School Bus Safety

School Bus Safety Poster Contest - Overview

Theme for the Year 2008 -2009 School Bus Poster Contest

"Cross in View, it’s the Right Thing to Do!"

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).

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 2008 through April 17, 2009. Local / school site / class competitions should be conducted. PTA, teachers, students and school bus drivers from each school could be asked to participate in the selection and recognition process. Each school should forward the top three posters from their school in the each applicable Division (Grades K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Special Education, and Computer Designed) to the D-11 Transportation Department (Attention: Training, Certification & Safety). The Transportation Department should receive winning posters no later than April 17, 2009.

All posters will be judged by the D-11 Transportation Association and members of the D-11 Transportation Advisory Committee during April 2009. 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 2009.

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

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 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.

District Point of Contact

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

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

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.

Future School Bus Safety Poster Themes

Poster Contest Theme for 2009 - 2010:
Be Aware - Know the Danger Zone!

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!