Bus changes due Aug. 9

  • Posted August 6, 2024
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Some City School District of Albany families whose students ride yellow buses to school may need to complete and return a new transportation application for the upcoming school year. The deadline is Friday, Aug. 9. 

You can complete an online transportation change application here. See below for more information about whether you will need to submit an application.

Transportation applications received by the Aug. 9 deadline will be scheduled for service to begin for the start of school Sept. 6. The district cannot guarantee transportation on the first day of school for applications received after the Aug. 9 deadline.

You don’t need to complete a transportation application for the new school year if: 

  • You live at the same addressm, AND
  • Your child will attend the same school in September as last school year, OR 
  • Your child is moving up from elementary to middle school, or middle to high school 

You do need to complete an application if: 

  • You are new to the district 
  • Your family moved. You also will need to change your address of record. You can find the forms at albanyschools.org/registration/address. 
    • Please note that we cannot schedule students for transportation if the home address on the application does not match the home address on record in SchoolTool, our student information management system.  
  • Your child is changing schools within the same level for 2024-25 
    • You will need to complete and return a new transportation application if your child is changing from a neighborhood school to a magnet school, changing from a magnet school to a neighborhood school, or attending a different elementary or middle school through open enrollment
  • If your child is picked up or dropped off at a location other than your home 
  • Your child attends before- or after-school childcare 
  • The location changed where your child will be picked up and dropped off 
  • You have children leaving the district for a private, parochial or charter school 

For more information, call the Transportation Department at (518) 475-6170.