The School Bus Driver Shortage - Working with District Leadership to Solve the Problem
Recorded On: 09/23/2021
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Date: 09/23/2021, 11:00 a.m.
Location: Online
Fee: Free
The school bus driver shortage is a major challenge for school districts across the nation. How do you attract the right people to the position? How can you offer enough hours to make it worth an employee’s time? Are your rates and benefits competitive? Do you offer paid training? Once you hire a bus driver, how do you retain them?
Join OASBO, OAPT, BASA and OSBA for a webinar on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 11:00 am as we discuss hiring, rates, benefits, combining jobs, and retention. You will hear the results of a comprehensive survey conducted by OAPT of nearly 300 school districts from around the state, and then have the opportunity to join the dialogue to be part of short and longer-term solutions.
Panelists –
- David Oglesby, Assistant Transportation Supervisor, Kettering City Schools & OAPT Second Vice President
- Scott Inskeep, Superintendent, Kettering City Schools & BASA President
- Doug Palmer, Transportation Consultant, OSBA
- Aaron Butts, Treasurer/CFO, Medina County Career Center & OASBO Transportation Liaison
David Oglesby
Assistant Transportation Supervisor, Kettering City Schools & OAPT Second Vice President
David has been in the pupil transportation industry for nearly 21 years. He started out as a driver not realizing where it was going to take him. He has worked as a full-time On-Board Instructor, Assistant Supervisor, supervisor, Director and as an operations manager. He's worked with special needs students, for private companies that specialize in pupil transportation and worked for public school districts. He is currently the Assistant Transportation Supervisor for Kettering City Schools.
David is a member of OAPT and NAPT. He's sat on OAPT’s Executive Board for several years as a Director at Large, through the chairs to Past President. He is currently sitting as the 2nd Vice President for the second time. David is also a past stakeholder for the state rules committee.
He and his wife are blessed with two incredible children, Cooper and Reese. Every decision that David makes as a supervisor he tries to ask himself, “would I let my own child ride that bus or get on and off at that bus stop?” It is his daily goal to ensure that all children get to and from school in the safest way possible.
Scott Inskeep
Superintendent, Kettering City Schools & BASA Board President
Doug Palmer
Transportation Consultant, OSBA
Doug Palmer, OSBA, Transportation Consultant, started accumulating logistic experience in 1981 as a school bus driver, 20 years of regional route planning and truckload delivery, 10 years as school transportation supervisor and as five years a transportation consultant at OSBA.
Aaron Butts
Treasurer/CFO, Medina County Career Center
Kim Laugherty, CAE
Chief Operations Officer, OASBO
Kim Laugherty, a Certified Association Executive, is OASBO’s COO and has served the association since 2005. She works collaboratively with senior staff, administrative staff, the board of directors, and volunteer leaders to drive initiatives to support the organization’s mission and strategic goals.
As COO, Kim directs the association’s learning programs and annual conferences; the mentoring program for new SBOs; and membership recruitment and retention. She also oversees IT, manages software implementations and special initiatives; and provides support for corporate partners and sponsors.
She has a B.A. in English from Bowling Green State University, graduating cum laude. Her career prior to association management was in information technology training and consulting sales, and marketing.
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