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57th Annual WDTSEA State Conference

Holiday Inn Stevens Point

Conference Registration and Information Form

Conference Agenda

Post-Conference Parent Workshop

Swap Shop:
Last year's was a huge success so due to many requests to sponsor another one this year. So WDTSEA is asking you if you have any DE resources you aren't using that others might find useful? Keep in mind, this is not a junk swap so please do not bring items you do not believe others will find useful. Bring text books (no older than two editions from the most current available edition), and any AV items that you do not want any more. At the Friday Morning break items will be placed on a swap table in the Display/Vendors Room for people to lok through and take. Again, please use your coommon sense and don not bring junk. swap event was quite successful as many many items of value and usefulness were made available.

You can drop off items you wish to donate to the swap shop event at the Conference Registraion Table. Last year videos, DVDs, textbooks, and various other traffic safety resources were made available and the event was quite successful.

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New DE Requirement Enacted - 30 Minutes of Instruction on RR Grade Crossing Safety

Although teaching about RR Grade Crossings was already a required topic that all Wisconsin DE programs are required to provide instruction about, the legislature rceenetly passed a Bill that was signed by the Giovernor which will require a minimum of 30 minutes of instructionon be provided to the subject.

On November 12, Governor James Doyle signed into law ACT 64. The law takes effect March 1, 2010. All Wisconsin DE programs starting on (or thereafter) will be required to include a minimum of 30 minutes of instruction about Railroad Crossing Safety.

Required Topcis of Instruction that all Wisconsin DE Programs must provide to students.

If any questions, please contact Randy Thiel at the DPI, or call Randy at (608) 266-9677.

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Wisconsin Act 97

U-Turns and Passing on Shoulders
On Friday, December 11, 2009, Governor Doyle signed 2009 Senate Bill 278 into law as 2009 Wisconsin Act 97. The act removes the general limitation on U-turns at intersections controlled by traffic control signals. It also prohibits making U-turns on a curve or near the crest of a grade on an undivided highway where visibility is limited, and making U-turns when unsafe or when the U-turn would interfere with traffic.

Act 97 also reverses the Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision in Kaufman v. Postle, 2001 WI App 86, 26 N.W. 2d 10, in which the court determined that the statutes prohibited a motorist from passing a left-turning vehicle on the right by use of a paved shoulder. This bill reverses that decision by specifically allowing a motorist to pass a left-turning vehicle on the right by use of either the roadway or a paved shoulder. Click Here for a Look at Wisconsin Act 97. This act applies to violations committed on or after the effective date of the act.

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Before the Wheel Safe Teen Driving Newsletter

The Fall/Winter 2009/2010 Before The WheelTM safe teen driving newsletter is available to high school driver education instructors and driver education schools for distribution to parents and teens.

The Before The WheelTM newsletter is sponsored by West Bend Mutual Insurance Company. The newsletter is a free publication and there is no fee to distribute the publication.

You may also want to include the web site link on your school site or in the school newspaper. The link is http://www.beforethewheel.com. Please contact Anne Scallon at 262.617.3139 or Annescallon@aol.com to make arrangements for the newsletter distribution at your school. Thank you,

Anne

Anne Scallon
Publisher & Editor
Before The WheelTM
200 South Executive Drive
Suite 101
Brookfield, WI 53005
262.617.3139
Annescallon@aol.com
BeforetheWheel.com

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"Driving Through The Eyes of Teens; A Closer Look"

is now available to view online through video streaming at http://www.research.chop.edu/programs/youngdriver/nyds.php

Dr. Flaura Wintston and Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia gave a great presentation that helps us to understand what teens are thinking about driving and how to use that information to help keep them safe.

It is a 60 minute presentation, but worth the investment of time.
Grant Awards Announced -

The Children's Health Education Center has awarded a number of schools around Wiscosin some Seat Belt grants. They have eached received a $250 Seat Belt Grant to complete a one-week seat belt project in their school.

Congratulations to the following schools:
  • Hilbert HS
  • Rice Lake HS
  • Melrose-Mindoro
  • Slinger HS
  • Independence HS
  • Iowa Grant HS
  • Antigo HS
  • Lancaster HS and MS
  • Kickapoo Area School District
  • Barneveld School District
  • Cumberland HS
  • Northland Pines HS
  • Eau Claire North HS
  • Wrightstown HS
  • Lake Holcombe HS
  • Menominee Indian HS
  • New Richmond HS
  • Miller-Omro HS
  • Dodgeland MS/HS
  • Wauwatosa West HS

For more information, please go to www.bluekids.org/cruisecontrol.

