2012 Transportation Supervisors’
Continuing Education Program
Part II – Four (4) Hour Program
“Updating, Evaluating & Preparing”
Presented February – September 2012
Credential Period: 2010-2012
Compiled and Edited
By
Howard “Mac” Dashney
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Table of Contents
Page
Introduction
Compiled & Edited ......................................................................................................................... ii
Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................ iv
Legal Authority for Transportation Supervisors’ Continuing Education Program ........................v
Comments on What Was, What Is, and What Will Be .................................................................. vi
Presentation and Time Schedule ................................................................................................... vii
Introduction – Part II: Updating, Evaluating, & Preparing .......................................................... viii
Segment 1 – Updating ................................................................................................................................1
Driver Medical Self-Certification ....................................................................................................1
Medical Self-Certification “Decision Tree” ...................................................................................5
Bus Driver Medical Waiver Board ..................................................................................................7
MCL 480.13 Motor Carrier Safety Appeal Board regulation ........................................................12
Segment 2 – Evaluating ...........................................................................................................................15
SE-4094 Interactive Program .........................................................................................................16
Performance Standards ..................................................................................................................20
Legislation Review ........................................................................................................................26
Segment 3 – Preparing.............................................................................................................................29
School Bus Inspection Program .....................................................................................................30
School Bus Interior Dimensions ..............................................................................................30
School Bus Interior Image ......................................................................................................31
Mirror Grid...............................................................................................................................32
Mirror Grid Image....................................................................................................................33
Homeless Education & Transportation ..........................................................................................34
Homeless Education & Transportation Issues .........................................................................35
Transportation Fleet & Expense Reporting ...................................................................................39
School Bus Fleet Audit Program ...................................................................................................40
Course Summary............................................................................................................................47
Website Addresses & Resources .............................................................................................48
School Bus Driver Licensing & Credentialing ........................................................................50
School Bus Driver Credentials & Qualifications Grid ............................................................51
Medical Self-Certification Decision Tree ..................................................................................5
Railroad Crossing Interconnects ..............................................................................................52
Course Wrap-up & Evaluation.......................................................................................................47
Appendix A: Interview Questions and Audience Q&A ................................................................55
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Acknowledgements
Without the advice, commitment, insight, and patience of TAAM liaison, Bill Coaster, this project could
not have been possible.
A written curriculum is only as good as the instructors who bring it to life in the classroom. My deepest
gratitude goes to the following professionals.
Dale Goby, Goby & Associates
Kim Hooper, Wayne RESA
Duane Kooyers, Iosco RESA
Nate Rowen, Lansing School District
Lori Richardson, Oakland Schools
Burr Smith, Kent ISD
Sharron Vancampen, Jackson ISD
Agencies, organizations, and their staffs provided the expertise and time to ensure that the content of this
curriculum was accurate and appropriate.
Michigan Department of Education
Diane Easterling, Special Education Consultant
Ken Micklash, Pupil Transportation Consultant
Sam Sinicropi, Homeless Education Consultant
Michigan Department of State
John Harris, Manager, Driver Records Unit
Michigan Department of State Police
Inspector Randy L. Coplin, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division
Sergeant John Holder, Commander, School Bus Inspection Unit
Officer Joe Austin, Chairperson, Medical Review Board
Michigan Department of Transportation
Tina Hissong, Manager, Rail Safety Section
I owe a debt of gratitude and thanks to Michigan Virtual University, Elizabeth Elliott, and Lionel Keener
for the production and technical expertise necessary to bring this curriculum to our school bus fleet
managers.
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Legal Authority for Transportation Supervisors’ Continuing Education Program
MCL 257.1851 School bus safety education
Sec. 51
(2) The person or persons in charge of school bus operations at a school shall have, at a minimum,
successfully completed the beginning school bus driver training program in his or her first year serving
as the person or persons in charge of the operation. The person or persons in charge of school bus
operations at a school shall successfully complete 6 hours of supervisory continuing education every 2
years after the successful completion of the beginning school bus driver training program. The
continuing education course or courses shall be approved by the superintendent of public instruction and
shall be provided by an approved educational agency.
