• Top Ten School Bus Safety Tips

• Transportation Reference Guide

• Parents are urged to instruct their children in the rules of proper bus behavior.  The District reserves the right to suspend the privilege of bus transportation for students who threaten the safety and well-being of themselves, other children, the bus driver or the bus itself.  Please be aware that video and audio recording devices may be used on buses to help monitor activities and to reinforce acceptable behavior.

• The “Bus Route Information” tab in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal will show your child’s bus stop location and time. The arrival time for the bus is an estimate for the first few weeks of school until normal routing is established by the bus driver. When after school activities resume, you will find those activity bus routes posted on your child’s school website.  The following guidelines are in place for everyone’s safety. Please ensure your child is aware of these safety protocols and understands how to follow them.

  • To responsibly manage the transportation budget, it is important that bus stops and routes established by the District be strictly adhered to.

  • Students must arrive at the bus stop 10 minutes prior to the estimated bus arrival time.

  • Students need to be at their assigned bus stop only since each bus seat is accounted for.

  • Students are not to wait inside their homes for the bus to arrive; students who are not at their assigned bus stop when the bus arrives will risk missing their bus.  For everyone's safety and the efficient operation of the transportation program, bus drivers cannot delay the route while waiting for a student to arrive at the stop.

• The beginning of any new school year comes with the typical arrival, loading and unloading delays; we appreciate your patience with us and each other.  Bus riding is a privilege and may be suspended or revoked for inappropriate or dangerous conduct.  Our buses are equipped with video and audio recording devices which may be used to assist the District in identifying instances of questionable behavior.

• Throughout the course of the year, should you have concerns regarding routes, pick-up issues, driver information or safety problems, please use the link below so we can respond to you in the most efficient manner:

  • Help Form

• Please be aware that there will not be any bus stop changes for at least 30 days after school starts.  For matters related to behavior concerns on the bus, please contact the appropriate building's Principal or Assistant Principal.

We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to a safe and healthy school year!

• Activity and Athletic Routes
• Your child's bus route information will be available on Infinite Campus via the Parent Portal.  Hard copies of the bus pass letter are only mailed to incoming Kindergarten students

 

 

 

 

Stopfinder is the all-in-one, easy to use app for viewing your student’s transportation schedule.

 

What the App Can Do

·         View your student’s daily transportation assignments

·         Securely share your student’s schedule with caregivers

·         Receive notifications and updates related to transportation

·         Send real-time vehicle location notifications based on GeoAlert regions you create for your student

 

Install the App

·         The Stopfinder app is available for download in the App Store as well as Google Play

 

Access Student Schedule

Access to student schedules is granted by the Transportation Department only to the student’s primary contact. The primary contact, at their own discretion, may share their student’s schedule with caregivers (sub-subscribers). If you have not received an invitation email, please contact the Transportation Department at 631-592-3855.

 

View the tutorial video here.

Parent Guide Page 1

Parent Guide Page 2

 

According to NYS Law:

• The district must receive at least one valid application in order to establish a bus route for a private school.
  • A valid application is one that:
    • Is received by April 1st of the previous school year (or within 30 days of moving into the district) AND from a student who lives within the NYS 15 mile limit from the school they will be attending.
• Any student requesting transportation to private school must apply, on an annual basis, by April 1st of the preceding school year.  Therefore please note that all applications for transportation to private school for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year need to be submitted to the district before April 1, 2024.
• The district must provide transportation to students attending non-public schools who live within 15 miles from the school that they attend.
  • If a bus route is established for a school, and you live further than 15 miles from the school, transportation will be made available at a central location point within the district.  You would need to get your child to that location in the morning, and pick them up there in the afternoon.

 

Private/Parochial School Applications:

 We are pleased to announce that the application process is new and improved this year!  All applications will be submitted via Google Forms, click here to apply!

 

Q.  Do I need to apply for a bus for private school?

A.  Yes.  According to Section 3635 of the Education Law, in order to obtain transportation to and from a non-public school, parents must file requests with the district in which they live by April 1 of the preceding school year or within 30 days of moving to the district.  This application does not renew automatically each year, a new application must be filed every year the student will be needing bus service for a private/parochial school.  A separate application must be filed for each student.

