The New York State Professional Development Seminars (PDS) is a mandatory, one-day refresher course for SBDIs, with a different topic taught each year. SBDIs must attend one of the courses to retain their certification as a School Bus Driver Instructor. See below for a complete list of scheduled PDS class dates, locations and instructors
Below are links to register for courses on-line. Click on the course number and link will open in a new window.
To register by mail print out the form here.
2012 PDS Pre-session assignment
 
PDS#   PDS Date   PDS Location   Location   Master Instructor   Master Instructor   Register
1   April 3, 2012   Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES   AuburnNY   J. Clarke   C. Raulli  
2   April 4, 2012   Canandaigua CSD   Canandaigua,NY   J. LaMarca   D. Becker  
3   April 5, 2012   Owego-Apalachian CSD   OwegoNY   M. Palacios-Hardes   L. Leber  
4   April 10, 2012   Orange-Ulster County BOCES   GoshenNY   L. Bernstein   P. Brockmann  
5   April 11, 2012   We Transport   PlainviewNY   M. DeMais   B. Gildea  
6   April 12, 2012   Canandaigua CSD   CanandaiguaNY   D. Becker   J. Clarke  
7   April 12, 2012   Ulster County BOCES   New PaltzNY   L. Bernstein   C. Berchtold  
8   April 16, 2012   WSWHE BOCS   Saratoga Springs, NY   D. Beauchea   R. Bell  
9   April 17, 2012   Nassau BOCES   Garden City, NY   P. Mori   V. Torres  
10   April 18, 2012   Longwood CSD   YaphankNY   G. Winsper   L. Misciagno  
11   April 19, 2012   Cherry Valley CSD   Cherry ValleyNY   D. Beauchea   B. Hoosty  
12   April 20, 2012   Erie 1 BOCES   West SenecaNY   G. Withell   P. James  
13   April 20, 2012   Adirondack Trailways   HurleyNY   J. Minihan   M. Palacios-Hardes  
14   April 21, 2012   SuffolkTransportation   BayshoreNY   M. Dello Ioio   L. Misciagno  
15   April 23, 2012   BOCES Franklin-Essex-Hamilton   MaloneNY   D. Stevens   J. Brown  
16    April 24, 2012   University at AlbanyCampus   East GreenbushNY   P. Brockmann   B. Hughes  
17   April 24, 2012   South Westchester BOCES   ElmsfordNY   J. Van Aken   J. Minihan  
18   April 26, 2012   Erie 2 BOCES   Angola, NY   P. James   G. Withell  
19   April 30, 2012   Rush Henrietta CSD   Henrietta, NY   J. LaMarca   T. Finlayson-Schueler  
20   May 1, 2012   Capital Region BOCES   AlbanyNY   R. Bell   P. Overbaugh  
21   May 2, 2012   Western Suffolk BOCES   Wheately HeightsNY   V. Torres   B. Gildea  
22   May 3, 2012   OCM BOCES   East SyracuseNY   T. Finlayson-Schueler   C. Raulli  
23   May 3, 2012   Orange-Ulster CountyBOCES   GoshenNY   C. Berchtold   B. Hughes  
24   May 4, 2012   First Student Training Center   RochesterNY   B. Hoosty   J. LaMarca  
25   May 5, 2012   We Transport   PlainviewNY   P. Mori   M. DeMais  
26   May 7, 2012   OHM BOCES   New Hartford, NY   N. Wescott   J. Brown  
27   May 9, 2012   Jefferson-Lewis BOCES   Watertown, NY   P. Bailey   F. Stevens  
28   May 10, 2012   Madison-Oneida BOCES   Oneida, NY   D. Stevens   B. Hoosty  
29   May 11, 2012   Horseheads CSD   HorseheadsNY   L. Leber   P. James  
30   May 12, 2012   University at AlbanyCampus   East GreenbushNY   P. Overbaugh   B. Hughes