CPS Coordinators Forum

Catch Up on Demand

This is the place where CPS state coordinators can catch up on news and learn about ideas shared during meetings with members of the National Child Passenger Safety Board. Watch video recordings of these meetings and make plans to join us in the future. You’ve heard it said: Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. Our vision — like yours — is to save lives and prevent injuries by promoting child passenger safety through education, mentorship, engagement and innovation.

May 2023

How to Build a School Bus Training: National Safety Council Senior Program Manager and National Child Passenger Safety Board curriculum rep Tammy Franks leads a discussion on child safety restraint systems on school buses, with a focus on safely transporting preschool-aged children and children with disabilities. Wisconsin injury prevention specialist and Board chair Jim Savage serves as moderator for the session. Just for fun, he polls attendees on their favorite ice cream flavor.

PLEASE NOTE: Because of an internet connectivity issue, there is a temporary break during the recording of this presentation between the 28-minute mark and the 30-minute mark. Then, Tammy picks up where she left off.

April 2023

State CPS Data Dashboard Project: Denise Donaldson of Safe Ride News and Kristel Robison of the North Carolina Highway Research Center lead this discussion on how CPS State Coordinators can make effective use of crash data in their programs.

The presentation opens with this slide: Let’s solve the big problem by using big data. The discussion quickly moves to this: Where does the data come from? Who collects it? What is collected? And how can that date be used? Donaldson shares tips from her home state of Washington. Robinson talks about what is working in North Carolina.

March 2023

Heatstroke Prevention Planning: Laura Dunn (NHTSA) and Jessica Butterfield (National Safety Council) offer ideas and point to free resources CPS state coordinators can use as they work to raise awareness of safety risks and prevent children from dying in hot cars. Mandi Seethaler (Alaska CPS state coordinator) serves as moderator for this session.

Recordings of Previous Meetings

• February 2023: Thinking Outside the Box: Creative Models for State Conferences
• January 2023: How You Do the Things You Do
• December 2022: School Bus Curriculum Update & Hybrid Certification Training Insights

The Full Playlist

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