NYAPT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE

NYAPT  presents the NYAPT Leadership Development and Certification Institute.  The purpose of this program is to provide school transportation professionals with a process to develop skills and competencies they need to ensure that all the elements necessary for a safe bus ride come together for every student who rides a school bus. 

Click on the link below to download the a brochure that explains the program as well as the application materials.

https://nyapt.org/certification

The application fee to enter the program is $175.00.  Applicants can apply by completing the application, sending it in to NYAPT at the address below with the $175.00 application fee included. 

NOTE: Must be a NYAPT member to participate in this program.

19-A Certified Examiner Refresher 

When:  October 2, 2020

Time:  8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Check In begins at 7:30 AM

Location:  Slate Hill Fire Station

80 Ridgebury Hill Road

Slate Hill, NY 10973 

The New York Association for Pupil Transportation will be conducting a 19-A Certified Examiner Refresher in Orange County on October 2, 2020.  This refresher training is required every three years by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.  The NYAPT course is an approved New York State Department of Motor Vehicles refresher course.

The fee structure is as follows:

NYAPT Members:  $99.00

NYAPT Non-Members: $135.00

Leadership Development and Certification program participants may attend NYAPT 19-A certified examiner refresher workshops at no cost.  Through the generous sponsorship of Leonard Bus Sales, Inc. the cost of the program will be covered. 

Coffee, water and light snacks will be available.  

YOUR CERTIFIED EXAMINER NUMBER IS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION OF ATTENDANCE - PLEASE BE SURE TO ADD IT TO YOUR REGISTRATION FORM OR ENTER "NONE" IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY A CERTIFIED EXAMINER - Thank you!

19-A Certified Examiner Refresher 

When:  October 7, 2020

Time:  9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Check In begins at 8:30 AM

Location:  Frewsburg Fire Hall Blue Building

25 Hazzard Street

Frewsburg, NY 14738 

The New York Association for Pupil Transportation will be conducting a 19-A Certified Examiner Refresher in Chautauqua County on October 7, 2020.  This refresher training is required every three years by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.  The NYAPT course is an approved  New York State Department of Motor Vehicles refresher course.

The fee structure is as follows:

NYAPT Members:  $99.00

NYAPT Non-Members: $135.00

Leadership Development and Certification program participants may attend NYAPT 19-A certified examiner refresher workshops at no cost.  Through the generous sponsorship of Leonard Bus Sales, Inc. the cost of the program will be covered. 

Coffee, water and light snacks will be available.  

YOUR CERTIFIED EXAMINER NUMBER IS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION OF ATTENDANCE - PLEASE BE SURE TO ADD IT TO YOUR REGISTRATION FORM OR ENTER "NONE" IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY A CERTIFIED EXAMINER - Thank you!

2020 National School Bus Safety Week 

October 19-23, 2020

The theme is "Red Lights Mean STOP!" The theme of National School Bus Safety Week is derived from the Poster Contest the year before. The 2019 winning poster, depicted above, was drawn by Bryan Torres-Tavarez, a 12th Grader at Stars Academy in Paterson, New Jersey.

SED School Bus Driver Instructor Course  (SBDI)

This course is offered to transportation professionals who wish to enhance their career by becoming a NYS State Education Department certified School Bus Driver Instructor (SBDI).  This course is Instructed by SED Master Instructors  and successful completion of this forty-hour course allows the candidate to become a certified School Bus Driver Instructor. Upon approval by SED, the  SBDI is able to instruct all SED mandated driver and monitor/attendant courses.

Prerequisites for the Course are as follows:

• Candidates must be employed by a school district, BOCES, Non-public school or private contractor providing services to a public school, non-public school or BOCES
•  Candidates must have a High School diploma or equivalent
• Candidates must have completed the Basic Course of instruction for school bus drivers
• Candidates must have completed the Advanced Course of instruction for school bus drivers OR a DMV approved point/insurance reduction program.

Class Location:  Chestnut Ridge Transportation, 56 W Church St. Spring Valley, NY 10977

Dates:  November 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 2020

Class Times:  8:00 - 4:00

Cost:  $895.00

Class size is limited to 12 students

Master Instructors:  Nicole Dolce & Lori-Ann Savino

Lori-Ann Savino
Lori-Ann Savino, is the Transportation Director for the Jericho UFSD

Lori-Ann Savino started in the pupil transportation industry in 1992 as a bus driver. She obtained her 19-A certification in 2005, her SBDI certification in 2006 and her MI certification in 2016. She has held every civil service title in the school bus transportation industry. Lori-Ann has conducted workshops at local and state conferences. She served as NYAPT’s President from 2016-2018. She was recognized in SchoolBus Fleet Magazine as one of the U.S. Top Ten Phenomenal Women in School Transportation, November 2017.

Nicole Dolce
Nicole Dolce is the Supervisor of Transportation for the Eastchester UFSD.

Nicole Dolce started in the Pupil Transportation industry in 2007 as a school bus attendant.  Nicole became a SDBI in 2010 and a 19A examiner in 2011.  Nicole is from the Master Instructor class of 2018 and worked on the Driver's Basic Course rewrite.  Nicole has previously participated and placed in National and NYS Special Needs Roadeos.  Nicole currently serves as a member of the SBDI/MI Advisory Committee. 

NOTE:  This course and attainment of SBDI credentials counts towards the NYAPT Certification Program.