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The safe transportation of our state's students is Pupil Transportation’s primary concern. The Regional Transportation coordinator provides essential services to 72 school districts in ESD 105, ESD 123, and ESD 171, which covers all of Central Washington. We serve as a liaison between OSPI, school districts, and other state agencies and local governments. Some of the
services we provide are monthly supervisor meetings which enables
the districts to participate and discuss what is happening in the
transportation industry. All of the districts are kept informed
of any changes and updates in the procedures required by the state.
The September meeting will be Monday, September 10, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. in the Yakima Room at ESD 105. This will be a supervisor's meeting and RIDERSHIP training. The office has a video library and most of the videos are for the drivers, covering all aspects of driving a bus. We also have two mechanical buses (Buster and Barney) that the districts can check out and demonstrate to the younger kids on how to be a safe bus rider. Every October the districts turn in their ridership information to get their funding for the year. This office audits the ridership that is turned in and assists the districts with any problems that may have with this. This department was instrumental in developing, S.M.A.R.T. (Standardized Mutual Aid Response Team) training, and C.S.R.S. (Child Safety Restraint System) training. These trainings will be ongoing in an as needed basis. We also provide extensive phone support to the districts and also district visitations as requested. Please
feel free to contact our office any time.
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