Great Neck Public Schools Supervisor of Transportation James Popkin was recently elected by the New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT) Board of Directors to the position of NYAPT secretary. Popkin assumed his position as Great Neck’s transportation supervisor in 2013. Prior to that, he was a transportation specialist in the Syosset Central School District (2008–13) and an administrative quality assurance specialist for the Office of Pupil Transportation in the New York City Department of Education (2001–08). NYAPT is a professional organization dedicated to the support, development and representation of the professionals who are responsible for the safe and efficient transportation of New York’s school children.