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Japikse Retires From Ohio DOE, Steps Down as NCST Steering Committee Chair
By Ryan Gray Pete Japikse became the latest state director to re-
tire from his respective, long-time employer, the Ohio Department of Education. But his 32-year career in student transportation will continue with the Ohio School Boards Association. Japikse’s retirement went into effect Aug. 31 and
also means he relinquishes his title as steering com- mittee chair for the 2015 National Congress on School Transportation. At this writing, the NASDPTS Ex- ecutive Committee was working on naming the new NCST Steering Committee chair. “He has been a great leader in our industry and has
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always worked tirelessly to keep school transportation at the forefront in regard to safety,” said Mike Sim- mons, president of NASDPTS and state director for Arkansas. “I was on the board for NASDPTS when Pete was president. Tose were some very lean times for the association, and Pete did a wonderful job of lead- ing us through some pretty tough decisions. He has always been willing to do whatever was asked of him in regard to helping transportation.” Meanwhile, the newly created position at the Ohio School Boards Association ad-
Japikse will continue to work closely with Ohio school districts on how transportation services can be best maintained amid budget cuts.
ministers student transportation services for school districts in much the same way as Japikse oversaw training, drivers licensing, policy making and technical support for the past 12 years. He added that his state director position at the Ohio DOE will likely not be filled. Tis fits with Gov. John R. Kasich’s plans to downsize state government and, instead, contract out many services, which could be the case for the student transporta- tion division. Japikse noted that his pupil transportation staff will continue to serve school districts
until the Ohio DOE makes its decision. In the meantime, Japikse is providing much of the same leadership at the Ohio School Boards Association. “Our association is really solid with a great reputation, and it’s an opportunity to keep
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working with the same people and to keep the support network working,” Japikse told School Transportation News just weeks before his retirement. Japikse joined the Ohio School Boards Association on Oct. 1. “We are excited to begin a new venture with that agency and to continue providing
support to educational entities with regard to pupil transportation,” he added. “It looks like there are some very great opportunities in the near future for that venture.” He said the main objective is to assist local school boards in surviving the current
economy and still be able to transport all eligible students. To do this, Japikse will share success stories related to tiered busing and the like that can cut costs without cutting service, and in doing so can funnel much-needed money back into the classroom. For example, he said that adding a busing tier can result in 15- to 20-percent savings.
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School districts that implement such cost-cutting measures often find that they can reinstate cut services, such as high school busing. “What really bothers me is when districts start cutting service because they can’t
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