“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 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!
For general inquiries, please email: opt@nullnps.k12.nj.us

Quanika Dukes-Spruill
M.A. Ed
Executive Director
Office Location
765 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-7290
Fax: 973-733-7122
Pupil Transportation Staff
Quanika Dukes-Spruill
Executive Director, Transportation Services |
(973) 733- 7371
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qspruill@nullnps.k12.nj.us | Administrator Support, Departmental Oversight and Leadership |
Dottie Croner
Asst. Coordinator of School Transportation |
(973) 733 -7191 | d1croner@nullnps.k12.nj.us | Manager of General Transportation Support/Home to School Transportation Efforts |
Gayle Hughes
Asst. Coordinator of School Transportation |
(973) 938-7341
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ghughes@nullnps.k12.nj.us | Manager of Finance/Vendor Management/School Bus Contractor Compliance & Contracts |
Victoria Rivera
Clerk III |
(973) 733-8268 | V1rivera@nullnps.k12.us | General Transportation Support/Customer Service/DCP&P |
Nateesha Magee
Clerk III |
(973) 733-7127 | nmagee@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US | Bus tickets for Charter Schools, OOD Transportation Support |
Tyshina Powell
Program Specialist II |
(973) 938-7342 | t1powell@nullnps.k12.nj.us | Athletics/General Transportation Support |
Stacey Bellamy
Program Specialist II |
(973) 938-7343 | sbellamy@nullnps.k12.nj.us | District Bus tickets, AIL, General Transportation Support |
Juan Rosario
Clerk III/Route Manager |
(973) 733 7291 | J3rosario@nullnps.k12.nj.us | Routing Specialist |
Allison Hibbert
Program Specialist II |
(973) 938-7312 | ahibbert@nullnps.k12.nj.us | Routing Specialist |
Jeffrey Morton
Sr. Fiscal Analyst |
(973) 733-7192 | jmorton@nullnps.k12.nj.us | Vendor Management/School Bus Contractor Payments & Compliance, OPT Budgeting |
LaShona Hopkins
Sr. Transportation Inspector |
(973) 733-7290 | lhopkins@nullnps.k12.nj.us | Route/Vendor Inspector/School Bus Contractor Field Compliance |
Johnny Majano
Transportation Inspector (Start Date 9/13/21) |
(973) 807-3788 | TBD | Route/Vendor Inspector |
Office of Pupil Transportation Partners - Contact Information
Shannon Wilson, Director
Sussex Regional Cooperative |
973-398-3583
(follow prompts, 7 for Newark Families)
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nboe@nullsussexcoop.org | Management of Out of District Student Transportation Efforts |
The Office of Special Education
Newark Board of Education |
(973) 733-7314 | osemain@nullnps.k12.nj.us | Approval and Notification of Student Transportation for Students with Special Needs (as per students’ IEP) |
Ana Osoria, Program Specialist 3
Newark Board of Education District McKinney-Vento & Educational Stability Liaison Office of Student Support Services/Student Life
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(973) 424-4445
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aosoria@nullnps.k12.nj.us | NBOE Liaison for Homelessness
and DCP&P
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The Office of Health Services
Newark Board of Education |
(973) 733-7150 | 504Review@nullNPS.K12.NJ.US | Approval of Transportation for 504 Requests |
The Office of Accounts Payable
Newark Board of Education |
(973) 733-6966 | accountspayable@nullnps.k12.nj.us | Contractor/Aide in Lieu of Transportation Payments |
The Office of Procurement
Newark Board of Education |
(973) 733-6549 | purchasing@nullnps.k12.nj.us | Student Transportation Bids
Vendor Registration |
Document Library
Student Transportation Information
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1598 downloads | 1.2 | 09-29-2017 12:47 | |
1091 downloads | 1.0 | 08-17-2016 5:40 | |
1047 downloads | 1.2 | 09-29-2021 10:48 |
School Bus Contractor Information
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532 downloads | 1.0 | 08-19-2019 8:58 | |
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671 downloads | 1.0 | 03-31-2021 14:07 | |
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387 downloads | 1.1 | 03-04-2021 10:39 | |
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680 downloads | 1.1 | 02-26-2019 9:07 | |
199 downloads | 1.0 | 03-04-2021 10:27 | |
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