Training Video Series for the Professional School Bus Driver
A 7-Tape Set

This set includes all 7 Videos (see ordering information below for individual videos).

Today's bus drivers have a huge responsibility - getting students from home to school and back home again at the end of the day safely. And, the job doesn't end there.

The Training Video Series for the Professional School Bus Driver will help you provide bus drivers with consistent direction and training for the many situations they will encounter beyond driving safely. It is not intended as a basic driving course, but rather as a source of information and help for the most common "people" issues faced by bus drivers today. In this series your bus driver will receive the following:

Tape 1: The Professional Bus Driver and Student Safety

In this tape, bus drivers will be alerted to the most common student safety issues they will face and what they should do about them. Drivers will also learn which type of problems they should handle and which they should refer to other authorities.

Tape 2: Establishing a Positive Environment on Your Bus

Gives drivers the important concepts and strategies they need for establishing a positive and safe atmosphere on their buses, including setting and following through with reasonable behavior expectations and keeping positive behavior going through the use of positive reinforcement.

Tape 3: Dealing with Severe Disruptions

This tape will help drivers identify potentially serious situations and will give them strategies to de-escalate problems and manage situations while maintaining student safety. Finally, it will teach them when to seek outside assistance in dealing with a disruptive situation.

Tape 4: Engaging the Support of the School Administration

School administrators can become key partners in helping drivers manage their buses effectively. In this tape, bus drivers will learn relationship-building, how to clearly communicate a problem and the steps needed to address it, what kinds of issues should be communicated to administrators, and how to report issues to parents in order to gain their support.

Tape 5: The Role of the Bus Driver in Public Relations

This tape will focus on developing good communication with parents before problems arise, tips for effectively managing the route to set the best tone, the role of bus appearance, and ways to communicate clearly and accurately with students, parents, and school officials.

Tape 6: Establishing a Positive Attitude and Taking Care of Yourself

Bus driving can be a stressful position. Drivers need to make certain they are dealing with their stress in a positive and productive manner. In this tape, drivers will learn about strategies to help them understand their role, stay positive, and take care of themselves so that they can keep stress to a minimum.

Tape 7: Serving Students with Special Needs

Most every driver will encounter some students with special needs. In this tape, drivers learn what specific situations they might encounter and how to make the appropriate modifications and adjustments.

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