TED FINLAYSON-SCHUELER
Link to Curriculum Vitae
Ted Finlayson-Schueler
118 Shirley Road
Syracuse, NY 13224
p. 315.446.6333
f. 315.703.1871
email. schoolbusted@safetyrules.net
web. www.safetyrules.net
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,
Cultural Foundations of Education, 2005-2007
Executive Director, Pupil Transportation Safety Institute, Syracuse,
NY 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
groups, 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, 2005-2007 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
State University of New York at Albany 1986 – 1988 Administration of
Pupil Transportation
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Easter Seals Project Action
Introduction to Travel Training, 2008
Federal Transit Administration Transportation Safety Institute
Operational Bus System Safety Awareness Course 1994
Learning Institute for Nonprofit Organizations
Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, 1998-1999
Long Island University
Institute for Pupil Transportation Management, 1986-88
New York State Education Pupil Transportation Unit, School Bus
Driver Training Program
School Bus Driver Instructor 1988
Master Instructor 1992
Master Instructor Trainer 1999-2001
National Association for Pupil Transportation
Professional Development Series
NAPT 101 Transportation Orientation, 2002
NAPT 201 Business Writing for Results, 2006
NAPT 202 Presentation Skills 2003
NAPT 501 Overseeing a Fleet Maintenance Program, 2007
NAPT 505 School Facility Planning, 2000
NAPT 601 School Bus Routing and Scheduling, 2004
NAPT 606, Emergency Planning and Risk Management, 2004
NAPT 607 Legal Issues, 2007
NAPT 608, Developing a Safety Program, 2004
NAPT 701 Introduction to Leadership and Management, 2004
NAPT 801 Special Education Transportation, 2007
NAPT 901 School Transportation Security Assessment, 2005
SNT 101 Special Needs Transportation, 2010
SNT 102 Child Passenger Safety Restraint Systems, 2008
SNT 103 Special Needs Roadeo Report, 2012
SNT 104 Special Needs Trade Show Report, 2010
SNT 105 Managing Special Needs Student Behaviors, 2011
SNT 106 Special Needs Transportation Leadership Seminar, 2010
Penn State University
Pupil Transportation Supervisor Course 1986, 87
Accident Investigation Course 1989
Advanced Accident Investigation Course 1989
US Department of Transportation
Connecting Communities: Emergency Preparedness and Security
Forums, 2003
Alternative Fuels Safety Awareness Instructor 1993
Transit Bus Driver Instructor 1999
RELEVANT CERTIFICATION
National Association for Pupil Transportation
Special Needs Training Endorsement, 2012
Long Island University Institute for Pupil Transportation
Director of Pupil Transportation, 1988
New York State Education Department
School Bus Driver Instructor #90-298, 1988
Master Instructor #92-2, 1992
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
19-A Certified Examiner #SYR1386, 1988
Commercial Driver License Class B with Passenger, School Bus, and
Tank Endorsement
Pupil Transportation Safety Institute
School Bus Attendant Instructor, 1995 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
aha! Process
Certified Bridges Out of Poverty Trainer 2011-2013
MAJOR PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS
New York State School Bus Driver Instructor Professional
Development Seminar Curriculum, 1999, 2008-2013
New York State School Bus Driver Pre-service Curriculum, 2010,
2013
New York State School Bus Driver Instructor Curriculum, 2010
Child Safety Restraint Systems, 2010 Online Course, Scenario
Learning
Evacuation Planning for Students with Special Needs, 2010 Online
Course, Scenario Learning
Bus Behavior and Discipline, 2008 Online Course, Scenario Learning
“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 Pre-service Training: for new drivers
and monitors Pupil Transportation Safety Institute, co-author, 2002
Head Start Driver and Monitor In-service Training: Attitude Matters
Pupil Transportation Safety Institute, co-author, 2004
School Bus Crash Data Analysis, Governor’s Traffic Safety
Committee Grant, 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 grant, 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
10th Annual Child Passenger Safety Technical Conference,
Transporting Children under 4 in a School Bus, 2012
STN Webinar, Learning Life Skills on the School Bus, 2012
New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, 4-Day In-service for
Child Passenger Safety Technician Instructors, 2012
9th Annual Child Passenger Safety Technical Conference, The Ever
Changing School Bus Seat, 2011
STN Webinar, The logic and theory of how to raise safety practices
and reduce accidents, 2010
STN Webinar, Practical steps you can take to raise safety practices
and reduce accidents, 2010
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, 2012
Disability Studies in Education, “Transportation: The Forgotten
Related Service”, 2007
Society for Disability Studies “Intersectionality as a Traffic Safety
Metaphor”e, 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, 2012
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 Department of Education, ongoing since 1994
North Carolina State Transportation Association Conference, 2005
Oklahoma State Department of Education Conference, Bullying,
Giving Your Staff Tools for Changing Times, 2011
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
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 Congress 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
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, 1995-2004 School Transportation Section,
Executive Committee, 1996–2004 Section 1st Vice Chair, 1999
Section Chair, 2000 – 2003
New York State Education Department
New York 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.