Transportation
Test Drive a Bus event - April 13
Babysitter/Childcare forms due April 1, 2024
The following information was emailed to families from the M-W Transportation Department on March 6, 2024.
Bus routing for the 2024-2025 school year will soon begin. All children are transported to and from their home addresses at the beginning of each school year. If your child will be going to a babysitter or childcare provider for the 2024-25 school year, please complete the Babysitter/Childcare Information Form before the April 1 deadline mandated by the New York State Education Department (NYSED).
It is also necessary to fill out this form if your child attends an after school program such as YMCA, Club Kid, Extended Day, SMA, UMAC, etc. This form should be submitted to the transportation office no later than April 1, 2024.
We are pleased to offer this babysitter bus service with two restrictions:
Babysitter arrangements can be scheduled for the morning, afternoon, or both. However, bus stops must be at the same location five days per week. For example, if a child is picked up at a parent residence in the morning and is dropped off at a babysitter in the afternoon, both stops must be consistent throughout the school week.
The babysitter location must be within your child’s school attendance zone. If you have any questions about elementary school boundaries, please call our office at 845-460-6010.
If you submit a request after April 1, 2024, you may be required to make alternate arrangements for your child’s babysitter/childcare transportation for the first couple of weeks of school, or until the bus route change can be implemented.
If you share joint custody of your child, please note that, according to state law, the school district is only required to provide busing to a single residence. However, we may be able to provide two different (primary and secondary) weekday stops under the following conditions:
There must be available space on the non-primary bus (the secondary location not listed in PowerSchool); and
The child(ren) must be in at least seventh grade (no elementary school age children, according to NYSED criteria).
Enjoy the rest of the school year. We look forward to transporting your child in September.
New protocols to ensure safe travels for students and staff
M-W safely transports students
Each day, M-W buses transport 7,900 public and non-public school pupils. The fleet travels over 9,100 miles a day, transporting students to 50 schools in 4 counties. That’s over 1.6 million miles each year! M-W uses the most efficient scheduling, the best trained drivers and mechanics and the safest and most energy efficient buses available.
Keeping kids safe on the buses
M-W drivers are thoroughly trained in passenger safety and evaluated by DMV-certified inspectors regularly. To help prepare students to be safe passengers, the transportation department has prepared a Bus Safety Handbook.
Early/Late bus activity routes – Middle and High School
Early Activity Buses: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Departs Middle School: 4:00 pm
Departs High School: 4:05 pm
Late Activity Buses: Monday-Thursday
Departs Middle School: 5:00 pm
Departs High School: 5:05 pm
Transportation Request Form
Transportation Request forms for the next school year are mailed home by the end of January to non-public school students currently receiving transportation services. Students new to the District will receive the form from the Registrar upon enrollment. Should you need a new copy of the Transportation Request form contact the Transportation Office or Registrar’s Office. Please contact the Transportation Office if you have any additional questions.
Consistent with NYS Education Law 3635(2), parents/guardians requesting transportation to Private or Parochial schools must submit a transportation request form annually by April 1st.
Lost and Found on the Bus
Many different items are left by our students on their buses every day. To find out if a missing item has been recovered, check the Found on the Bus page.