School Bus Fleet’s Administrator of the Year for 2023 is a longtime devotee of the “Cheese Bus” who has kept electronic evolution and cleaner vehicles front of mind for his New York school district.
Dawn McGrath, recognized by the National School Transportation Association in 2022 with a Golden Merit Award, is now assistant vice president of operations at the New York transportation provider.
Nick Vallone, president of the New York School Bus Contractors Association, urged a joint committee on elementary and secondary education to consider proposals to make electric school buses more affordable and to attract bus drivers.
Durham School Services, a student transportation provider, donated the bus to the Farmingville Fire Department for use in training for school bus-related emergencies.
The Bethlehem Central School District is partnering with Albany County and BusPatrol to battle illegal passing around school buses.
Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including a class-action victory for advocates of students with diabetes in New York City Schools. Also, check out an interview with David Christopher, executive director of the New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT).
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The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services selected Tammy Mortier, who is also executive director for the New York School Bus Contractors Association, to succeed Jennifer Bruce as administrative and membership services director.
The class-action settlement resolves claims that New York City health and education leaders systemically failed to ensure students with diabetes could attend school safely and have the same educational access as their peers.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $24 million in funding for the state’s Electric Truck and Bus Challenge, with a third of the money going to the Electrifying School Buses in the Bronx project led by New York City School Bus Umbrella Services.
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