Transportation Supervisor Academy
2025-09-23 08:00 - 2026-05-10 17:00 UTC
Ennis Britton Consulting Group announces the launch of its new training program, 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 One Topics
**1st Session Replay on November 6, 2025 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Rules Review: Walk through the extensively-revised Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3301-81 with Pete as we discuss revised practices, requirements, and impacts of the changes. (In-person class, Columbus, OH)
October 21, 2025 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Special Education Transportation, Student Bus Management Procedures: Review requirements and issues of special education and transportation. A member of the Ennis Britton Special Education Team will join for the legal discussion. Discussion of student bus management as it applies to all types of students. (Webinar)
January 13, 2026 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Performance Evaluations, Contract Management, Personnel Issues: Transportation operations personnel management including performance evaluations, contract law and collective bargaining agreement disputes, and discipline issues will be the focus of this session with Pete and a member of Ennis Britton’s legal team. (Webinar)
March 10, 2026 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Crisis Management, Case Study, Public Relations: Planning for a crisis needs to happen prior to the event to ensure the District response is equipped, ready with a fast, practiced, and effective response. (In-person class, Columbus, OH)
May 12, 2026 10:00a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Transportation By The Numbers /Routing Analysis/ Efficiency practices: Year One concludes with a deep dive into how transportation operations and data result in transportation funding. A look at routing analysis, and ways to maximize efficiency with personnel and equipment. (In-person class, Columbus, OH)
Cost for the Academy: $185.00 per in-person event, $85.00 per webinar.

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*Make-Up Date for 1st Session: November 6, 2025 Rules Review 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (In-person)

Oct 21, 2025 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Special Education Transportation, Student Bus Management Procedures (Webinar)

Jan 13, 2026 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Performance Evaluations, Contract Management, Personnel Issues (Webinar)

March 10, 2026 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Crisis Management, Case Study, Public Relations (In-person)

May 12, 2026 10:00a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Transportation By The Numbers /Routing Analysis/ Efficiency Practices (In-Person)

Complete 1st Year Academy Package*

Transportation Webinar: The End is the Beginning - Transportation Management is Year Round
2026-03-19 10:00 - 12:00
The school year’s end brings the last fiscal reporting period and begins the critical processes of planning for fall with nonpublic school transportation, staff level planning, route and fleet planning. These action items need to begin now to be ready for late summer. Get the action items so you will be ready for your parents, your superintendent’s impractical designations, and the Board approval process. Workflow management and communications to parents will be discussed as well as ways to manage that information in an organized manner.
Cost for the Webinar: $85.00 (2025-2026 T.S.A. Participants Discounted Rate: $50.00)

031926 Webinar

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March 19, 2026 Webinar: Transportation Management
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Transportation Webinar: Transportation by the Numbers
2026-06-01 10:00 - 12:00
Join Pete and Hollie as they dive into how transportation operations and data result in transportation funding. The discussion will include a look at routing analysis and ways to maximize efficiency with personnel and equipment.
Cost for the Webinar: $85.00

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June 1, 2026 Webinar: Transportation by the Numbers

Transportation Supervisor Academy Year 2
2026-07-23 08:00 - 2027-05-27 17:00
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, December 8, 2026: (in-person) Rules Update and Review: Walk through the extensively-revised Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3301-81 with Pete as we discuss revised practices, requirements, and impacts of the changes.
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.

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July 23, 2026 Surviving School Startup (in-person, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm)

Oct. 29, 2026 Compliance Management (online, 10:00 am - noon)

Jan. 12, 2027 Drug and Alcohol Supervisor Training (online, 10:00 am - noon)

March 16, 2027 Mock Trial (in-person, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm)

June 8, 2027 Lessons Learned (in-person, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm)

Complete 2nd Year Academy Package*

Rapid Response Webinar: Resolving Your T2 Questions
2026-09-03 10:00 - 11:30
What: Rapid response webinar to walk through T2 filing questions.
Why: After attending a webinar very recently, it was apparent that there are a lot of questions about what to file, how to file, and what to include on the T2. Our goal is to help you through this process.
Here is your action plan:
FIRST: The report is due August 31. As required by law, you are required to submit by the due date. The T2 report is functional in DRIVES, so you can enter data. You should enter the data you have and ask your superintendent and treasurer to sign and submit the report before the end of the day on Monday.
THEN: Attend this webinar with us next Thursday, Sept. 3, so we can help you understand the data, where to report the various costs, how to count staff, prorate between regular and special education, and answer other questions that you have. We will also address questions based on our experience entering district reports in DRIVES.
To help attendees understand the process better, we will discuss transportation funding statutes, focusing on the data required and how it is used to calculate your foundation funding. That knowledge will go a long way to helping you understand what needs to be reported and why.
FINALLY: If needed, you file an amended T1 on or before the end of September.
Cost for the Webinar: $45.00 – each district may have as many staff attend as needed to get information and clear up questions. (T.S.A. participants are free.)

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September 3, 2026 Webinar: Resolving Your T2 Qestions
