Bus Basics
Where should staff position themselves on a fully loaded bus?
Front (near driver)
Back (eyes on entire bus)
Middle (breaks up blind spots)
Floater (moves where needed)
Name one time transition counts should occur during a field trip
Before leaving
Boarding bus
Arrival at destination
Restroom breaks
Moving from one location to another
What should staff do before youth enter a public restroom?
Why should staff avoid sitting together on the bus?
Creates supervision blind spots + reduces active monitoring
One staff member completing a count is enough
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
Scenario: Youth are exiting the bus while staff are still gathering materials. What's wrong?
Scenario: Youth are exiting the bus while staff are still gathering materials.
What is wrong?
Youth are moving without active monitoring or controlled transitioning
Why is counting while kids are moving not reliable?
Movement makes it easy to miss people or double count
Where should staff position themselves during restroom breaks?
Near entrance while maintaining line of sight & balancing privacy
One staff is handling behavior in the middle of the bus, and the staff in the back notices things start to escalate.
What should be the response?
A staff (either floater or back coverage) should adjust their position to cover unmonitored area
Your count is off by one kid after unloading the bus. What should happen immediately?
2. Recount
3. Communicate with staff (or lead/supervisor)
4. Retrace & check bus
Tighten entry, assign staff positions, increase monitoring and cover exits