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L.B. Schools Hires New Transportation Director
Claudia Hardes worked as supervisor for Freeport schools.
Story by Rosemary Leonetti
Claudia Hardes, who most recently served as transportation supervisor for the Freeport Union Free School District, was hired as transportation director at Long Beach School District. She replaces Robert Sambo, who is retiring after more than 31 years of service to the district.
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The Long Beach Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Hardes to her new position at the June 11 meeting. During her tenure in Freeport that began in 2006, Hardes supervised, coordinated and routed all contracted transportation for approximately 7,000 students and saved the district more than $750,000 through efficient rerouting of buses, according to the district.
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She also served for five years as a bus dispatcher/acting supervisor of transportation for the Westbury Union Free School District and for four years as an assistant dispatcher for Nassau BOCES. Prior to this, Hardes served as director of operations and general manager for the private bus company Coach of Class. In addition, she has served for 20 years as a consultant for KIDS Ltd., providing consultation services to school bus transportation administrators and supervisors.
Among her professional affiliations, Hardes is the treasurer of the Nassau Chapter of the New York Association of Pupil Transportation, as well as a member of the New York State and National Associations for Pupil Transportation. She holds a professional certificate in Transfinder PRO school bus routing software. She is a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles 19-A certified examiner and a New York State Education Department School Bus Driver Instructor.Find out what's happening in Long Beachwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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