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Comments on What Was, What Is, and What Will Be
Since 2006-08, curriculum development and instructor staff objectives are to introduce and improve the
use of technology among fleet managers; increase interaction among fleet managers and expert
resources; and easily access fleet management and operation resources. The Action Management Plans
Program of 2006-08 required the use of a computer by supervisor groups to complete class activities.
The goal was to introduce computers and their use in the program.
In 2008-10, we introduced the memory stick. Each supervisor had to bring a laptop to class or access a
workstation to participate in class activities. The innovation with this program was that supervisors
brought back to their offices these memory sticks stocked with website addresses and thousands of
pages of materials they could access when they needed them.
We hope to close the circle with the 2010-12 continuing education program. Dividing the six (6) hour
program into two (2) components provides more interaction with and among fleet administrators. The
technology used to make this happen provides supervisors with flexibility in scheduling when and where
they access the continuing education program. If they wish, supervisors may take the two-hour and
four-hour continuing education program online on a Sunday afternoon at their cottage “up north.”
Inside this circle is bundled all the resources necessary for a fleet administrator to successfully manage
his/her fleet today and prepare for what will be necessary for tomorrow.
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2012 Transportation Supervisors’ Continuing Education Program
Part II – Updating, Evaluating, & Preparing
Presentation and Time Schedule
Time
Minutes
Topics
8:00 – 8:30 AM
30:00
Registration & Refreshment
Segment 1
8:30 – 8:31:53 AM
8:31:53 – 9:10:53 AM
9:10:53 – 9:45:08 AM
01:53
47:00
34:15
Updating
Part II Introduction & Welcome
Driver Medical Self-Certification
Bus Driver Medical Review Board
Segment 2
9:45:08 – 9:55:10 AM
9:55:10 – 9:57:22 AM
10:02
02:12
Evaluating
SE-4094 Interactive Program
School Bus Fleet Performance Criteria
9:57:22 – 10:15 AM
17:00
Break
Segment 3
10:15:00 – 10:33:44 AM
10:33:44 – 11:28:59 AM
11:28:59 – 11:58:33
11:58:33 AM – 12:26:10 PM
12:26:10 – 12:40:13 PM
12:40:13 – 12:41:17
18:44
55:15
29:34
27:37
14:03
01:04
Preparing
School Bus Inspection Program
Homeless Education Transportation
Transportation Reporting
School Bus Fleet Audit Program
Course Summary
Course Wrap-up & Evaluation
Total Instructional Time
241:39
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2012 Transportation Supervisors’ Continuing Education Program
Part II: Updating, Evaluating, & Preparing
Introduction
I want to welcome school bus fleet administrators to Part II of the 2012 Transportation
Supervisors’ Continuing Education Program (CEP). Part II is a four (4) hour segment.
Completing Parts I and II will give each supervisor the required six (6) hours necessary to
complete this training cycle.
Part II includes three (3) segments – Updating, Evaluating, and Preparing. Each segment
will include presentations by content experts, an interview with those experts and a
live audience Q and A. For those supervisors taking the class on line, they will view the
live audience Q and A. To the live audience, the pressure is on to ask good questions.
The Part II segment has three goals.
First, update legislation, materials, and questions presented during Part I.
Second, discuss and present methods to evaluate school bus operation and performance.
Third, provide ideas, information, and materials that will help fleet managers prepare for
the 2012-13 school year.
We start the Updating Segment with a briefing about two new laws that were bills when
we reviewed them during Part I. The Legislature passed,
House bill 4360 into Public Act 160 effective, September 30, 2011,
And;
Senate bill 496 into Public Act 156 effective, September 27, 2011.
Touch HERE to move on to
Segment 1 - Updating
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