Transportation

The Cambridge Central School District’s Transportation Department provides 20 bus runs each day, transports more than 800 students and logs approximately 350,000 total miles each year.

BusRight

The district partners with BusRight to allow you to keep track of your child’s school bus route to and from school directly from your phone.

The BusRight app will allow you to, in real-time, follow your child’s bus route to and from school, receive notifications when the bus begins and ends its route, view the expected arrival time at your child’s designated bus stop and receive communications from the Transportation Department.

Questions or issues regarding the use of the BusRight app should be directed to support@busright.com.

As always, questions about your child’s bus stop or route should be directed to the Transportation Department at cheryl.benson@cambridgecsd.org or 518-677-2653, ext. ​1012.

Drivers Wanted

Cambridge’s Transportation Department is looking for qualified individuals who are interested in becoming school bus drivers. If you are 21 years of age, have a clean driving record and love working with young people, then school bus driving may be the job for you.

It is an excellent opportunity to consider if you:

• Have children attending school
• Are retired and would like to make some extra income
• Enjoy having summers, holidays and weekends off
• Like the freedom that working a split shift provides
• Want extra work, which is often available
• Need health benefits (available when qualified)

If you don’t have a CDL, training is available for free through the transportation department. If you are interested, please contact Transportation Supervisor Cheryl Benson at 518-677-2653, ext. 1012 or cheryl.benson@cambridgecsd.org to make an appointment to discuss the opportunities that may be available.

Interested individuals should visit our employment page to learn more about applying.

Transportation Requests

If your student is in need of transportation to a private or parochial school, requests must be made no later than April 1, 2026 for the 2026-27 school year. Requests can be made by filling out the 2026-27 private school transportation request form.

If your student is attending Cambridge and in need of transportation, please contact the transportation supervisor.

School Closings and Delays

When the district is forced to close or delay schools or dismiss students early due to inclement weather or other emergency conditions, transportation will follow the modified schedule. If a two-hour delay is announced, bus pickups will be approximately two hours later than the originally scheduled time. If the district is closed, no transportation will be provided.

School Bus Safety and Student Transportation Guidelines

The safety of our students is the highest priority of the Transportation Department. School buses are one of the safest forms of transportation, and maintaining that safety requires cooperation from students, parents and staff.

Students are expected to follow the directions of the bus driver at all times. Safe and respectful behavior allows the driver to focus on the road and helps ensure that every student arrives safely at school and home each day.

Bus Expectations

To help maintain a safe environment, students are expected to:

• Follow the same standards of behavior expected at school.
• Speak in a respectful manner and use appropriate language.
• Keep voices at a reasonable level so the driver is not distracted.
• Remain seated and facing forward while the bus is moving.
• Keep hands, feet and personal belongings to themselves.
• Keep all parts of their body inside the bus at all times.
• Enter and exit the bus only after it has come to a complete stop and when directed by the driver.
• Help keep the bus clean by disposing of trash properly.
• Follow assigned seating when directed by the bus driver.

Electronic Device Use

The use of electronic devices on school buses is a privilege and must not interfere with the safe operation of the bus or the comfort and safety of other passengers.

• Elementary students are not permitted to use electronic devices while riding the school bus.
• Middle and high school students may use personal electronic devices provided they are used for individual use only.
• Students may not use electronic devices to take photographs, record video or record audio while on the school bus without authorization from school personnel.
• Sharing screens, videos, games or other content with other students is not permitted.
• Headphones or earbuds must be worn at all times when using an electronic device. The volume should be kept at a level that cannot be heard by others.
• The bus driver may require a student to put away an electronic device at any time if its use becomes a distraction or creates a safety concern.

Failure to follow these expectations may result in the loss of electronic device privileges on the bus and/or additional disciplinary action in accordance with district transportation procedures.

Items Not Permitted on the Bus

For the safety of everyone on board:

• Food and beverages are not permitted unless approved for a specific reason.
• Tobacco products, vaping devices, alcohol, drugs or any illegal substances are strictly prohibited.
• Objects that could create a safety hazard—including glass items, animals (unless authorized), baseball bats, oversized items or other potentially dangerous objects—may not be transported on the bus.
• Throwing any object inside or outside of the bus is prohibited.

Student Conduct

Students are expected to treat school buses with care and respect. Any student who intentionally damages a bus or its equipment may be held financially responsible and may also face disciplinary consequences.

Unsafe behavior will not be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Fighting or physical horseplay.
• Bullying or harassment.
• Refusing to follow the driver’s directions.
• Standing or moving around while the bus is in motion.
• