Message from the President
Michael Connors, President, FAPT
Welcome to the FAPT website. Our goal is to provide meaningful pupil transportation information to you and to keep you updated on FAPT activities.
Our 2009 FAPT summer conference was a huge success. The Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club provided excellent facilities for our meeting rooms and vendor display area. The conference center was located directly across the street from the hotel. The numerous presentations provided a wide variety of subject material for the conference attendees. We say this often, yet it can never be said enough, and that is to express an enormous thank you to the many vendors and sponsors that participated. We could never host an event of the magnitude that is common with our summer conferences without the support of these fine people. Thank you.
You may know by now that we will not be having a 2010 summer conference. The current economic situation has affected all Florida school districts and many districts have severely curtailed or eliminated out-of-county travel. In fairness to our membership, and especially to our industry suppliers, the FAPT Executive Committee decided to cancel the 2010 conference. We will keep you updated on our plans for 2011.
Finally, you can be reassured that our FAPT organization will continue to function to serve you the member. Our Mid Year Director’s meeting will return to Tallahassee in February 2010 and will be held in the DOE building. The FAPT committees are approved and committee chairmen were notified of the membership of their committees. We hope to see some regional training occur throughout the year. Lastly, your Executive Committee will work hard to continue the standard of excellence that has been so embroidered in our service to the Florida pupil transportation operation.
Hope you have an extremely successful pupil transportation school year.
