SOUTHEASTERN STATES
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE
Imperial Palace Resort
Biloxi, Mississippi
July 8-11, 2012
Joint conference with the
Mississippi Association for Pupil Transportation
(MAPT)
SOUTHEASTERN STATES PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
CONFERENCE
62nd Annual Meeting - July 8 – 11, 2012
IP Resort, Biloxi, Mississippi
Joint Conference with the
Mississippi Association for Pupil Transportation (MAPT)
Saturday-July 7, 2012
2:00 p.m.
SESPTC Board Business Meeting
Location
5:30 p.m.
State Directors’ Dinner
Host: Hydrotex / Safety Systems & Controls
Sunday-July 8, 2012
Golf Tournament
Shotgun start – 8:00 a.m. Location: Shell Landing Golf Course
Host: MAPT & SESPTC
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration of Delegates
Location:
NAPT Professional Development Series Class
#501 Overseeing A Fleet Maintenance Program
Instructor: Barry Sudduth ?
Location:
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
State Directors Meeting
Location:
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Pool Party
Host: Thomas Built Buses
All delegates and registered guests are invited.
Location: IP Resort Pool Facilities
Monday-July 9, 2012
7:30 a.m. – Noon
Delegate Registration
Location:
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit Setup
7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Breakfast and Opening Session
All Delegates and Registered Guests
Hosts: Blue Bird Corporation
Location:
First General Session and Opening Ceremonies
Presiding: Derek Graham, President, SESPTC
State Director, NC Department of Education
Invocation:
Presentation of Colors:
Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem:
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City of Biloxi Welcome
Mayor Holloway
Welcome: Dr. Lynn House, Interim State
Superintendent, Mississippi Department of Education
Roll Call of States
Keynote Address - Jenny Nolen
Speaker - Trainer
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10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Spouse/Guest Hospitality
Location:
Biloxi Schooner
You will sail along the Biloxi beachfront and see our
coastline and islands. The Schooner is docked at our
Schooner Pier, 367 Beach Blvd. Biloxi.
10:00 – 10:15
Break
Host: BESI, Inc.
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Gray Summit Bus Collision Report
Barbara Czech, Deputy Director, Investigations
National Transportation Safety Board
Office of Highway Safety
Location:
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Second General Session
Presiding: Brad Holley, Vice-President,
SESPTC , AL Dept. of Education
Location:
USDOE – Bullying (Confirmation Pending)
David Esquith, Director of the Office of Safe and
Healthy Students,
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS
NAPT Prof. Development Series Class
#SNT-101 Special Education Transportation
Instructor – Barry Sudduth
Location
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Avoiding “Oh No” Headlines: The op ten ways
drivers can keep us all off the front page.
Charlie Hood, Florida State Director
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
American School Bus Council
Clark Barrineau
My Choice, Their Ride
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Break
Host: Rosco Visions Systems
3:45 p.m.- 4:45 p.m.
“National Stop Arm Count”
Mike Simmons, Arkansas State Director and
President of NASDPTS
Round-Table Discussion
Best Practice on stop arm violations.
Terry Graham – Jones County Schools
Laurel, MS
Ben Shew – WV Department of Education
Derek Graham – NC Department of Education
Dinner on Your Own
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Registration of Delegates
Location
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
SESPTC EXHIBITION AND TRADE SHOW
Breakfast in the exhibit area.
Sponsors: 247 Security Inc., Braun Corporation,
Child Check-Mate System
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Roll Call of Industry – An introduction of all
vendors participating in the conference.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch in the exhibit area.
Sponsors: 247 Security Inc., AngelTrax,
Bus Air Manufacturing, SMI Global, Child CheckMate System
1:00 p.m.
Drawing for Grand Prize in the
(Must be present to win!)
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Third General Session
Presiding: Rebecca Rocha , Secretary, SESPTC
Texas Department of Public Safety
Location:
Nathan’s Law – MS
Senator Chris McDaniel ??
2:15 – 3:15
TSA
School Bus Security
William “Bill” Arrington, General Manager &
Ron Reed TSNM/Highway and Motor Carrier
Division Transportation Security Administration
Phillip Burnside, TSA, Assistant Federal Security
Director – compliance, Mobile Al Office
3:15 – 3:30
Break
Host: Zonar Systems
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Third General Session, Continued
Location:
FMCSA – Update on Regulations
Self Certification Affidavit, Physicals, and Cell
Phone
Larry Minor
Associate Administrator
Office of Policy and Program Development
Commercial Driver’s License Division (MC-ESL)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590
7:00 p.m.