 

• If your child is exiting public school and entering a private school in a grade between 6 – 12, please contact the guidance department of the middle or high school they should have entered to withdraw them from that school.  Transportation cannot be scheduled until after your child is withdrawn from their public secondary school.

 

Q.  Am I guaranteed transportation to any private school I apply for?

A.  No.  According to Section 3635 of the Education Law, Districts are required to provide transportation for pupils from the school they attend up to a distance of fifteen miles.  Transportation may be provided for students who live over the fifteen mile limit to/from a centralized pickup point, if the district is currently transporting eligible pupils to the same school.

 

Q.  My child’s non-public school begins before Half Hollow Hill’s first day of school, will transportation be provided?

A.  No, transportation will begin on the first day of public school for all non-public schools.

 

Q.  If my child’s non-public school is open on a day that Half Hollow Hills is not, will bussing be provided?

·   If HHH is closed for bad weather, no bussing will be provided for any non-public school.

·   If HHH is delayed for bad weather, bussing for all non-public schools will be provided on the same delayed schedule.

·   If HHH is closed for a legal holiday, no bussing will be provided for any non-public schools.  Legal holidays include;

o   New Year’s Day

o   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

o   Lincoln’s Birthday

o   Washington’s Birthday

o   Easter

o   Memorial Day

o   Juneteenth

o   Independence Day

o   Labor Day

o   Columbus Day

o   Veteran’s Day

o   Thanksgiving Day

o   Christmas Day

o   If any of these holidays is a Sunday, the next day thereafter

o   If HHH is closed for additional days (during breaks), transportation will be provided on the additional days, but not on the legal holiday during that break.

 

Q.  Does my child need to be registered with the Half Hollow Hills School District to receive bussing to a private or parochial school?

A.  Yes.  Any student requesting HHH bussing, to a public or non-public school, must be a fully registered HHH student.  Please visit the registration page at https://www.hhh.k12.ny.us/district/student-registration for the online registration application.  A kindergarten student must be 5 years of age by December 31^st in order to be eligible for school.

 

Q.  Can a friend from my child’s non-public school take the bus to my home?

A.  Only if the friend is a registered Half Hollow Hills student.  Students from your child’s school belonging to another school district can not ride on a HHH bus.

 

Q.  My child hasn’t been accepted by the private school, or we haven’t made a definitive decision yet, and the April 1^st deadline is approaching.  What should we do?

A.  Submit the application.  Submitting the application after the deadline may result in the denial of bus service.  If your child does not get accepted, or you choose not to send them to that non-public school, please send an email to prischools@hhh.k12.ny.us to rescind their application and remove their spot on that bus.

 

Q.  My child needs to transfer schools during the school year.  What should we do?

A.  Submit a new application, follow that up with an emailed explanation to prischools@hhh.k12.ny.us.

 

Q.  Our family/my child is moving during the school year.  What should we do?

·   If the move is within the HHH school district, you need to update your information with the registrar’s office here:  https://www.hhh.k12.ny.us/district/change-of-address.  Once this is complete, call our office at 631-592-3855.  Please be aware that it will take some time to change your address and your transportation arrangements, so try to begin this process as soon as possible.

·   If the move is to somewhere outside of the HHH school district boundaries, please contact your new district for registration and application information and send an email to prischools@hhh.k12.ny.us to let us know the last day transportation will be needed.

• Transportation Concerns Communication Protocol
  • For Concerns Regarding Routes, Pick-Up Issues, Driver Information Or Safety Problems:
    1. Transportation Supervisor, 631-592-3855, transportation@hhh.k12.ny.us
    2. Ms. Anne Marie Marrone Caliendo, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Facilities, 631-592-3030

    3. Ms. Diana Ketcham, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education, 631-592-3077

       Mr. John O’Farrell, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education, 631-592-3020

    4. Superintendent of Schools, 631-592-3008

  • For Behavior Concerns On The School Bus:

    1. Bus Driver

    2. Assistant Principal

    3. Principal

    4. Ms. Anne Marie Marrone Caliendo, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Facilities, 631-592-3030

    5. Ms. Diana Ketcham, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education, 631-592-3077
       Mr. John O’Farrell, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education, 631-592-3020

    6. Superintendent of Schools, 631-592-3008

• Help Form

  • Click here for the Help Form