I went to (to 4th Avenue) for junior high school, so I've been around here for a lot of years. It's nice to be able to come back here and teach.

There's a lot of (referees) that miss times with their families and are on the road constantly. There's a lot of great officials in the state, so just to be singled out as the referee of the year is definitely humbling.

With the exception of the March school-board meeting, I think that I would be more available than many other people who work more normal kind of jobs.

It's possible if there's significant [benefits]. But generally speaking, we want school sites to make those decisions.

It was a bit surprising because of the neighborhood we live in, and where the school is located, it's a pretty nice neighborhood and that's not something you would expect to hear.

School officials need to know where their school buses are at all times. When those school buses leave the lot each day with AWARE, school officials are able to track their location. AWARE also monitors performance and diagnoses maintenance issues remotely. This helps deliver greater driver, passenger and bus safety. School administrators also will detect an impact on the bottom line because the system helps reduce fuel and maintenance costs. Over the long run, AWARE can help pay for itself with the financial return on investment and overall peace-of-mind.