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KSDE school transportation safety unit offers two December training opportunities

The KSDE school transportation safety unit is offering two no-cost training opportunities in December. These workshops are open to any public or private school transportation directors, transportation supervisors, school transportation contractors, and other school officials involved with school transportation. No vendors, please. 

Dec. 18: Transportation Basics workshop for transportation directors/supervisors, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at Kansas City USD 500 Central Office, Central Office 
2010 North 59th Street (east wing), third floor.  

Click here for more information and to register by Dec. 8. All new transportation directors/supervisors are encouraged to attend. Although this course is designed for new transportation directors/supervisors, any transportation director/supervisor is welcome to attend.  

A few of the topics will include the following: 

  • Legal responsibilities of the transportation director 
  • Bus driver requirements 
  • Alcohol and drug testing 
  • Drug and alcohol clearinghouse 
  • Commercial Driver's License requirements 
  • Physicals 
  • School bus regulations 
  • Loading and unloading the bus 
  • 2.5 mile rule 
  • Out of district transportation 
  • Bus requirements 
  • Emergency procedures 
  • Entry-level driving training (ELDT) 

 

Contact Keith Dreiling, keith.dreiling@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-4567, with questions. 

Dec. 30: Reasonable Suspicion training for CDL (Commercial Drivers License) supervisors (with the Kansas Highway Patrol), 9 a.m. – 12 noon, at Derby USD 260, Administrative Center, 1550 E. Walnut Grove Road. Click here to register and for more information.  

This training is federally mandated for all individuals who supervise individuals required to have a CDL as a condition of their employment. 

Suppose your school district or school bus contractor operates a school/activity bus that requires the driver to have a CDL, and you supervise that driver. In that case, you are required by federal law to have Reasonable Suspicion training for supervisors. This class is a one-time requirement. 

Any school district/contractor employee is welcome to attend, even if you are not mandated to participate in the training. 

The instructor, Lt. Carson Nuss of the Kansas Highway Patrol, has 26 years of law enforcement experience, three years as a sheriff’s deputy, and the last 24 years with the Kansas Highway Patrol. Carson served seven years in the United States Army, both active and reserve, as a military police (MP) officer. Since Aug. 2009, he has been assigned to the drug and alcohol evaluation unit. Carson is a certified instructor for SFST (standard field sobriety test), ARIDE (advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement), DRE (drug recognition expert), and evidential breath testing. 

Contact Keith Dreiling, keith.dreiling@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-4567, with questions. 

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Posted: Dec 3, 2025,
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