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Mission
The OAPT is an organization of dedicated pupil transportation administrators who recognize that development and improvement are fostered by learning information.
Membership
Active Membership is open to persons who are actively employed as an Ohio Pupil Transportation Administrator for Educational programs approved by the Ohio Department of Education, a Board of Developmental Disabilities, a Head Start, or for a Contractor providing pupil transportation services.
Purpose
The primary function of OAPT is the support of education in Ohio through the provision of safe and effective pupil transportation services.
OAPT is active in many facets of transportation, and participates in the School Bus Safety Road-E-O, State Construction Standards Committee, State Operating Rules Committee, School Bus Safety Week, School Bus Poster Contest, and many other projects.
OAPT Certification Program
School Bus Academy
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"On One Winter Day" is a 30 minute film written and directed by Thomas Brown and produced by OAPT in 2008. It was made primarily to assist in training school bus drivers, counselors and students about the dangers of bullying on the school bus and about stressing the importance of the danger zone.
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Ohio State Pupil Transportation Director Pete Japikse has been elected Chairman of the National Congress on School Transportation (NCST) interim/steering committee. Japikse succeeds former Indiana State Director Pete Baxter, who held the NCST position for the past five years, culminating in the 15th congress in Warrensburg, MO, in May.
The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services nominated Japikse to serve in the role for the 16th congress, which will be held in 2015. A two-month voting and confirmation period, as directed by NCST procedures, wrapped up Wednesday with Japikse being affirmed as chairman. Japikse heads the Ohio Department of Education's Pupil Transportation Office. He has more than 30 years of experience in the industry.
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Ohio School Bus Mechanics Association
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