Deena Liska
Motor Vehicle Safety Educator
Childrens' Health Education Center
1533 N. RiverCenter Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Phone: 414.390.2182
Fax: 414.765.0996

Wisconsin Fatality Reports (Daily & Weekly)

Nine Year Zero Fatality Days Summary

Calendar for Professional Development Events

UW Hospital and Clinics Donate Life PowerPoint for Driver Education Programs.

FY 2009/2010 Online Driver Education Program Approval Applications

  • As of 8 a.m. on 3/31/09, the FY 2009/2010 Online Driver Education Program Approval Applications were launched and were ready for districts to complete.
  • May 15 is the deadline for any programs offering 2009 summer instruction, or summer and school year instruction; and ...
  • August 15 is the deadline for school-year-only programs.

  • Districts are to use the same passcodes/passwords as in FY 2008/2009. Passcode/password information will be e-mailed to the e-mail addreses of the identified FY 08/09 primarty contacts for each of the districts that offered De in FY 08/09.
  • After completing the online application, click the submit button; you then will be asked if you are sure you wish to submit the data. Click "yes" and your data will then be electronically submitted
  • Once the data has been electronically submitted, remember to go back to the menu and request an "Application Summary." 
  • When the application summary appears on the screen, print a copy.
  • Have the hard copy signed and dated by the District Superintendent.
  • Finally, mail the signed and dated Program Application Summary (PI 1709) in to the DPI. (Note: The DPI address is in the upper right hand cornerof the application summary.
  • A copy will be returned to the district Superintendent's office along with needed PI 1714 forms (student course comepltion certificates).

Wisconsin Driver Education License Plates:

JUNE 2009: DMV Update on DE License Plates

Pending Legislative Items of Interest

DMV Items/Information

WisDOT Roundabout Promotional/informational materials

Links to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Annual Driver Education Snapshot Reports: (11 years, includng the present year's (FY 2009/2010) report.

Professional Organizations


 

 


 

 

Some General Information Items and Possible Resources

DMV's Cooperative Driver Testing Program Checklist/Information

 


AAA's Foundation for Traffic Safety's  2008 Traffic Safety Culture Index

 (Note:  can also be found on the Foundation's website at: http://www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/2008TSCIndexFinalReport.pdf)


WisDOT Roundabout Promotional/informational materials

If you would like more information on this video contact Patrick Fleming at patrick.fleming@dot.state.wi.us.
  • WisDOT's Roundabout info webpage
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    This page also contains links to information regarding:

  • The New 2009/2010 DE Snapshot Report

  • WDTSEA's 2009 SECOND "First" WORLD of WHEELS event

  • 2008 WisDOT BOTS/Ford/NHTSA/Wisconsin's Children's Health Center Safe Driving Multimedia Advertising Campaign Competition

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    Organizations and Organizational-Related Information

    Information About WDTSEA

    WDTSEA UPDATES

    Wisconsin Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association

     

    ADTSEA

    American Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association

     

     

     

     

     

     

    WisDOT/DMV Information & Updates

     

    DOT Licensing Fees

     


     

    Professional Development Events/Activities

     

    Events Calendar (Upcoming Conferences & Workshops)

     

     


     

     

    Resources & Information

     

    WDTSEA Updates

     

    Updated DMV (bds232 Jan. 2008 edition - "Licensing Information for Driver Education Instructors"

    Wisconsin Driver Education Status/Snapshot Reports (DPI)

    2008 National Teen Driver Safety Week

     

    Wisconsin Daily Traffic Fatality Reports

    2008 Zero Fatality Report Days by Month

     

    Specifics on  DriveCam for families

    Driver Education Resources and Information

    New Operation Lifesavers Information

    Additional information for presenters of OLS Programs and information.  This information will be in the upcoming 2008 OLS Presenter Guide revisions.

    (posted on 1/4/08)

     

     

    ADTSEA Membership Application

    (American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association)

     

     


     

    Legislation

     

    Legislation-Related News and Information

     

     


     

    2010 State Conference!!!

    Don't Forget to Mark Your Calendars for the 57th Annual WDTSEA/DPI State Conference...

    When?:    April 16 and 17, 2010,

    Where?    Holiday Inn and Conference Center Hwy 10 E, Stevens Point. 

    Check back often, for links to conference  and registration information.  We will post it as it determined and becomes available!!


    Have a Safe Day and Remember to Go Out and Perform Some Death Defying Acts:

    Slow Down, Drive Sober and Always Buckle-Up !