Transportation Supervisor Academy Year 2

Ennis Britton Consulting Group announces the schedule for the second year of the Transportation Supervisor Academy (TSA).   

The program, designed by Pete Japikse, is a fresh curriculum to support Ohio’s transportation staff with today’s school transportation challenges in mind.   

TSA is a three-year program with five trainings per year, scheduled around the transportation manager’s calendar. The Academy will blend in-person learning with virtual interactive sessions to provide training, networking with peers, and access to consulting services. Ultimately, the goal is to provide individuals with the skills needed to be successful in the highly specialized work of public pupil transportation management and operations.  

Year Two Topics

Thursday, July 23, 2026: (in-person) Surviving School Startup: Get things ready to roll and under control! We will
discuss how to handle your workflow with efficient task planning, district and parent communication strategy and documentation, and preparing for an accurate T-1 report.

Thursday, October 29, 2026: (online) Compliance Management: Just in time for spooky season, we will review current compliance issues and requirements, maintaining documentation and managing issues.

Tuesday, January 12, 2027: (online) Drug and Alcohol Supervisor Training: This training will cover the FMCSA drug
and alcohol requirements, policies that you need in place, and will also count for your mandatory FMCA reasonable suspicion training.

Tuesday, March 16, 2027: (in- person) Mock Trial: Your district has been sued after a bus crash with injuries. We will
walk through the process and what will be required of you, including interactive witness questioning.

Tuesday, June 8, 2027: (in-person) Lessons Learned: NTSB crash analysis of multiple bus crashes will be
presented in an interactive environment that will give you lessons learned without having one of your own buses involved.

*It is not required that participants attend Year 1; transportation supervisors and office staff, business managers,
superintendents and treasurers welcome.

Cost for the Academy: $185.00 per in-person event, $85.00 per webinar or $600.00 for the 2026-2027 series.