Ted Finlayson-Schueler
TED FINLAYSON-SCHUELER
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WORK EXPERIENCE
President, Safety Rules!, Syracuse, NY Serving the school
transportation community through consultation, writing, instructor
training, and presentations. 2004-present
Teaching Assistant, Syracuse University, School of Education -
Disability Studies Program. 2005-2007
Executive Director, Pupil Transportation Safety Institute, Syracuse, NY
Directed PTSI for 15 years. Responsible for organizational and
program development, creating and publishing materials, research,
organizational and financial management. Regular speaker and author
in the industry conferences and publications. 1990 - 2004
Graduate Assistant, Syracuse University, School of Education, Adult
Education Program Syracuse, NY 13244 1989 - 90
Supervisor, Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES, School Transportation Safety
Program Auburn, NY 13021 Served 227 school districts in Central and
Western New York as transportation safety resource through program
development, direct instruction, and publications to parent group,
school administrators, school boards, bus drivers, and students
Coordinated training and continuing education of School Bus Driver
Instructors and Master Instructors 1985-1989
Weekend Terminal Manager and Bus Driver, Leon Franklin Inc. Irving
Avenue Syracuse, NY 13210. Managed weekend operation demand
response para-transit system Worked as bus driver during the week
for severely physically and emotionally challenged children 1979-1985
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Syracuse University
Doctoral Student, 2005-present School of Education, Disability Studies
Program
Master of Science Degree, 1996 School of Education, Adult Education
Program
Bachelor of Arts, 1983 Theta Chi Beta - Religion Department Honorary
CONTINUING EDUCATION
State University of New York at Albany 1986, 1987, 1988 Administration
of Pupil Transportation (Graduate courses in Pupil Transportation)
Penn State University
Pupil Transportation Supervisor Course 1986, 87
Accident Investigation Course 1989
Advanced Accident Investigation Course 1989
New York State Education Department Bureau of Management
Services - School Bus Driver Training Program
School Bus Driver Instructor 1988
Master Instructor 1992
Master Instructor Trainer 1999-2001
Long Island University, Institute for Pupil Transportation
Director of Pupil Transportation Certificate
Financial Analysis Pupil Transportation Law
Communications Pupil Transportation Management
Federal Transit Administration Transportation Safety Institute
Operational Bus System Safety Awareness Course 1994
RELEVANT CERTIFICATION
New York State Education Department
School Bus Driver Instructor #90-298
Master Instructor #92-2
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
19-A Certified Examiner #SYR1386
Commercial Driver License Class B with Passenger, School Bus, and
Tank Endorsement
Federal Transit Administration Transit Safety Institute
Alternative Fuels Safety Awareness Instructor 1993
Transit Bus Driver Instructor 1999
American Society of Safety Engineers
Professional Member 1998-present
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician, 2003-present
MAJOR PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS
New York State School Bus Driver Basic Curriculum, Currently under
development under contract to the New York State Education
Department
New York State School Bus Driver Advanced Curriculum, Currently
under development under contract to the New York State Education
Department
New York State School Bus Driver Pre-service Curriculum, Currently
under development under contract to the New York State Education
Department
New York State School Bus Driver Instructor Curriculum, Currently under
development under contract to the New York State Education
Department
School Bus Driver Instructor Professional Development Seminar
Curriculum, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, currently under contract with New
York State Education Department to produce annually through 2012
“Transportation” heading in Encyclopedia of American Disability History,
2009
Graduate Student Research Fellowship in Accessible Transportation
Easter Seals Project Action—Council of University Transportation
Centers, School Bus Travel Training: Least Restrictive Environment
Now, Independent Mobility for a Lifetime, 2008
School Bus Accident Critical Analysis, author, Safety Rules! 2006
School Transportation Guide for Parents of Children with Disabilities,
author, 2006
District Safety Review, New York State Education Department, co-
author, 2004
Building a Community Bus, Washington State Department of
Transportation, 2003
Relative Risk of School Travel Member, Transportation Research Board
Committee commissioned to analyze the relative risk of travel to school
by mode. 2003
Punctuality, School Site Safety Planning, and Staff Training Transporting
Students with Disabilities consultation, Washington, DC Public
Schools, 2002 - 2003
North Carolina Special Needs Transportation Survey, North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction Primary Author 2000
Special Needs Transportation Training Curriculum, Pupil
Transportation Safety Institute, co-author, 2001
School Bus Attendant Training Curriculum, Pupil Transportation Safety
Institute, co-author, 2004
Head Start Driver and Monitor Preservice Training: for new drivers and
monitors, Pupil Transportation Safety Institute, co-author, 2002
Head Start Driver and Monitor Inservice Training: Attitude Matters, Pupil
Transportation Safety Institute, co-author, 2004
School Bus Crash Data Analysis, Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee,
Federal Highway Traffic Safety Project, 1999-2000
Transit Bus Driver Instructor Train-the-Trainer Curriculum Development,
New York State Department of Transportation, RTAP Division
Master Instructor Train-the-Trainer Curriculum Development Project,
New York State Education Department, 1999
New York State Basic Course of Instruction for School Bus Drivers,
Editor and Co-author, 1998
New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee School Bus
Definition Analysis Prepared analysis of the laws and regulations of the
three state agencies and federal government governing school
transportation in New York and provided recommendations for
legislative change, 1996
Seat Belts on School Buses Manual on the use of seat belts on school
buses, New York State Education Department grant, Led statewide
series of workshops. 1994
Bus Safely, Safe Routes -- Safe Stops Manual outlining procedures for
safe and efficient school bus stops and routes New York State
Education Department. Led statewide series of workshops. 1992
School Safety Planning: for Vehicle and Pedestrian Traffic Manual for
districts to use in developing safe traffic patterns on school sites.
