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January 3, 2014  
Defensive Driving Class in Concho, OK
Defensive Driving students receive their certificates of completion at the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Concho, OK.
Southern Plains TTAP Tribal Transportation News
Winter TTAP Classes
Leaderships Skills for Supervisors and Managers
FTA Tribal Transit Training
Design-Build: EDC's January Innovation
Emergency Preparedness for Dispatchers
Basic Accounting Class coming soon
Are you and your vehicle winter-ready?
Drug and Alcohol Seminar at Choctaw Nation
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Contact:

Jim Self, Manager
jim.self@okstate.edu

or

Karla Sisco, TTAP Specialist
karla.sisco@okstate.edu
Defensive Driving Classes

 

On Thursday 19, the Southern Plains TTAP held a Defensive Driving Course for 20 tribal members at the Native American Church (NAC) Building in Concho, Oklahoma. Two other DDC classes are scheduled in Concho, one on January 23 and another on February 25. On February 18, a class is set for the Clinton Tribal Community Center.  PHOTOS from the class

 

The National Safety Council's Defensive Driving Course strives to ensure that people get what they need to drive defensively--knowledge, skills and perspective that will help them continue to prevent injuries and save lives. This 6-hour course helps develop accident avoidance behavior and safe driving practices, which can significantly reduce the number of collisions and citations your drivers might experience. 

 

Course Goals:

  • Acquire the skills and knowledge you need to be a defensive driver.
  • Recognize that defensive driving is a matter of personal choice.
  • Recognize common hazards in the driving environment and react to prevent collisions.
  • Describe the dangers of impaired driving.
  • Avoid the six most common driving errors.
Other DDC classes scheduled:

January 27 - Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Okmulgee, OK

February 8 - The Chickasaw Nation in Ada, OK

February 21 - Choctaw Nation in Hugo, OK

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Winter TTAP Classes - Click on class to register!
     
January 7 & 8 - Arc GIS Basics II

 We still have openings in the Arc GIS II class. Sign up today!

January 22 - Basic Accounting


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Leadership Skills for Supervisors and Managers

Whether you are new to supervising, or have been a supervisor for many years, this course is designed to help supervisors and managers develop a set of foundational skills that will make them more effective leaders in a supervisory role. Topics will include leadership attitude, communication, performance feedback, and time management 

 
DATE:  Thursday, March 13, 2014 
 
TIMES: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
LOCATION:  OSU Center for Local Government Technlogy 
                      5202 N Richmond Hill Dr 
                      Stillwater, OK 74078

Instructor: Lorinda Schrammel, Training & Development Manager,
                   Human Resources, Oklahoma State University

 
FTA Tribal Transit Training and National Transit Database Training held in OKC

MAP-21 Public Transportation on Indian Reservations;

Legal, Technical, and Grants Administration; Financial Management; Asset Management; and Procurement were just some of the topics covered at the recent FTA Tribal Transit Training held at the Oklahoma State University/Oklahoma City campus on Dec. 17 and 18. Maxine Marshall, John F. Potts, and Dana Lucas, The DMP Group, led the 2-day session attended by 22 participants. Lynn Hayes, FTA Region 6, and Cathy Monroe, FTA Region 7, were also on hand to assist with the training.

 

One attendee commented, "I thought it all was helpful. I got some tips that will really help me." Another stated, "I thought the financial section was very informative."

 

On the second day, participants were given hands-on TEAM training and instructions on using the National Transit Database.

Cathy Monroe, FTA, assists Tillie Broncho, Ponca Tribe, with an NTD report.

   

 
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Design-Build: EDC's January Innovation

Every Day Counts
The January innovation of the month is design-build contracting, a project delivery method in which the design and construction phases of a project are combined into one contract that's usually awarded on a low-bid or best-value basis.

Typically, highway agencies choose the design-build approach to accelerate the completion of a project. It can save significant time over the more traditional design-bid-build approach in which the design and construction phases occur sequentially.

   

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Emergency Preparedness Training for Dispatchers

Oklahoma DOT
Dispatchers play a critical role in emergencies. Help them to be prepared for the next one!

Mark your calendar for February 13-14 for Emergency Preparedness Training for Dispatchers and Schedulers.

Location: 
Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies 
605 Centennial Blvd. 
Edmond, OK

The training is sponsored by Oklahoma State University RTAP and
ODOT Transit Programs Division. 
 
 
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Time to sharpen your accounting skills?
 

Southern Plains TTAP's Basic Accounting course, set for January 22, covers basic accounting language, balance sheets and income statements, the accounting equation, accrual accounting, account classification, and certain other accounting prinicples and operations. Offering an overview of accounting, the class is designed to provide non-accounting professionals a guide for better financial management.   

 

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Winter Driving Tips Globe
Click on the Globe for interactive driving tips!
Are you and your vehicle winter-ready?

Here are some life-saving tips from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding driving in winter weather:

  • Know your car
  • Plan your travel and route
  • Stock your vehicle
  • Get your car serviced
  • Check your battery
  • Check your cooling system
  • Check windshield wipers and defrosters
  • Inspect tires
  • Protect yourself and your loved ones
  • Learn what to do in a winter emergency
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DOT
2014 DOT Random Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates and Seminar annouced

Click on the link for the latest chart outlining the minimum drug and alcohol random testing rates established within DOT agencies and the US Coast Guard. Click for CHART.

As an adjunct to the FTA Drug and Alcohol National Conference, this one-day seminar is designed to provide essential facts and information to facilitate employers' compliance with DOT's 49 CFR Part 40 and FTA's 49 CFR Part 655. While a high-level overview of the regulations will be discussed, this seminar will focus more on the operational side of a transit agency's functions.

City/State: Durant, OK  
Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Time: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Host: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Location: Durant Choctaw Casino RV Park
3650 Enterprise Blvd.
Durant, OK 74701

REGISTER 

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Southern Plains TTAP

This material is based upon work supported by the U. S. Department of Transportation under Agreement No. DTFH61-12-H-00004.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Highway Administration.