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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 22, 2013

Colorado’s David Anderson added to <I>SBF</i> advisory board

Anderson, the director of transportation and fleet service at Adams 12 Five Star Schools, joins eight other industry luminaries on the SCHOOL BUS FLEET editorial advisory board, which provides vital input for the magazine and website.

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Articlesby StaffMay 7, 2013

NAPT News & Views — Barry Sudduth picks a superpower, new name

To shed some light on the personalities that make up the National Association for Pupil Transportation board of directors, the association has launched a series of board member profiles. Here, we hear from Barry Sudduth.

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Newsby StaffApril 15, 2013

Transfinder to exhibit at Dubai school transportation conference

The school transportation management solutions provider will showcase its routing software at the event, which is scheduled for April 21-23. Featured in the company’s exhibit will be a demonstration of its mobile application for accessing and documenting transportation information on an iPad.

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2013

Safety director from Minnesota earns special-needs endorsement

Caryn Erickson of Adam Services Inc. completes the National Association for Pupil Transportation program, which provides educational opportunities for transportation personnel who serve students with disabilities.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2013

Virginia pupil transporter completes special-needs training

Darlene Marshall with Fauquier County Public Schools is the latest person to complete the National Association for Pupil Transportation's (NAPT) Special Needs Transportation Training Program. The program has a core curriculum that consists of six special-needs courses, and it is supplemented by two courses of elective instruction from the NAPT Professional Development Series Program.

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ArticlesMarch 28, 2013

NAPT News & Views — School bus safety and security: creating the 'new normal'

Periodically in our national life, safety, security or both are compromised in ways that are profoundly impactful. These are the game-changers that invoke a shared emotional call to “do something.” The tragedy in Newtown, Conn., was such an event. After the passionate debate about school security options, a “new normal” will eventually emerge, because the status quo is no longer acceptable.

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ArticlesMarch 5, 2013

NAPT News & Views — Safety performance: The silence is deafening

The public expectation of outstanding performance is now carved in stone based on decades of our industry doing just that. So, trying to get reporters interested in still another story about our safety record is challenging to say the least.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2013

4 more complete NAPT special-needs training

Three officials from school districts in Colorado and one from a school district in Tennessee are the latest to complete the association’s Special Needs Transportation Training Program. The program has a core curriculum that consists of six special-needs courses in a variety of settings, and it is supplemented by two courses of elective instruction from the NAPT Professional Development Series Program.

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ArticlesFebruary 26, 2013

An educational event in the Emirate

A key development in the school bus world last year was the heightened level of contact between the U.S. industry and those involved in pupil transportation in foreign nations. Perhaps most notable among those connections was in Dubai, whose Roads and Transport Authority tapped the expertise of our National Association for Pupil Transportation to promote school bus safety in the Emirate and beyond.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 26, 2013

More details on Dubai school transportation conference

The event stems from the partnership between the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai and the National Association for Pupil Transportation in the U.S. The Dubai school transportation conference, to be held April 21 to 23, will feature workshops on pertinent topics — including safety, regulations and student management — and will include a trade show.

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