Banquet & SESPTC Awards Ceremony
Host: IC Corporation
Location:
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast Hosts: Transfinder Corporation,
Triad-Fabco Industries
Location: Back Bay Buffet (2nd Floor, use coupon
provided in registration packet)
8:00 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Distracted Driving
Ben Shew
Location:
Behavior Management
Brad Holley
Location:
Driver Management
John Morrison,
Location:
9:05 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
School Bus Champions/Love the Bus – This
presentation will provide you with information that
you can take back to your state and use to extol the
virtues and benefits of the yellow school bus. It will
also give you information and program ideas for the
“Love the Bus” campaign.
Location:
Distracted Driving
Ben Shew
Location: 20th Century Room
Special Needs Compliance – OCR issues
Cathy Staggs
Alabama State Department of Education
Division of Finance and Administration
Pupil Transportation Section
10:10 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Driver Management
John Morrison,
Location:
Behavior Management
Brad Holley
Location:
Special Needs Compliance – OCR issues
Cathy Staggs
Alabama State Department of Education
Division of Finance and Administration
Pupil Transportation Section
Location:
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
SESPTC Business Meeting
Presiding: Derek Graham, President, SESPTC
State Director,NC Dept. of Education
Location:
12:30 p.m.
Conference Adjournment
12:30 p.m.
SESPTC Executive Board Business Meeting
Location:
Notes
Conference Exhibitors
247 Security Inc.
American Logistics, Inc.
American School Bus Council
AngelTrax Bus Video
BESI, Inc. and Tie Tech, LLC
Bitzer US, Inc.
Blue Bird Corporation
Bus Air Mfg.
Bus-Watch by REI
C. E. White Company
Carolina Rim & Wheel
Carrier Transport A/C
Cummins Atlantic
Easy Way Safety Services
Education Logistics
Fortress Systems
Heavy Duty bus Parts
Hydrotex
IC Bus
Innovative Transportation
Solutions
IMMI/Safeguard
Petroleum Products Monitoring, Inc.
Q’Straint
Reliable Transmission Service
Ricon Corporation
Rifled Air Conditioning
Rosco Vision Systems, Inc.
Safety Systems & Controls, Inc.
School Training Solutions
Seats Incorporated
Seon Design, Inc.
SMI
Student Transportation of America
Sure-Lok, inc.
Thinking Driver
Thomas Built Buses, Inc.
Tiger Mirror Corporation
Transfinder
Triad Fabco, Inc
M2K/Syntec Seating
Turbo Diesel & Electric System
Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Unity School Bus Parts
Mirror Lite Company
Nalley Motor Trucks
National Bus Sales & Leasing
Weldon a div. of Akron Brass
W. W. Williams
Zonar Systems
* Denotes MAPT
and Suppliers
Vendors
Thank you to these sponsors for their
support for the 61st annual SESPTC!
State Directors Dinner
Hydrotex
Safety Systems and Controls
Sunday Night Pool Party
Thomas Built Buses
Breakfast (Monday)
Blue Bird Corporation
Break (Monday Morning)
BESI
Break(Monday Afternoon)
Roscoe Vision Systems
Breakfast Tuesday Trade Show
Braun Corporation
247 Security Inc.
Child Check-Mate System
Luncheon Tuesday Trade Show
247 Security Inc.
Bus Air Manufacturing
SMI Global
AngelTrax
Child Check-Mate System
Break (Tuesday Afternoon)
Zonar Systems
Banquet and Awards Ceremony
Entertainment
IC Corporation
Breakfast (Wednesday)
Triad-Fabco Industries
Transfinder
Thank you to the Mississippi Association for Pupil Transportation
and the Mississippi Department of Education for their assistance.
Thanks also to the staff of the Imperial Palace Resort for their
assistance.
Executive Committee
Derek Graham, President
North Carolina
Brad Holley, Vice President
Alabama
Ben Shew, Program Chair
West Virginia
Rebecca Rocha, Secretary
Texas
Tom Farmer, Historian
Arkansas
Leonard Swilley, Host
Mississippi
R. A. “Buster” Bynum, Treasurer
Virginia
Conference Coordinators
Craig Leonard and Mary Aufdemburg
Conference Coordinators for Exhibitors
Thomas Built Buses, NC
June Eanes, Virginia
Conference Coordinator for Delegates
Jaime Gallego, Texas
Conference Photographer & Webmaster
State Directors
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Joe Lightsey
Mike Simmons
Charlie Hood
Carlton Allen
Kay Kennedy
Michael Coburn
Leonard Swilley
Derek Graham
Trent Gibson
Tim Camp
Sam Cameron
Rebecca Rocha
June Eanes
Ben Shew