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.NAPT MEMBER NEWS
Attention School Transportation Product Suppliers: Are you a member of NAPT?
NAPT
Annual memberships for our NAPT Business Partners expire on December 31, 2020. Be on the lookout for an email from us that explains new services and expanded options for our business affiliate members in the 2021 membership year.
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The Safety Vision IR Thermometer is used to measure passengers’ temperature quickly and easily as they board the bus or enter the building. Scanning any part of the face or hand, temperature readings are displayed on the LED screen, in addition to an audible voice that states if the person’s temperature is within range.
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Join us on Tuesday 12.15.20 for NAPT® ACTS Informational Webinar
NAPT
2021 is almost here which means we will be launching NAPT® ACTS! very soon.
NAPT® has joined forces with the Center for Effective School Operations (CESO) to create NAPT® ACTS!, a brand new streaming service, offered on the RethinkEDU platform, that offers curated content both live and on-demand, combined with social networking for the K-12 marketspace.
NAPT® ACTS! is about connecting people, regularly and consistently, using education as the common ground.
Join us as we talk about NAPT® ACTS! and the RethinkEDU platform.
We are excited to share what we have created and hope that you are you too!
Event Information
- NAPT® ACTS! Informational Webinar
- Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2020
- Time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Speakers: Mike Martin, NAPT Executive Director and Luke Frederick, CESO Director of Innovation
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Keep Your NAPT® Member Profile Up-to-Date
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Now is a great time to log in to the NAPT® website and update your member profile!
Once you're logged in:
- View and update your personal information — it's quick and simple. As soon as you log in, you'll see all of your information and have the ability to make edits as necessary.
- Upload a professional photo to display in your profile that will be visible in the Online Member Directory.
- Provide a brief professional biography in the space provided so we can learn a little more about you.
- Select your Directory Category by clicking on "My Directory Options" and selecting the appropriate organization type.
Log in today! Please contact headquarters at 800.989.6278 if you need assistance logging in to the system.
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Connect with NAPT
NAPT
Let NAPT help you stay in touch with colleagues and up-to-date on industry news and interesting stories from around the nation.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Face masks, open windows on buses reduce potentially infectious particles in the air
Newswise via MITRE
Opening windows and using existing fans on a bus was shown to reduce exhaled airborne particles by up to 84%, and thereby could lower the risk of COVID-19 exposure according to research by MITRE using buses provided by the City of Colorado Springs Mountain Metro Transit and Colorado Springs School District 11. Wearing a mask alone can also reduce the spread of potentially infectious particles by 50% or more depending on the quality of the mask.
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Does your district have students without Internet at home? Equip your buses with WiFi and park them in neighborhoods, apartment complexes, mobile home parks, and school parking lots to create Internet access point amid distance learning. Get started by downloading the Community WiFi Hotspot Guide.
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Wash a School Bus in less than 5 minutes! Using only 5 gallons of water and 1 ounce of soap per minute, walk around the bus applying soap and the second time using fresh water, all automated. We are the world’s most economical, ecological and efficient bus wash system!
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Education groups urge CDC to prioritize teachers, school staff for coronavirus vaccine
U.S. News & World Report
An alliance of labor organizations and trade groups representing teachers, principals and support staff is pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prioritize access to a coronavirus vaccine for the country's 5 million public school employees as the first approved immunizations hit the market in the U.S.
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Schools find new ways to deliver free lunches during pandemic
Marketplace
Thirty million kids in the U.S. qualify for free or reduced meals at schools, and that was before the increased economic woes we're experiencing now across the country. Missed meals will have a long-lasting impact on kids and on school finances. As a result, schools have gotten creative about getting those meals to kids who need them. There are about 400 school bus stops scattered around Savannah, Georgia. Some are in the city, others further out. It's a network that winds through neighborhoods and connects thousands of families to schools.
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Oklahoma City Public Schools using buses to provide resources to students
KFOR
This year has proven to be very different for our students. Officials say many of them are going without critical resources that they need and often get while in school. Now, Oklahoma City Public Schools says it is changing that. District leaders say they plan to use a school bus to transport everything a student could need right to their doorstep.
