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SUPTS. MEMO. NO. 17
March 26, 1999 |
| TO: | Division Superintendents |
| FROM: | Paul D. Stapleton Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| SUBJECT: | Department of Education and The Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation (VAPT) Pupil Transportation Conference June 20-23, 1999 |
The 1999 Virginia Pupil Transportation Conference,
sponsored by the Department of Education and VAPT, will be
held at the Roanoke Airport Marriott and Clarion Hotel
Roanoke Airport, Roanoke, Virginia, June 20-23, 1999.
An outline of the tentative conference program is shown as
Attachment "A." On Sunday June 20, registration is
scheduled from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. An exhibits review and
display will be held from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. and will
include a reception hosted by Virginia Truck Center and
Blue Bird Body Company.
Monday's schedule includes registration and exhibits from
7 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. and from 4 p.m.-6 p.m., followed at 6
p.m. by a Bar-B-Que Cookout, sponsored by Sonny Merryman
and Thomas Built Buses. On Tuesday, June 22, registration
and exhibit areas will be open from 7 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. On
the evening of the 22nd, special entertainment will be
provided by Kingmor and K & M Supply following the banquet.
Displays of complete vehicles are scheduled for Sunday,
Monday, and Tuesday. The first general session of the
conference will begin at 10 am on Tuesday, June 22nd. The
conference will adjourn by noon on Wednesday, June 23rd.
Information requested on the attached Pre-Registration Form
(Attachment "B") is needed by the Pupil Transportation
Service to plan for registration and other conference
activities. For those registering prior to June 1st, a $10
registration fee will be charged to help defray the costs
of conducting this conference. After June 1st, the
registration fee will be $15 per person. Also there will
be a charge of $25 per person for the banquet scheduled on
Tuesday.
CHECKS FOR THE BANQUET AND REGISTRATION MUST BE MADE
PAYABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND, IF POSSIBLE,
SUBMITTED TO THE PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE WITH YOUR
CONFERENCE PRE-REGISTRATION FORM. Banquet reservations
must be finalized with the hotel by the Department no later
than Tuesday, June 1. Payment or confirmation of
reservations is required by that date.
Pre-conference seminars for supervisors and mechanics are
scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, June 21. Please use
Attachment "C" for seminar registration.
SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT - ATTACHMENT "D": To assist sponsors
in planning for the special events, it would be most
helpful if you would fill out and return Attachment "D" no
later than June 1, 1999. ADMITTANCE TO SPECIAL EVENTS WILL
BE BY NAME TAGS ONLY. Everyone attending special events
must register, pay the registration fee, and receive a name
tag (there is no charge for children under 12). This
includes spectators at the Road-E-O who plan to participate
in other events.
Room reservations at The Roanoke Airport Marriott should be
made as early as possible. ROOM RESERVATIONS RECEIVED BY
THE HOTEL AFTER May 21, 1999, WILL BE HONORED ON A SPACE
AVAILABLE BASIS AND POSSIBLY AT A HIGHER RATE. THE NUMBER
OF RESERVATIONS IS LIMITED.
A special invitation is extended to division
superintendents and other school officials who are involved
in purchasing equipment, and anyone interested in learning
more about changes in federal and state programs affecting
pupil transportation. Questions should be directed to Dr.
Barbara V. Goodman,Director of Pupil Transportation, or any
staff person at (804) 225-2037.
PDS/aam
Enclosures: A hard copy of this memo and its attach-
ment will be sent to the superintendent's
office.
Attachment "A"
Tentative List of Topics -1999 Virginia Pupil
Transportation Conference
SUNDAY, JUNE 20
12:00 noon - Bryan Morris Memorial Golf Tournament
2:00pm - 5:00pm - Conference Registration and
VAPT Membership
6:30pm - 8:30pm Display/Service
6:30pm - President's and DOE's Reception (NAME TAG
REQUIRED)
Virginia Truck Center and Blue Bird Body Company
MONDAY, JUNE 21
7:00am - 8:45am - Conference Registration and
Display/Service VAPT Membership
7:30am - 8:30am - Continental Breakfast sponsored by Carter/CAT Power (NAME TAG
NAME TAG REQUIRED)
8:45am - 9:45am - VAPT Opening/First Business Meeting
9:45am - 10:00am - Break - Sponsored by - Cummins Engine
Company and Cummins Atlantic, Inc.
10:00am - 12:00 noon Pre-Conference Seminars
I. "Responses to 20 Most Frequently Asked Questions
about Special Education Transportation"
Presenters: Dr. Linda Bluth and Michelle Hathcock
II. School Bus Body "Troubleshooting"
12:30pm - VAPT Road-E-O - (Driving Competition Begins)
Lunch - Sponsored by - Truck Center of Tidewater
(NAME TAG REQUIRED) (Spectators Must Register for
Lunch)
4:00pm - 6:00pm - Conference Registration and
Display/Service
VAPT Membership
6:00pm - 9:00pm Sonny Merryman and Thomas Built Buses Bar-B-Que
(NAME TAG REQUIRED)
TUESDAY, JUNE 22
7:00am- 8:45am - Conference Registration and
Display/Service
VAPT Membership
7:30am - 8:30am - "Walk-Around" Continental Breakfast -
sponsored by AmTran (NAME TAG REQUIRED)
8:45am - 9:45am - VAPT Second Business Meeting
9:45am - 10:00am - Break - Sponsored by Transpec Worldwide,
Inc.
