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School Transportation Services
Lance Freiberger
Transportation Safety & Training Manager
F. Donald Myers Education Center
15 Henning Road
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
Voice (518) 581-3365/ 746-3365
Fax
(518) 581-3668/ 746-3668
E-Mail:
lfreiberger@wswheboces.org
Bridget Muller
Assistant
Transportation Safety & Training Manager
F. Donald Myers Education Center
15 Henning Road
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
Voice (518) 581-3566/ 746-3566
Fax
(518) 581-3668/ 746-3668
E-Mail:
bmuller@wswheboces.org
Bus
Driver Testing
This
service enables districts to meet requirements mandated by
both the Department of Motor Vehicles and the State
Education Department. It provides all on-road testing and
requirements under Article 19-A, Department of Motor
Vehicles.
School
Transportation Safety
The School
Transportation Safety Program includes bus driver refresher
curriculum and child-oriented safety materials. Seminars are
available to the district-wide school population.
Bus
Driver Training
The 30-hour, New
Driver Basic Training Course meets the requirements of the
State Education Department and is offered annually to
first-year bus drivers.
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here to view PDF version of this brochure.
3-Hour School Bus Driver Pre-Service
This course is required by the State Education
Department before transporting students.
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view PDF version of this brochure.
Advanced 10-Hour Bus Driver Course
The purpose of this course is to provide
supplemental advanced skills, training and
knowledge to school bus drivers interested in
maximum safety and proficiency when transporting
students. Class topics include: Handling the Bus;
First Aid for Bus Drivers; Know Your Bus;
Emergency Planning and Pupil Behavior Management.
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Highway Watch School Bus Driver/Monitor
Certification
School Bus Drivers/Monitors taking the class
will be certified to report suspicious activity in
the communities they serve.
Topics to include: Bus Stop Security,
Vehicle Security, and Route Security.
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PDF version of this brochure.
3-Hour School Bus Attendant/Monitor
Pre-Service
This course is required by the State Education
Department before employment as an
Attendant/Monitor.
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to view PDF version of this brochure.
Attendant/Monitor 10-Hour Basic Course
The 10-hour, School Bus Attendant/Monitor Basic Training
Course meets the requirements of the State
Education Department and is offered annually to
first-year bus attendant/monitors.
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Bus
Driver Physical Performance Testing
The physical
performance test for school bus drivers is required for all
drivers hired after September 1, 1997. The test is required
to be taken before a bus driver can transport students. In
addition, all drivers must pass a physical performance test
every two (2) years under amended Commissioner's Regulation
156. The BOCES service provides the testing for
participating school districts.
Barney
the Bus School Bus Safety Program
The goal of this
program is to teach students concepts and skills for school
transportation and to encourage children to go beyond those
skills to a personal commitment to three basic values that
promote life and the quality of life on the bus: safety,
order and the rights of others.
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Pupil
Transportation
This service arranges
transportation for those students whose educational program
requires travel outside the “normal” district
transportation system, for example, transportation of
students to private, private-residential and state-supported
residential schools.
Cooperative Transportation Management Services
Providing State-of-the-Art Needs Routing,
Scheduling and Data Management Functions for
Component School Districts.
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