Quanika Dukes-Spruill
M.A. Ed
Executive Director
Transportation Services
Office Location
765 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-7290
Fax: 973-733-7122
“Transporting Students on the Road to Success!”
The Office of Pupil Transportation professionals play a crucial role in our students’ education. OPT not only is responsible for precious cargo, our team connects children with classrooms, helps the developing athletes achieve progress in their sport of choice and assists students discover neighborhoods and communities by providing transportation to and from field trips and special events. In addition to daily transportation services, our team links our students to in district sponsored after school programs and events. There are lots of moving parts in Pupil Transportation!
Our average Omnibus Operators has over ten years of transportation experience and all of our drivers participate in an extensive safety training program. Our team also performs regularly scheduled and ongoing vehicle maintenance checks to ensure our internal fleet of school buses are in the best operating condition.
Transportation services for students with special needs who meet eligibility requirements, some of our schools’ athletic events and selected field trips are provided by vendor bus companies and are arranged through the services of a management company. The District mandates that our vendor buses and personnel undertake mandated safety training and that vendor buses follow state and federal safety guidelines.
Whether transportation services is facilitated by the Newark Public Schools or by a vendor bus company, it is OPTs core value to provide safe, timely and efficient transportation services for all Newark students who are eligible for transportation services!
For general inquiries, please email: opt@nullnps.k12.nj.us
Pupil Transportation Staff
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quanika Dukes-Spruill | Executive Director Escalations Administrator Support Departmental Oversight & Leadership | 973-938-7342 | qspruill@nullnps.k12.nj.us |
| Dottie Croner | Transportation Supervisor Manager of General Transportation Support | 973-733-7191 | d1croner@nullnps.k12.nj.us |
| Gayle Hughes | Coordinator of School Transportation Vendor Management/Finance | 973-938-7341 | Ghughes@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Vacant | Supervisor of Omnibus Operators Manager of Omnibus Operators/Field Support | 973-733-7290 | |
| Rickey Ore | Accounting Specialist Accounting Budgeting Vendor Management | 973-733-8268 | Rore@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Ruthie Bray Williams | Transportation Coordinator Bus Tickets for Charter Schools Aide in Lieu General Transportation Support | 973-807-3757 | Rbray@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Stacey Bellamy | Assistant Coordinator NPS Bus Tickets Aide in Lieu General Transportation Support | 973-938-7343 | Sbellamy@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Vacant | Assistant Coordinator Aide in Lieu of Transportation Omnibus Operator Support | 973-938-7342 | |
| Juan Rosario | Transportation Coordinator/Router Routing Specialist - North Ward & Billingual | 973-733-7291 | J3Rosario@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Victor Fonseca | Assistant Coordinator/Router Routing Specialist - Central/East Ward & PreK | 973-938-7432 | Vfonseca@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Allison Hibbert | Assistant Coordinator/Router Routing Specialist - West Ward & Charter Schools | 973-938-7312 | Ahibbert@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Wilma Lewis | Transportation Coordinator General Transportation Support Field Trips | 973-733-7127 | Wlewis@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Tyshina Powell | Assistant Coordinator Athletic Transportation & General Transportation | 973-733-7290 | T1Powell@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Jeffery Morton | Assistant Coordinator Vendor Management/Finance | 973-733-7192 | Jmorton@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Lashona Hopkins | Senior Transportation Inspector | 973-733-7290 | Lhopkins@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Anthony Belton | Transportation Inspector | 973-733-7290 | Abelton@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
| Jerome Lovett | Transportation Inspector | j1lovett@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US |
Office of Pupil Transportation Partners – Contact Information
| Name | Title | Phone Number | Extension |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of Special Education | 973-733-7314 | ||
| Essex Regional Educational Services Commission | Main Line | 973-405-6262 | |
| Ivelisse Veras | Associate Director | 973-405-6262 | 295 |
| Sussie Howard | DCP&P/Homeless requests | 973-405-6262 | 281 |
| Jonathan Maya | NPS Transportation | 973-405-6262 | 287 |
| Mary Jones | Out of District requests | 973-405-6262 | 272 |
| Debra Mayo | General Help | 973-405-6262 | 200 |
| Natalia Barrett | (Field Trips | 973-405-6262 | 296 |
| Ana Osoria | Special Services Unit: Specialist for Homeless Management | 973-424-4445 | |
| Health Services | 973-733-7150 | ||
| Enrollment Center/301 West Kinney St. | 973-733-7333 |
Document Library
Vendor Bus Company Information
| Name | Downloads | Last Modified |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Downloads | Last Modified |
| 476 downloads | 08-21-2019 9:07 | |
| 89 downloads | 08-21-2019 9:06 | |
| 76 downloads | 10-11-2019 13:33 | |
| 123 downloads | 08-12-2019 10:26 | |
| 873 downloads | 09-29-2017 12:47 | |
| 582 downloads | 08-17-2016 5:40 | |
| 398 downloads | 08-21-2019 9:07 | |
| 248 downloads | 02-26-2019 9:07 | |
| 619 downloads | 01-30-2017 12:49 | |
| 293 downloads | 09-29-2017 12:52 | |
Vendor- Incident-Behavior Form
School Bus Vendor Owner MeetingSchool Bus Contractor Information
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| Name | Downloads | Last Modified |
| 77 downloads | 08-19-2019 11:16 | |
| 138 downloads | 08-19-2019 8:58 | |
| 61 downloads | 08-19-2019 11:16 | |