Statewide series of workshops. 1990
“Around The State” Editor, Newsletter providing school transportation
safety information to superintendents, transportation directors, driver
trainers, and school boards 1987-89
NAPT 505 School Facility Planning Course Development, 2000
NAPT 101 School Transportation orientation Course Development,
2002
NAPT 202 Presentation Skills Course Development, 2003
Numerous articles and commentaries in industry press
NATIONAL , REGIONAL, and STATE CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
TASH, 2009, “Transportation, The Forgotten Related Service,”
“Transportation Handbook for Parents of Students with Disabilities.”
2009
National Association for Pupil Transportation Conference, 1995, 1998,
1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008
Disability Studies in Education, "Transportation: The Forgotten Related
Service" Chicago, 2007
Society for Disability Studies "Intersectionality as a Traffic Safety
Metaphor" Seattle, 2007
Association of School Business Officials International, 2001
National Conference on Transporting Students with Disabilities, 1996-
2004
National Safety Council National Conference, 1996-2004
All-Canada Conference, British Columbia, 2002
Southeastern States Conference, 1998
National Head Start Association Annual Training Conference, 1996-
2002
School Transportation News School Transportation Expo, 1995-2004,
2010
School Transportation News Mid-America Conference, 1998
Northeast School Transportation Safety Institute, 1993, 1996, 1998
Colorado State Transportation Association Conference, 1996
Illinois State Association Conference, 1998, Keynote Address – Safety
and Attitude
Iowa State Transportation Association, 2000, 2002
Massachusetts State Transportation Association, Keynote Address –
Managing Your Attitude, 2003
Missouri State Transportation Association Conference, 2005
Montana State Association Conference, 1997, 1999, 2002
New Jersey State Transportation Association, 2001, 2004
New York State Association for Pupil Transportation, 1989-2004, 2007-
2008, 2010
New York State School Bus Contractors’ Association, 1991-1998
New York State Departments of Education, ongoing since 1994
North Carolina State Transportation Association Conference, 2005
Oregon State Transportation Association Conference, 2000, 2002
South Carolina State Transportation Association Conference, 2005
Texas Regional Transportation Conference, Keynote Address –
Emerging Issues for Drivers and Attendants, 2003
Utah State Transportation Association Conference, 1996
Virginia State Transportation Association Conference, 2005
Washington State Transportation Association, 2002, 2003
Wisconsin State Transportation Association, Keynote Address – Future
of School Transportation, 2003, 2004
HONORS, SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, INVOLVEMENT
American Society of Safety Engineers, 1998 - present
National Academies of Science Transportation Research Board, School
Transportation Subcommittee, 2004-present
National Association for Pupil Transportation 1986 - present
National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services,
Associate Member 1999 - present
New York Association for Pupil Transportation, 1986 - present
National Conference on School Transportation, Accident Data Writing
Committee, 1999 - 2005, chair 2000-2004, Appendix Writing Committee
Chair 2010-present, Editing Committee, 2010-present
National Head Start Association, 1995 - present
National Safety Council, School Bus Section of the Transportation
Division, 1995 – present
Disability Studies in Education 2007-present
Society for Disability Studies 2006-present
Peer Review for Transportation Research Board Synthesis Survey on
School Bus Safety, 2008
School Transportation News 25 Fascinating School Transportation
Personalities, 2003
National Head Start Transportation Safety Workgroup, 2002-2003
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Safe School Trips
Roundtable, 2001–2003
New York Association for Pupil Transportation
Friend of NYAPT Award, 2001
Certificate of Appreciation for Institute Development Committee Chair
1988, 1990
National Academies of Science Transportation Research Board School
Transportation Safety Committee, 2000–2002
School Bus Fleet Magazine Editorial Advisory Committee, 1996-present
Conference on Transporting Students with Disabilities and
Preschoolers Advisory Committee, 1996-2004
National Safety Council, School Transportation Section, Executive
Committee, 1996–present Section 1st Vice Chair, 1999 Section Chair,
2000 – 2003
New York State Education Department
Commissioner of Education’s School Bus Driver Instructor Advisory
Committee, 1996 – 1998, 2004-2008, 2009-present
Commissioner of Education's Advisory Committee on School
Transportation 1994-1998 (Chair 1994-1997), 1987-1989
Commissioner of Education’s Master Instructor Advisory Committee,
1994-1996
Certificate of Appreciation for assistance with development of the
School Bus Driver Instructor Training Program 1988
New York State Comprehensive School Bus Driver Safety Training
Council 1998-2005
New York State State Fair Display Developed and coordinated School
Bus Safety display at the State Fair with over 200 volunteers providing
bus safety information to over 20,000 fairgoers 1987 - 89
References available on request.
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