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Do you know an exemplary school transportation director who deserves recognition for his or her efforts? If so, SCHOOL BUS FLEET wants to hear from you.
We’re getting ready to select a recipient for our annual Administrator of the Year award, and we’re accepting nominations. Both district- and state-level directors are eligible.
Each year, we look for candidates who have made significant contributions to pupil transportation through their own departments as well as through state and national associations.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, Aug. 29. To submit a nomination, fill out the form here.
Check out our photo gallery of past award winners:
With healthy property tax revenue and high demand to replace old school buses, industry sales will hit recent highs again this year, says the Blue Bird CEO. Meanwhile, the manufacturer has new electric models hitting the road and a new propane engine with ultra-low NOx emissions, helping fuel a shift toward more non-diesel buses.
A new contract brings more than 1,000 Washington, D.C.-area bus drivers and attendants to pay parity with other government employees by the next fiscal year.
A statewide program aims to reduce the number of stop-arm violations in and around school zones.
A driver for East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools is fired after reportedly leaving the bus while a 9-year-old student was still on board.
As projects and concepts for autonomous school vehicles move forward, they gather data on use and performance. Pupil transportation leaders see a long road with some hurdles, but remain open to potential benefits.
First Student and the drivers’ union agree on a contract that includes enhanced healthcare and retirement benefits as well as increased wages, ending an 11-day strike.
Educational Bus Transportation recently sponsored The Friends of the Poor Walk/Run to raise funds for those in need.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools boosts pay for all of its school bus drivers to $15 an hour, and drivers currently earning more get an increase of 50 cents per hour, amid a driver shortage.
Toby McGraw takes on the newly created role of senior vice president of sales. He will lead public and private partnership sales and account management.
Dee Dee Whitman, a mayoral candidate for Providence, Rhode Island, sees a story about a student who uses a wheelchair having to miss school due to a driver strike. She pays for a van to take him to school the following day.
Rill’s Bus Service in Westminster, Maryland, has been in the school bus business for 50 years. Learn how they utilize flexible financing options through Daimler Truck Financial to keep their business thriving. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2vUn1LF.
As the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2018, here’s a look back at past and present state directors.
The association, which turns 50 in November, connects state directors with federal regulators, school bus manufacturers, suppliers, and other industry groups.
The Florida driver transports the 17-year-old boy, who is shot in the chest near his bus stop, to a nearby fire station. The driver is credited with potentially saving the boy’s life.
An 11-year-old girl was waiting for her bus when a vehicle pulled up and a woman exited. Police say the woman yelled at the girl to get in the vehicle.
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| about 2 years agoMrs. Macdonalds I worked for over two decades at Clifton Schools, I have many interactions with Ms. Macdonalds, all were negative. Many parents felt diminished and had terrible experiences with this person. The woman did not have social skills, was nasty to parents and had complaints from neighbors (can be checked on line newspaper, using clifton school resources to clean her snow from her Wayne house)