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How should schools quarantine students exposed to coronavirus? An explainer
Education Week
The answer to this question has been a moving target as research on COVID-19 evolves. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month tweaked its own guidelines to districts — which most states have mirrored in their own guidance — to recommend that those who have had close contact with anyone infected with COVID-19 quarantine themselves for 7 to 10 days after their exposure, down from the prior recommendation of 14 days.
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Tracking how the coronavirus is impacting school districts
K-12 DIVE
The nation's public school districts faced unprecedented disruption to the school year as the novel coronavirus pandemic shut down buildings and forced learning online, to the extent educators were able to do so. Shutdowns forced districts and policymakers alike to make strides in addressing the "homework gap" resulting from a lack of home internet and device access that already adversely affected many students prior to shutdowns.
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'Safe and healthy' school bus rides
NBC Right Now
As schools start to reopen their doors, staff and faculty members are also taking the extra steps to make sure your kids are safe on the way to and from school. From wearing your face covering to practicing social distancing, are some general principles that are practiced on the school bus to keep kids safe. "We want to make sure that our students and staff remain safe," Patricia Thomas with the Pasco School District said.
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3 ways to address performance deficits in mask wearing
District Administration Magazine
Having a skill deficit means you can't do something, whereas having a performance deficit means you choose not to. For example, a student skill deficit may be, "I can't perform algebra," whereas a performance deficit would be, "I'm electing not to do algebra," explains Joseph Ryan, a professor of special education at Clemson University. If a student is not wearing a mask when required because of a skill deficit, teach and reinforce the appropriate behavior, he says. For example, students with sensory issues may need to build up a tolerance for having the mask on for an extended period.
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3 things that separate positive leaders from negative bosses
Inc.
What separates the most positive leaders from those stuck in negativity? In a few words: a growth mindset. In Stanford professor Carol Dweck's famous research, Dweck found that people with a growth mindset believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. Brains and talent are just the starting point. "This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment," states Dweck.
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4 questions every leader needs to be prepared to answer in 2021
Fast Company (commentary)
Beth Castle, a contributor for Fast Company, writes: "This year has been one of uncertainty and has brought unprecedented change to our work and home lives — or what many of us now call our work-from-home lives. For the organization I work for, InHerSight, which boasts the largest database of women-rated companies, this turbulent year has presented a unique opportunity. Although we've always regularly collected proprietary data, we've never been able to poll women employees and job seekers in such a rapidly evolving environment, all with the knowledge that how we all work has likely changed forever."
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How should schools quarantine students exposed to coronavirus? An explainer
Education Week
The answer to this question has been a moving target as research on COVID-19 evolves. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month tweaked its own guidelines to districts — which most states have mirrored in their own guidance — to recommend that those who have had close contact with anyone infected with COVID-19 quarantine themselves for 7 to 10 days after their exposure, down from the prior recommendation of 14 days.
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3 ways to bounce back from stress and being overwhelmed
Entrepreneur
Do you ever feel like some days as a leader you are in complete flow, where business is easy and enjoyable? Yet other days it feels like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders, feeling as though you are drowning in tasks that you don't yet have a solution for?
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4 ways to cultivate inclusion and compassion in the workplace
Entrepreneur
In the times we're living in, more and more people are experiencing stress, unhappiness and anxiety in the workplace. The combination of a health crisis, political elections, and pervasive racial inequities have put many people on edge at work. It turns out 53% of adults are experiencing higher levels of stress and worry because of current events. It's easy to blame the various global phenomena happening right now, but issues of stress and anxiety in the workplace are nothing new — especially among women, people of color and other marginalized groups.
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How to handle salary questions in an interview
Forbes
Job interviews can be nerve wracking. One contributing factor is that candidates are often unprepared for or unsure of how to handle the ever-dreaded salary question. It's anxiety-inducing not only because our livelihood is at stake, but also because it can feel so personal — like an assessment of our value as a person, versus that of our contribution, is being made.
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7 things my imperfect boss did right and you can too
Leadership Freak
You can do many things wrong if you do a few things right. The boss you don't want to be: The paranoid boss that fears what others are saying about her. She turns co-workers and team members into adversaries and enemies. The political boss that can't make tough decisions. You can't go all-in on half-way decisions. The loudmouth boss that intimidates everyone. It's her way or the highway. You conform but don’t bring your best. The talkative boss that adores his own voice. He never listens so he never learns.
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