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Expert Advice Series: Special Needs Transportation (Part 1)

Expert Advice Series, School Bus, Uncategorized
Bio: Kala Henkensiefken is the Transportation Coordinator for Brainerd Public Schools – ISD 181 in Minnesota, and an advocate for Special Needs Transportation education and training. Kala started her career in pupil transportation in 1989 as a bus driver, and is now the current President of the Minnesota Association for Pupil Transportation (MNAPT). She has served on the MNAPT Special-ed Transportation Committee since 1989, and is the current Chair for the committee. In 2013, Kala won the Peter J. Grandolfo Memorial Award of Excellence in recognition of her achievements in Special-ed Transportation. (more…)