Training, Technology & Teamwork: Pennsylvania District Ready to Go in 2022

School Transportation Nation

English - January 12, 2022 00:28 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB
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Previous Episode: Struggles, Innovations & Community: A Look Back at Student Transportation in 2021

Next Episode: Fresh Perspectives: Driver Shortage, COVID-19 Pandemic, Propane Buses

Ryan and Tony discuss headlines bringing us into the new year: impacts of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the status of the federal Build Back Better plan and school bus electrification strategies.

Transportation General Manager Jenny Robinson recaps a full year of 2021 operations at Bethlehem Area School District in Pennsylvania, including safety concerns like illegal passing and MAP-21 driver training. Her 2022 plans include data and technology implementation which must also be accompanied by staff training.