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School Bus Safety Poster Contest – Overview

Theme for the Year 2009 - 2010 School Bus Poster Contest

"Be Aware – Know the Danger Zone" 

Guidelines (click here for printable guidelines)

Entries will be received in the following five divisions: Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Special Education and computer generated posters (CAD – All Age Groups eligible).

All posters that are submitted for the State and National Contest are required to comply with the national guidelines. All posters that do not comply with the national standards will not be considered.

Colorado Springs School District 11 Poster Contest

Students may draw posters during October 2009 through April 16, 2010. The posters must be in one of the five divisions mentioned above.  Send your posters to the D-11 Transportation Department (Attention: Training, Certification & Safety). The Transportation Department should receive the posters no later than April 16, 2010.

All posters will be judged by the D-11 Transportation Association and members of the D-11 Transportation Advisory Committee during April 2010. Prizes will be awarded to the top three posters in each Division within the District. The top three posters in each division will be submitted to the Colorado State Pupil Transportation Association (CSPTA) for competition at the state level in June 2010.

All entries not selected for state completion will be returned to the school. Posters selected for state competition will not be returned.


1st   Place Winners:           $30  gift card
2nd  Place Winners:           $20  gift card
3rd   Place Winners:            $10  gift card

Criteria for Selection

·         Relationship of the poster to school bus safety practices.

·         Originality of the poster and how the idea is expressed in the poster design.

·         Artwork and its execution.

·         Visual impact of the poster design.

Colorado State Poster Contest

All posters will be judged by members of the CSPTA and Colorado Department of Education (Transportation Unit) during the annual CDE School Bus Training Week in June. Prizes will be awarded to the first place through third place poster in each Division from the State of Colorado. The first place poster in each division will be submitted to The National School Bus Safety Week Committee for national competition.

All district entries become the property of CSPTA School Bus Safety Poster Contest Committee.

National Poster Contest

Entries in the national contest are from the first place winners in all divisions from each state. These state winners are judged by a national board of judges, comprised of prominent individuals in the field of pupil transportation safety. The national winners will be selected at the National Association For Pupil Transportation (NAPT) annual conference in November.

Prizes at the national level will be awarded for the first, second, and third place in each division as follows:

Overall Winner:              $1,000  savings bond
1st   Place Winners:           $500  savings bond
2nd  Place Winners:           $250  savings bond
3rd   Place Winners:           $100  savings bond

All state/province entries become the property of the National School Bus Safety Week Committee. The right to modify any poster for reproduction is reserved by the NSBSW Committee.

District Point of Contact

Sue Dean, Team Leader, Colorado Springs School District 11.

Phone – (719) 520-2937 E-mail – deansl@d11.org 

Future School Bus Safety Poster Themes

Poster Contest Theme for 2010 - 2011:
I See the Driver - The Driver Sees Me!

Poster Contest Theme for 2011 - 2012:
Stand Back from the Yellow and Black

Poster Contest Theme for 2012 - 2013:
At my Stop - You Stop!

Poster Contest Theme for 2013 - 2014:
Be Smart - Be Seen, I wait in a safe place!