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Who is NYAPT?

NYAPT is a membership-based professional association incorporated in 1976 as a “501-c-6” non-profit corporation. NYAPT was first formed in 1974 when several Chapters from across the State informally came together to support the school transportation industry. Our members are employed in school districts, BOCES, community and technical colleges, private school bus operators and community-based programs, and include our industry partners. Our members come from many levels within the school bus industry, including supervisors and managers, mechanics and technicians, trainers and safety specialists, dispatchers and drivers. For more information about school bus safety in New York, scroll down.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES

The NYAPT Board of Directors is the governing body of our association. The Board is comprised of six officers, our executive director, and the directors from each of our 17 chapters, coming from all corners of the state:

ALLEGANY, CAPITAL DISTRICT, CENTRAL, CHAUTAUQUA, DELCHENOT, LOWER HUDSON, MID HUDSON, MOHAWK, NASSAU, NORTHERN, ROCHESTER, SOUTHERN TIER, STEUBEN, SUFFOLK, TRI COUNTY, WAYNE FINGER LAKES, and WESTERN.

NYAPT also operates through a series of standing and ad hoc committees and presents a full slate of programs and offerings for our members each year. Our chapters are engaged in a variety of learning and advocacy activities in their local communities.

Go to MEMBERS ONLY>CHAPTERS for a listing of our Board of Directors and Committee Chairs, with their email contact information.

OUR BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE

All NYAPT Board Meetings are currently at the Desmond Hotel and while we promote in person attendance, we've kept the virtual component for those unable to attend in person. Board Meetings begin at 8:30 AM Saturday and Committee Meetings are scheduled throughout the day on the preceding Friday in consultation with committee chairs.

2025-2026 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE

September 20, 2025

December 6, 2025

March 7, 2026

June 6, 2026

2026-2027 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE

September 19, 2026
December 5, 2026
March 13, 2027
June 12, 2027

2027-2028 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE

September 18, 2027
December 4, 2027
March 11, 2028
June 10, 2028

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SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION IN NEW YORK

The school transportation industry in New York State can be profiled with the following information:

there are more than 50,000 school buses in our state;
there are approximately 54,000 school bus drivers in our state;
school buses transport over 2.3 million children to and from school each day;
over the course of the average school year, our student passengers will board or step down from a school bus 1,656,000,000 times.

FACTORS FOR SAFETY

There are many aspects to ensuring the safety of our children who ride yellow school buses to and from school each day. This includes, but is not limited to,:

School bus drivers in New York State are trained rigorously through a well-developed system of School Bus Driver Instructors who are prepared by State Education Department-certified Master Instructors for such instruction and preparation.
School buses are purchased in accordance with extensive specifications driven by federal and state laws and regulations. In New York, school buses exceed many of the federal standards and include safety items not included in the federal standards.
School buses are inspected intensively twice annually by the State Department of Transportation for over 160 safety factors and are inspected on a pre-trip and post-trip basis every day by school bus drivers and technicians.
Qualified and trained dispatchers and schedulers strive to ensure that the bus routes are efficient, safe and reasonable to the needs of the children.
A network of trained certified Article 19-A examiners assists the Department of Motor Vehicles in ensuring that all school bus drivers meet stringent training requirements.

RIDE WITH CONFIDENCE

New Yorkers should be confident that the PROFESSIONALS in the State’s school transportation industry are doing all they can to ensure the efficiency of the transportation services and the safety of those 2.3 million children who ride our school buses each day. Moreover, our school transportation professionals in New York are engaged in on-going educational activities to help them continuously improve their capacity to keep our children safe!

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NYAPT

1764 Route 9 - P.O. Box 356
Clifton Park, NY 12065

518-463-4937

Executive Director: David Christopher

Lobbyist: Andre Claridge, PC Public Affairs

Membership/Events: Joyce Mitchell

NYAPT IS A 501 (C) 6 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.