NYAPT's Annual Meeting took place virtually on Monday, July 13, 2020, beginning at 1:00 PM. 

The following matters of business were covered at the Annual Meeting as required in the by-laws:

• Election of Officers to the Executive Committee

• Annual Report

• Report of Financial Status of the Association

• Presentation of plans and strategies for the upcoming year

No additional candidates for vacancies were nominated from the Floor, therefore, the following candidates were elected:

•  Ted Nugent – President Elect

•  Liz Gilleo – Vice President

•  Diane Miano – Secretary

•  James Popkin – Treasurer

Thank you to all our newly elected Board Members for their continued willingness to serve our Association.

Minutes of the Annual Meeting will be provided to the Membership in the near future in Members Only.  Thank you to all that attended!

National Association of State Directors of Pupil

Transportation - Survey on Illegal Passing

2019 NASDPTS Illegal Passing Results Summary-7-24-19.pdf

2019 NASDPTS Illegal Passing Results Press Release-7-24-19.pdf

"Yellow Buses, Red Flags:

New York's School Bus Driver Shortage"

bus-driver-shortage-report-02062019.pdf

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order June 6th permitting in-person summer school for special education programs.

Click on the link below to read Executive Order no. 202.37.

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-20237-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency-0

School Boards Association Updates School Budget Results

FOR RELEASE: June 18, 2020

An updated analysis of school budget votes by the New York State School Boards Association finds that 98.7% of school district budgets were approved by voters on Tuesday.

The analysis, which includes results for 667 of the 675 districts across the state that hold public budget votes, found that voters passed 658 school district budgets. The number of budgets defeated was nine.

Districts that proposed budgets that stayed within their tax levy caps – and thus needed only a simple majority to pass – had a passage rate of 99.2%. Thirteen districts proposed tax levies that exceeded their caps and required a 60% supermajority for passage. Nine of those budgets were approved for a passage rate of 69.2%.

In school districts where the budget failed to pass, a second vote may be held no earlier than July 9. However, the governor has not yet issued an executive order providing the details and exact date of the revote.

About NYSSBA: The New York State School Boards Association represents more than 670 school boards and more than 5,200 school board members in New York. NYSSBA provides advocacy, training and information to school boards in support of their mission to govern the state's public schools. 

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced May 22nd that 2020 public school summer school programs will be conducted through distance learning.  He also stated that it is too early to decide on a fall start-up due to an uptick in children developing deadly inflammatory symptoms from COVID-19.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday May 1st that the state’s schools and colleges will remain closed for the remainder of the academic year and will continue distance learning to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak. 

Cuomo said state officials don’t believe schools could develop a plan to reopen that would keep students and educators safe in time. He said a decision on summer school will be announced at the end of May. 

In the meantime, Cuomo said he’s asked the state’s school districts to develop a reopening plan. 

“We want schools now to start developing a plan to reopen,” Cuomo said. “The plan has to have protocols in place that incorporate everything that we are now doing in society and everything that we learned.”

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing uncertainty throughout our communities and our industry, but there is one thing we are not uncertain about. School transportation professionals will pull together to get the job done.

As we navigate this crisis together, NYAPT will share information with you regarding school transportation requirements, recommendations and information on the RESOURCES tab as soon as it becomes available to us.  

In the meantime, our thoughts are with all of you as you work through this crisis. Stay safe and don't hesitate to contact your NYAPT organization for guidance - we will endeavor to help and provide information to the greatest extent possible.

THANK YOU!

2020 NYAPT Industry Leaders! A Student's Education Day starts with Us, Safety starts with Us and Leadership starts with Us.

View profiles of the organizations that have stepped up as leaders in the school transportation industry!

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