Pupil Transportation

“Transporting Students on the Road to Success!”

The Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) 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 fifteen 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 contracted school bus companies and are arranged and managed through the efforts of Pupil Transportation. Home to school transportation services for students who attend Out of District Placements are arranged and managed through the services of an Educational Services Commission. The District mandates that all school bus companies and personnel undergo mandated safety training and that school bus companies’ buses follow all State and federal safety guidelines.

Whether transportation services are facilitated by the Newark Board of Education or by a school bus company, it is OPTs core mission to provide safe, timely and efficient transportation services for all Newark students who are eligible for transportation services!

Department Contact Info

Quanika Dukes-Spruill M.A. Ed

Executive Director

Phone

(973) 733-7290

Fax

(862) 255-4309

Office Location

765 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

Email

opt@nullnps.k12.nj.us

Office of Pupil Transporation

Pupil Transportation Staff

Quanika Dukes-Spruill
Executive Director, Transportation Services
973-733-7290
Ext. 8665
qspruill@nullnps.k12.nj.us Administrator Support, Departmental Oversight and Leadership
Dottie Croner
Coordinator of School Transportation
973-733-7290
Ext. 8667
d1croner@nullnps.k12.nj.us Manager of General Transportation
Support/Home to School Transportation Efforts & DRTRS
Manuel Alvarez
Asst. Coordinator of School Transportation
973-733-7290
Ext. 8662
 m3alvarez@nullnps.k12.nj.us Vendor Management/Budget Management & Finance
Jaleesa Dailey
Transportation Inspector
973-733-7290
Ext. 8664
 jdailey@nullnps.k12.nj.us Route/Vendor Inspector/ Public Transportation Support
Rajhan Gordon
Senior Transportation
Inspector
973-733-7290
Ext. 8666
 r2gordon@nullnps.k12.nj.us Route/Vendor Inspector/School Bus Contractor Field Compliance
Allison Hibbert
Asst. Coordinator of School
Transportation
973-733-7290
Ext. 8660
ahibbert@nullnps.k12.nj.us Home to School Transportation Efforts/Routing
Specialist/NBOE/Charter
Charlieza Hill
Clerk III
973-733-7290
Ext. 8657
 c4hill@nullnps.k12.nj.us General help for Vendor Finance Management,
Payments & Compliance/Aide & Lieu
Lashona Hopkins
Asst. Coordinator of School
Transportation
973-733-7290
Ext. 8661
 lhopkins@nullnps.k12.nj.us School Bus Contractor Compliance &
Contracts/Home to School Transportation Efforts/Routing
Willie Moore
Transportation Inspector
973-733-7290
Ext. 8656
 wmoore@nullnps.k12.nj.us Route/Vendor Inspector/Athletic Support
Tyshina Powell
Asst. Coordinator of School Transportation
973-733-7290
Ext. 8659
 t1powell@nullnps.k12.nj.us Athletics/General Transportation Support & Field
Trip Support via PeopleSoft
Victoria Rivera
Clerk III
973-733-8034
Ext. 8249
 v1rivera@nullnps.k12.nj.us General Transportation Support/Customer
Service/DCP&P & McKinney-Vento(Charter)/OOD Transportation Support
Juan Rosario
Asst. Coordinator of School Transportation
973-733-7290
Ext. 8663
 j3rosario@nullnps.k12.nj.us Home to School Transportation Efforts/Routing Specialist/NBOE/ELL
Cynthia Shaw
Clerk III
973-733-7290
Ext. 8655
 cshaw@nullnps.k12.nj.us Vendor Management/School Bus Contractor
Payments & Compliance/OPT Budgeting

Document Library

Student Transportation Information

School Bus Contractor Information