School Transportation Association of Massachusetts

02/23/2024

Our members had a great conference in Puerto Rico. We heard from Ryan Foye, from USI, Matthew Jandravitz from RC Kelly, Brett Brooks from Gray Ram Tacticle, and Curt Mcysyn from the National School Transportation Association School Transportation.

02/05/2024

Richard Kelly, Esq. and the team at RC Kelly Law Associates have been working with school bus operators for over a decade. We truly admire each contractors' dedication to their passion, safe school transportation. We take pride in working with these community heroes and are humbled by the personal sacrifices they make to ensure each and every child arrives to and from school safely.

Each February we celebrate Love the Bus Month across the United States. We wanted to take a moment to thank these professionals and ask you to do the same! Share this post and thank the school bus professional in your community!
Pennsylvania School Bus Association - PSBA
National School Transportation Association
New York School Bus Contractors Association
New Jersey School Bus Contractors Association
School Transportation Association of Massachusetts

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02/03/2024

Celebrate your love for the yellow school bus and the people who work in school transportation during month! Send pictures, videos and comments to [email protected] for a chance to be featured either online, on social media or in the magazine.

💞 stnonline.com/tag/love-the-bus/

02/03/2024

February 21 is School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Now is the time to start planning activities and events in your area to celebrate the often-overlooked drivers, our communities rely on almost every day.

Minnesota School Bus Operators Association
Minnesota Association for Pupil Transportation

02/03/2024

February is Love the Bus Month! This annual campaign is hosted by the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) to recognize and celebrate all dedicated student transportation professionals. As an industry leader, it’s a wonderful time of year for us to give special thanks to our amazing team members for their contributions to our organization, our student passengers, and the communities we serve.

Thank you for your outstanding work. It does not go unnoticed!

02/03/2024

01/25/2024

We are looking for contestants and coaches!! :)

10/20/2023

STOP FOR THE SCHOOL BUS!!!!

The fine for illegally passing a school bus is a maximum of $200. Repeat offenders may have their licenses suspended.

10/19/2023

Teach young children to take 5 giant steps (10 ft.) in front of the bus and to wait for the driver's signal before crossing.

Approximately 400,000 Massachusetts students are transported by school buses annually. School buses are a relatively safe form of transportation and are associated with few injuries and deaths. The majority of school bus-related injuries are to pedestrians who are boarding/exiting a bus. They are hit by passing traffic or even by the bus driver, who cannot see them in the blind spots surrounding the bus. Children ages 4-7 are at highest risk of injury.

10/19/2023

Getting On and Off the Bus
• Warn children that if they drop something getting on and off the bus, they should never pick it up. Instead, they should tell the driver and follow the driver’s instructions.
• Remind children to look to the right before they step off the bus.
• If you meet your child at the bus stop after school, wait on the side where the child will be dropped off, not across the street. Children can be so excited to see you after school that they dash across the street and forget the safety rules.

10/19/2023

Tip #4 Remember things like the “Danger Zone” can help any preventable injuries.

Students are most at risk of injury when entering or exiting the school bus - riders should follow these important tips to stay safe in the Danger Zone:

- If you can touch the bus, you are too close
- When exiting, use 10 giant steps to take you out of the “danger zone”
- Be sure that you can see the driver and that the driver can see you at all times
- If you drop anything in the “danger zone” NEVER stop to pick it up

10/19/2023

The 2023-2024 School Bus Safety Poster Contest theme is "Driving Safely Into the Future". This is a yearly event associated with National School Bus Safety Week. We invite all students in the State of Massachusetts to participate in the annual School Bus Safety Poster Contest. This is a fun way to make the students, teachers, and parents more aware ways to be safe in and around the school bus. We invite art teachers to make this a class assignment.

Prizes:
1st Place and Overall Winner: $500 check
1st Place Winners of remaining 5 divisions: $250 check
2nd Place Winners of each 6 divisions: $100 check
3rd Place Winners of each 6 divisions: $50 check
1st Place Winner – CAD division: $50 check

**(Please Note: STAM will also make a donation to the School Art Department of the 1st Place and Overall Winner)

The winners of each division will automatically be enrolled in the National contest for a chance to win more prizes.

Please print out the contest rules here at http://www.schoolbus.org