10:00 a.m. First General Session
Keynote Speaker: Paul D. Stapleton
Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Department of Education
11:00am
"Y2K - Are You Ready"
Dr. Steve Hockman, Newport News Public Schools
"Lessons Learned"
Local Directors' Responses To Crashes and
Incidents in their Districts
Don Ranson - Franklin County
Mary Eppard - Greene County
James Wagner - Halifax County
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.- Lunch sponsored by Navistar
International
Tom Celletti - VP Bus Business -
Navistar
1:00pm -4:00pm - Break-out Sessions
SUPERVISORS
Topic 1 "Planning for Special Programs and Special
Populations" (Day Care, Alternative and Magnet
Programs, Summer School, Tutorials, etc.)
Topic 2 "Establishing School Bus Routes" (Dual Routes,
Private Property, etc.)
Topic 3 "New Schools/Renovations - Planning for Transportation
Safety"- Dave Boddy, Director
Facilities Management
Department of Education
Topic 4 "State and National Certification Programs"
Michael Roscoe
State Director,Kentucky
NAPT Regional Director
MECHANICS (1:00pm - 4:00pm)
"Allison Transmission - 1000, 2000, 2400 Models"
4:00pm Ice Cream Social sponsored by Western Branch Diesel
and Allison Transmission
7:00pm - Conference Banquet
Host: Charles A. Puglisi
VAPT President
Scholarship, Golf, Poster and Road-E-O Awards - VAPT
Entertainment and Refreshments (30 minutes after
Banquet) sponsored by Kingmor/K & M Supply/(NAME TAG
REQUIRED)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
8:00am - 8:30am Breakfast - Sponsored by - Freightliner
Special Presentation - Marv Hoff, President
Freightliner Specialized
Vehicles Group
"Current Issues and Future of Yellow School Bus"
9:00am - Noon "National Issues"
Charlie Gauthier - Executive Director
National Association of State Directors of
Pupil Transportation
"1999 Virginia Legislation"
"State Board Regulations - Proposals"
"Southeastern States (SESPTC)"
"National Association for Pupil
Transportation (NAPT)"
"National Guidelines Conference"
DOE Staff
Adjournment
ATTACHMENT "B"
Administrative Supts. Memo. No. 17
March 26, 1999
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
June 20-23, 1999
Conference Pre-Registration Form
SCHOOL DIVISION DATE
Name Banquet
Registration
Registration Fee- $10.00 Each
and Banquet $25.00 Each. Late Fee
after June 1st $15.00 per person
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(ADMITTANCE TO SPECIAL EVENTS - NAME BADGE ONLY)
Total Registration Fees $10 X ______ People = Amount _______
Late (after June 1)$15 X ______ People = Amount _______
Total Banquet Tickets $25 X ______ People = Amount _______
Total Amount Submitted ______________
Payment for Banquet Tickets ($25.00 each) and
Registration Fee ($10.00 per person prior to June 1st;$15
per person after June 1st) should accompany this form.
DEPARTMENT POLICY DOES NOT PERMIT REFUNDS.
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Signature-Person Submitting
Form
COMPLETE AND RETURN BY JUNE 1, TO:
Pupil Transportation Service
Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS
JUNE 21, 1999
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I.Twenty Most Frequently Asked Questions On
Special Education Transportation - Continued
MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1999
10:00am
Name Position
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II. Trouble-Shooting School Bus Body
Problems
MONDAY, June 21, 1999
10:00am
Name Position
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COMPLETE AND RETURN BY JUNE 1
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VA 23218-2120
ATTACHMENT "D"
RETURN BY JUNE 1
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION AND VAPT SPECIAL EVENTS
JUNE 20-23, 1999
SCHOOL DIVISION ______________________________
I. Sunday reception sponsored by Virginia Truck Center
and Blue Bird Body Company. 6:30pm
Number of persons attending ___________________
II. Monday Continental Breakfast sponsored by Carter/Cat
Power Systems. 7:30am to 8:30am
Number of persons attending ___________________
III.Monday Lunch sponsored by Truck Center of Tidewater
Number of persons attending ___________________
IV. Monday Bar-B-que sponsored by Sonny Merryman and
Thomas Built Buses. 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Number of persons attending ___________________
V. Tuesday Continental Breakfast sponsored by AmTran &
Kingmor Supply. 7:30am to 8:30am
Number of persons attending ___________________
VI. Tuesday Lunch (Navistar International)
Number of persons attending ___________________
VII.Tuesday Ice Cream Social sponsored by Western Branch
Diesel and Allison Transmission. 4pm
Number of persons attending ___________________
VIII. Tuesday Entertainment and Refreshments (after
banquet) sponsored by Kingmor & K&M Supply.
Number of persons attending __________________
IX. Wednesday Breakfast sponsored by
Freightliner Custom Chassis. 8am
Number of persons attending ___________________
*ADMISSION TO THESE SPECIAL EVENTS BY NAME TAGS ONLY - IF
GUESTS ARE ATTENDING, SUBMIT THEIR NAMES ON ATTACHMENT "B"
AND SUBMIT $10.00 PER GUEST ($15 PER PERSON AFTER JUNE
1ST).