Transcript Kay’s Great Adventure

Presented to SESPTC
July 15, 2008
By: Charlie Hood
Or,
Transportation Experts
Charged with Verbiage
in Missouri
So what IS the 15th NCST
(and Why Should I Care)?
•National Congresses (formerly
Conferences) on School Transportation
held since 1939; now convened each
five years in Warrensburg, Missouri
•Basic purpose: to deliberate and adopt
the National School Transportation
Specifications and Procedures (NSTSP,
“the book”)
The School
Transportation
Encyclopedia
of the USA
Intended Use
• For use by states when establishing their
standards, specifications,
recommendations, and guidelines for
school transportation vehicles and
operations
• NSTSP documents official actions of the
NCST delegates and comprises
recommendations to regulatory authorities
or other parties.
NCST Steering Committee
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Pete Baxter, Chairman (NASDPTS)
Leeds Pickering, Vice Chair (NASDPTS)
Charlie Hood, Interpretations (NASDPTS)
Ron Love (NASDPTS)
Don Carnahan (NAPT)
Bill Tousley (NAPT)
NCST Steering Committee
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Ron Kinney (NSTA)
Dan Kobussen (NSTA)
Gary Catapano (NSC)
Bill Loshbough (NSC)
Bruce Miles (SBMTC)
Ken Whisnant (SBMTC)
Lynn Knifong (UCMO)
Key Events (now through 2010)
• Writing Committee Chairs now selected,
starting to meet with members
• Any party may now offer proposed
revisions to NSTSP (www.ncstonline.org)
• Deadline for revisions: January 2009
• States select delegations: June-Sept, 2009
• States review proposals: Nov 09 to Feb 2010
Key Events (now through 2010)
• May 16-20, 2010: 15th National Congress on
School Transportation held at University of
Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri
How can I be a state delegate?
• Delegates selected by state directors
• Per the NCST Manual of Operating
Procedures, seven delegates (and two
alternates) allowed per state
• Delegation should represent a broad range
of expertise, regions, and members
• Express interest to your state director
So, what’s new???
• Committee structure and Chairs have been
determined
• Interim Amendments process in place for
items that can’t wait until 2010
• UCMO will soon be hosting website; also
will offer electronic registration for 2010
Congress
Who
Does
What?
Interim
Amendments
Process
Amendments to date:
• Battery slide tray door (may be integrated)
• Door glass measurement clarified
• Side skirt dimensions (tolerance for
measurement specified)
• Special service entrance (lift) doors
fastening points (to header and at floor
line)
www.NCSTonline.org
REMEMBER, IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE !!
ANY QUESTIONS?