Last Call: Nominate a Great School Transportation Director
Know an exemplary transportation director who deserves recognition? SBF is still accepting nominations for our Administrator of the Year award — but only until Friday, Sept. 14.
Last year’s School Bus Fleet Administrator of the Year award went to John Franklin, executive director of transportation for Atlanta Public Schools.
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, Sept. 14. To submit a nomination, fill out the form below. Please provide specific details about the nominee’s accomplishments.
SBF will present the 2018 Administrator of the Year award at the pupil transportation industry conferences in Kansas City, Missouri, in October.
Online contact and registration forms from Wufoo.
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