Ready to exhibit at OAPT62 | 2023 – Ohio’s Premier School Transportation Conference & Trade Show? The Ohio Association for Pupil Transportation (OAPT) will be hosting our 62nd Annual Conference and Trade Show this year during the second week of June, and would love to invite you to participate! Our conference runs from Sunday, June […]
COLUMBUS | 18 OCTOBER 2022 The 62nd Annual Conference and Trade Show will be held at the Embassy Suites on June 11-14, 2023. More details to come in the upcoming months. We hope to see you there! To recommend conference topics or presenters, please email Todd Silverthorn at tsilverthorn@oapt.org
COLUMBUS | October 17-21, 2022 This week is National School Bus Safety Week, October 17-21, 2022. This year’s theme is “1 Bus + 1 Driver = a BIG Impact on Education” In Ohio, we travel more than 1,000,000 miles with our school buses, transporting thousands of students to/from school safely each day. Our drivers are trained to […]
Ohio’s 15,000 school bus drivers navigate an array of roadway challenges each day while keeping students safe on the way to and from their learning destinations. On Saturday May 7th, 2022, school bus drivers assembled at the annual State School Bus ROAD-E-O for a day of competition and professional development. There’s a lot that happens […]
Connect, Collaborate, Celebrate! It is with great pleasure that I invite you to the 61st Annual OAPT Conference and Trade Show, June 13-17, 2022 in beautiful Dublin, OH. The OAPT Board is excited to offer many requested topics for our members. Special Education Sensitivity training, Wheelchair and Mobility Aids, Legal Implications of Transporting Students with […]
The 2022 OAPT Annual Business Meeting takes place on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 10:00 AM. To register for the Annual Business meeting click HERE to sign into your my OAPT account. Select the conference registration tab and register for the meeting. OAPT will be utilizing the ZOOM Webinar platform to hold our annual business […]
We are excited for our 61st Annual OAPT Conference and Trade Show! The Trade Show will take place on Thursday, June 16, 2022 from Noon to 3:00 PM. Vendor setup times are included in the packet attached to this post. We have also attached the sponsorship package and registration information. This packet has all the […]
NOW AVAILABLE! OAPT is proud to announce that our school transportation license plate was approved, signed into law, and we have received a sample plate produced by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Visit the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle’s website for details on purchasing this plate to support student safety programs in Ohio! Latest […]
February 17th, 2022 The 2022 OAPT Annual Business Meeting is Scheduled for Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 10:00 AM. To register for the Annual Business meeting click HERE to sign into your my OAPT account. Select the conference registration tab and register for the meeting. OAPT will be utilizing the ZOOM Webinar platform to hold […]
The 2022 OAPT Award Nominations are OPEN until May 1, 2022 The past two years have been a struggle for school transportation professionals. Do you have someone in your district that you feel needs to be recognized for their hard work and dedication to the students of your district? Please consider recognizing them with one […]
February 3rd, 2022 | The Ohio Department of Education, Pupil Transportation Office released the Driver Shortage Playbook today. Here’s more about it. Driver Shortage Playbook School transportation departments across the state are reporting difficulties in securing adequate numbers of licensed school bus drivers to cover routes. This nationwide issue is not exclusive to Ohio, but […]