Dr. Nancy Blackwelder There are two kinds of Administrators. Those who have had a crisis.... And those who will.

Managing the Bus Environment

Bus drivers get a good deal of training on how to drive a vehicle, but are hungry for more information on how to Manage Student Behavior. This training can help. Don’t hang your drivers out to dry with inadequate student management training. Give them the tools they need to be successful.

What is Normal? Are kids really different these days? Learn the power of Encouragement & Praise. Consequences vs. Punishment - a key concept to successful behavioral management. You can’t just catch kids misbehaving and give consequences, you must also catch them doing it right and provide rewards. Basic bus rules using the key concepts of Respect, Responsibility, and Safety can simplify student management.

Materials included:

• Instructor Curriculum Guide on CD Microsoft Word 2003
• Power Point Presentation: on CD Microsoft PPT 2003
• DVD 40 minute instructional video
• Certificate of Completion on CD Power Point 2003

It Can Happen Here:
Crisis Planning & Prevention

The past few years have taught educators some hard lessons about safety of our schools. In order to ensure that our schools are safe havens, educators must now face the reality of planning for preventing violence or planning to react quickly and efficiently to violence. However unpleasant these options are, all educators must be prepared. This training features Dr. Nancy Blackwelder who shares her story as a victim of a school shooting. Please take the time to listen to her story. This one is a lesson no one hopes to need, but cannot afford to be without.

Materials included:

• Instructor Curriculum Guide on CD Microsoft Word 2003
• Power Point Presentation: on CD Microsoft PPT 2003
• DVD 40 minute instructional video
• Certificate of Completion on CD Power Point 2003

Bullying / Harassment

Every day thousands of teens wake up afraid to go to school. Bullying is a problem that affects millions of students of all races and classes. Bullying is an activity conducted by both male and female students. Yet because parents and educators don’t always see it, they may not understand how extreme it can get.

Studies show that people who are abused by their peers are at risk for mental health problems, such as, low self-esteem, stress, depression, or anxiety. They may also think about suicide. Sometimes the victim of repeated bullying cannot control the need for revenge and the situation becomes dangerous for everyone.

Cyberbullying is harassment by use of electronic devices through e-mail, text messaging, blogs, websites, mobile phones and pagers. This unregulated new forum for bullying is as bad or worse than traditional bullying.

This video defines the problem and gives substantive
ideas of how to stop the abuse.

Materials included:

• Instructor Curriculum Guide on CD Microsoft Word 2003
• Power Point Presentation (handouts) : on CD Microsoft PPT 2003
• Participant Certificate of Completion: : on CD Microsoft PPT 2003
• DVD 75 minute instructional video
• CD 11 minute video, “Fight for your Rights”

Dealing With Angry People

School bus drivers and assistants are faced with many complex situations each day and are largely isolated from any substantive assistance while out on the road. There is potential everyday for angry confrontations with parents, students, homeowners, co-workers and motorists. Give them the tools they need to appropriately deal with angry situations.

This module familiarizes participants with the early, intermediate and advanced levels of aggression. Participants will learn cognitive vs. visceral questioning as a technique to calm angry people; understand how body language, verbal and para-verbal behavior affect angry encounters; understand causes of stress, affects of stress and stress busters; take an anger self-assessment test, and understand the nature of anger, dealing with anger, and strategies to keep anger at bay.

Whether it be a student, co-worker, parent or motorist—understanding the issue, measuring our own responses, and de-escalating the situation is critical to being successful.

Materials included:

• Instructor Curriculum Guide on CD Microsoft Word 2003
• Power Point Presentation (Handouts) on CD Microsoft PPT 2003
• DVD 80 minute instructional video
• Certificate of Completion on CD Power Point 2003

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