Kentucky Department of Education

 

2012 KDE Pupil Transportation Training Dates

Last Updated on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 3:31 PM

Twentieth Annual Pupil Transportation Conference

The Student Transportation Association of Kentucky (formerly the Kentucky Driver Trainer’s Association), in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, will host the Twentieth Annual Pupil Transportation Conference at the Holiday Inn Hurstbourne in Louisville.  The conference is scheduled for Sunday, June 24 through Wednesday, June 27, 2012.

Attendance at this conference fulfills the annual driver trainer instructor six hour update requirement.  KDE will develop the curriculum to ensure that the requirement for an update is met.

Driver Training Instructor Initial Certification Workshops (all workshops start at 8:00 a.m. EST

DTI Workshop #1 (completed)

Capital Plaza Tower

Frankfort, KY

 

April 3, 2012

April 6, 2012

DTI Workshop #2 (FULL)

Capital Plaza Tower

Frankfort, KY

 

June 12, 2012

June 15, 2012

DTI Workshop #3

Capital Plaza Tower

Frankfort, KY

 

July 10, 2012

July 13, 2012

DTI Workshop #4

Capital Plaza Tower

Frankfort, KY

 

July 17, 2012

July 20, 2012


All workshops will be held in the Ground Floor Auditorium/Capital Plaza Tower, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, Kentucky, and are scheduled from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST. each day or when the day’s activities are completed.

 

Contact Roy Prince (502) 564-5279 for enrollment.

 

To qualify for enrollment a candidate must:

·       Possess two (2) years of bus driving experience

·       Be nominated by his/her school district

Required materials to be brought to workshop with candidates will be explained in a letter to each school district. The letter will be sent to each school district approximately one month before each workshop. Candidates will be expected to download workshop materials from the KDE/Pupil Transportation web page prior to the class.

Six Hour Annual Recertification Update Schedule for Driver Trainers (all updates start at 9:00 a.m. local time)

#1

Caldwell County Board of Education

Butler Building

Princeton, KY

Tuesday

June 5, 2012

#2

Elliott County High School

353 South KY 7

Sandy Hook, KY 41171

Wednesday

June 6, 2012

#3

Grayson Middle School

726 John Hill Taylor Drive

Leitchfield, KY 42754

Wednesday

June 6, 2012

#4

Lindsay Wilson College

Cranmer Dinning Hall

Columbia, KY 42728

Thursday

June 7, 2012

#5

Lee County High School

Sedley Stewart Auditorium

599 Lee Avenue

Beattyville, KY 41311

Thursday

June 7, 2012

#6

Pike County Central High School

100 Winners Circle Drive

Pikeville, KY 41501

Monday

June 11, 2012

#7

Kentucky Department of Education

Transportation Building Auditorium

Frankfort Kentucky

Monday

June 11, 2012

#8

Pupil Transportation Conference

Holiday Inn Hurstbourne

Louisville, KY

Sun – Wed

June 24-27, 2012

#9

Kentucky Department of Education

TBD

Frankfort Kentucky

Monday

July 16, 2012

  

Four Hour School Bus Inspector Annual Updates

Date

Location

Time

Instructor

Phone

May 23

Marion County Bus Garage

8:00am

Ricky Courtwright

(270) 692-4150

May 25

Henderson County Bus Garage

8:00am

Mark Payne

(270) 860-1622

June 1

Larue County High School Library

9:00am

Justin Milby

(270) 358-4747

June 5

New Oldham Co. Bus Garage 1800 Button  Lane, LaGrange

9:00am

David Harroff, Nick Harbin, Warren Adcock

(502) 222-9337

June 6

Scott County Bus Garage

9:00am

Bobby Gillispie

(502) 863-3663 Ext. 3057

June 12

Franklin County Bus Garage

9:00am

Dale Penn

(502) 695-6707

June 14

Perry County Bus Garage

9:00am

Jerry Chandler

(606) 436-6152

June 15

Campbell County Board Office

9:00am

Virgil Miller, Bob Wehr

(859) 635-2161

June 19

Wayne County Bus Garage

9:00am

Mike DeRossett

(606) 348-5521

June 25

Holiday Inn Hurstbourne, Louisville, 20th  Annual Pupil Transportation Conference

1:00pm

Virgil Miller, Dave Mangum, Jerry Chandler, Robbie Gaines

(502) 564-4403

Ext 4422

July 6

Laurel County Bus Garage

8:00am

Robbie Gaines

(606) 862-4768

July 10

Marshall County Bus Garage

9:00am

Darrell Lindsay

(270) 527-7102

July 20

Warren County Bus Garage

8:00am

Tony Johnson

(270) 842-3476

July 27

Fayette County, Miles Point Way Garage

9:00am

Rick Dalton, Frank Schaffer

(859) 381-3853

All start times are listed as local time. All planning to attend should check with their respective instructors prior to their training date.

Any transportation director who wishes to have a new inspector trained this summer should fill out the 2012 New Inpector Training Request and return it to the Pupil Transportation Branch by July 1, 2012.  If you have questions regarding this matter please contact Dave.Mangum @education.ky.gov or (502) 564-4422 ext. 4422.

For more information contact:

John Wyatt
500 Mero Street, 15th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-5279
john.wyatt@education.ky.gov