Regional Transportation and Safety Institute

2017 Enrollment Application

State Approved Six-Hour Continuing Education Bus Driver Training

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REGISTRATION
A registration form must be completed
(no telephone reservations) and mailed, emailed, or faxed, from each school district. School bus drivers are required to participate in this bus driver training between 7/1/2016-9/30/2017. You may register your driver(s) to attend any session listed below. Classes are limited to 50 participants per session. You will be contacted if the site is no longer available.Provide the drivers name, driver’s license number and rate of pay (to calculatereimbursement). Missing rate of pay will default to Michigan’s minimum hourly wage currently $9.00.
The registration fee of $25 per person will be invoiced to your district at the conclusion of the training schedule. If submitting a check with the registration, make it payable to Kalamazoo RESA. / The registration should be submitted by fax, mail, or email:
(269) 250-9291 FAX
Kalamazoo RESA
RTSI – Transportation Dept
1819 East Milham Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49002-3035
attn: Diane Thompson

LOCATIONS
You may enroll in any location.The class schedule is designed to offer a class in a nearby county if you can not attend your county class date.Training location maps are available at / CLASS INFORMATION
Class begins at 8 a.m. Please arrive a few minutes early to sign in and pick up class materials. Participants must attend the entire six-hour session to obtain a Certificate of Course Completion card. Drivers must bring their Beginning School Bus Driver Student Manual.Driver’s are encouraged to bring a snack as the program offers breaks but no lunch hour or catering. Class will be held even when the location is closed due to weather conditions.
CANCELLATIONS
Please contact our office with cancelations at least three days prior to the class to avoid a $10 per driver penalty fee. Kalamazoo/RESA may cancel classes seven days prior to the date of the class, if there are less than 25 drivers registered for the class.

Programs will be held in the following counties on the dates indicated. Identify the class date and county on the following

following page. The confirmation letter will provide class details.You will be contacted if the site is no longer available.

Allegan Co.
7/13/17 Wayland Union
7/19/17 Allegan Tech Center
7/25/17 AAESA / Branch Co.
7/12/17 Coldwater High School
7/24/17 Coldwater High School / Lewis Cass Co.
7/20/17 Lewis Cass ISD
Barry Co. / Calhoun Co. / St. Joseph Co.
7/11/17 Hastings High School / 7/19/17 CANCELED / 7/26/17 Three Rivers Comm Center
Berrien Co. / Kalamazoo Co. / Van Buren Co.
6/30/17 Berrien RESA
7/12/17 Berrien RESA
7/18/17 Lakeshore Middle School / 7/6/2017 KRESA
7/11/2017 KRESA
7/18/2017 KRESA
7/19/2017 KRESA
7/25/2017 KRESA / 7/7/2017 VBISD
7/10/2017 VBISD

Please submit the following page for each class date you chose to enroll your staff into a class.

These materials were developed under a grant by the Michigan Department of Education.

State Approved Six-Hour Continuing Education Bus Driver Training

School District: / P.O. Number:
Address:
Supervisor
Phone: / Fax: / Email:
Enroll the following drivers for class date / located at / County.

Please type or legibly print the required information or submit your form that contains the same information.

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