Chapter 14 had an amazing day with more than 40 in attendance at our January 24th Roadeo workshop. Training included the parallel park, stop right turn, backup stall, offset alley and the sharp backing crossover.

Everyone that attended was pleased with the outcome.

On Saturday, January 24, 2026, Chapter 7 hosted a workshop titled "Remembering the Past, Protecting the Future". We covered five tragedies that changed the school bus industry.

-Paul Lee (2016) Child check devices

-Fox River (1995) Railroad Crossings

-Thomas Lanni (1994) Red Lights and Escorts

-Elk Grove (1985) Distracted driving

-Martinez (1976) Dual Air Breaks, Proficiencies, Training, Bus Body Improvements

It was a great turnout. We had 89 attendees, more than we can remember having.

Thank you to our sponsors, Everdriven and A to Z Bus Sales.

Our next workshop will be a virtual one on March 7, 2026 from 8:00am - 11:30am.

Chapter 1 kicked off our 1st workshop in November, focusing on Students with Disabilities. It was fun filled, energizing and informative. All 84 attendees received up-to 4 hours of in-service.

State of the art facility, Early Learning & Enrichment Services, Murrieta Valley U.S.D. Jennifer Hanshew, Director of Transportation was gracious to help facilitate.

We had attendees registered from as far as Napa Valley, Orange County, Redlands.

Our presenters are enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge, experience, from the classroom, hands on student support, being in the business of teaching the safest way to transport students.

• Jennifer Sweeney, Take a Second Look Educational Foundation, “Why Does My Student Behave This Way”
• Savannah Androus, “Visual Voices” American Sign Language in Special Education.
• Kellie Cook, “Understanding Wheelchair Securement”.
• Kasey Hawksley, “Teamwork Under Pressure Special Needs Bus Evacuation”.

Schools First, donated several gift cards that were part of the opportunity drawings, Starbucks to the rescue, Alexis Nieto at the Cal Oaks location provided coffee and fixings.

It wouldn’t be possible without our Retiree Committee, they showed up before the sun was up and at the end for clean-up. Thank you, for your tireless dedication to our chapter and industry, Sam Anderson, Mary Birmingham, David Walthal and Yolanda Takacs.

Stay tuned!! For our Workshop January 31st, 2026.