoglund Kounkel, Author and Speaker Opening with the facts and circumstances of the April 10th, 1997, fatal bus crash in Monticello, Minnesota, this session explores the aftermath from the moment it was reported through the relevant events in the two decades that followed. Learn how and why a 21-year old event is still relevant in our industry today. STARLIGHT BALLROOM 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break Sponsored by Trans/Air Manufacturing Corp. STARLIGHT BALLROOM 11:0 0 – 11:30 a.m. NAPT and NASDPTS Associations’ Reports Barry Sudduth, President, NAPT (invited) Diana Hollander, President, NASDPTS The leaders of these national student transportation associations will discuss what they see as the urgent and emerging issues in student transportation.