1. LTAP Advisory Committee September 19-20, 2007 Williamsport Lou Ferretti Stacey Cleary

2. Training Update – Dec – Feb 2007 Conducted 119 training sessions – 61 Maintenance – 58 Safety Trained 2233 people

3. Most Frequently Requested Courses – Work Zone Traffic Control – Equipment and Worker Safety – Asphalt Roads Common Maintenance Problems – Traffic Signs – Signing and Work Zone Rules for Local Governments

4. Training Update – Jan – Sept 2007 Advisory Member Participation in 2007 – 8 Members attended training – 17 Training Sessions

5. Completed Technical Assists Jan – Sept 2007 Maintenance (36) – Field Visit – 13 – Phone Assist – 20 – Research Assist – 3 Safety (181) – Field Visit – 35 – Phone Assist – 85 – Research – 61 TOTAL - 217

6. Upcoming Training - 2007 Approximately 30 courses scheduled through December Most Popular Requests: – WZTC – Traffic Signs – Winter Maintenance Still scheduling training sessions for planning partners and fixed sites for 2008

7. New Roads Scholar Program To receive a certificate, complete ten approved courses in a three-year period. Participants may also earn one class credit by completing CPR training through the American Red Cross. To receive credit, they must submit a copy of their certification to LTAP, within the three-year window.

8. Approved Courses Maintenance – Asphalt Roads Common Maintenance Problems – Bridge Maintenance – Drainage – Managing Utility Cuts – Posting and Bonding of Local Roads – Roadside Vegetation Control – Unpaved and Gravel Roads – Winter Maintenance

9. Approved Courses Safety – Engineering and Traffic Studies – Equipment and Worker Safety – Risk Management and Tort Liability – Road Side Safety Improvement Program – Signing and Work Zone Rules for Local Governments – Traffic Signs – Work Zone Traffic Control

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11. Training – after this meeting Upcoming pilots – Roadside Vegetation Control – March 19 at PSATS – Managing Utility Cuts – April 2 at PSATS – Drainage – May 11 at PSATS

12. Evaluations – Workshops 95% acknowledge that they are learning skills that will improve performance 85% expect to use training within 6-months Self assessments: before: 2.4after: 4.2 Instructors: 4.5 Readability of materials: 4.5 Materials as reference: 4.5 Time allotted for training: 4.5 Facilities: 4.7 1 = Low 5 = high

13. Course Evaluations As part of the course evaluation process, pre- and post-training quizzes required 5-7 questions per workshop based on the course objectives Quizzes are in development

14. Tech Assists December 2006 Evaluations

15. Types of Respondent Organizations Tech Assists Evaluations December 2006

16. Frequency of Benefits Tech Assists December 2006 Evaluations

17. Usefulness of Tech Assist Information December 2006 Evaluations 95% of Tech Assist information presented adequately addressed the issue of concern

18. Tech Assists Quality and Location December 2006 ElementQuality Rating Staff effective 3.91 Materials relevant & easy to read 3.88 Time appropriate 3.74 Location of Tech Assist Location Type On-siteOff-Site Safety 511 Maint- enance 42 * Maximum rating = 4

19. Sample General Comments December 2006 Evaluations Thank you for the experienced assistance; it helped greatly. Mark knew and understood what information we needed – was familiar with our project, provided information, and coached us for our presentation. Mark is an “encyclopedia” of traffic engineering, detailed issues. Patrick did a fine job. I find LTAP training/programs to be of great assistance.

20. April 15 mailing – Tech sheets – Crack Sealing, Seal Coating – Newsletter articles: Lycoming County’s LED Program; New Products Evaluation Committee (P. Wentzler); Roads Scholar Program Revisions July 15 mailing – Topics for newsletter articles – seeking recommendations by the end of May – Tech sheets – possibly FDR and Cold In Place October 15 mailing – Seeking recommendations by the end of July Newsletter and Tech Sheet Schedule

21. Construction Career Day April 4, 2007 – first event in PA York County Fairgrounds More than 400 students registered 30 exhibits Volunteers to shuffle kids!

22. October 2-4, 2007 at Radisson Valley Forge – 75 th Anniversary of Southeastern Chapter – Requested 4 half-day LTAP workshops be presented in full – Two maintenance and two safety to be determined – Next planning meeting is April 12 APWA Symposium

23. Roads Scholar Program It is alive and well!

24. Roads Scholar Program One level only Complete 10 classes in 3 years Upon completion, a quiz will be sent. Pass the quiz (35 correct answers out of 50) Certificate and Roads Scholar Hat

25. Roads Scholar and Evaluations A sample of the post-training quizzes will make up the final Roads Scholar Quiz

26. Roads Scholars Review student histories as of January 1, 2004, for students completing 10 classes Passed 6 or more PSU courses and completed balance under PSATS contract Receive Roads Scholar Certificate

27. Roads Scholars Students who have 10 completed classes since January 2004 – 7 Roads Scholar Certificates to be provided Students who have completed 9 classes since January 2004 – Personalized letters to be sent to 5 indicating remaining requirements

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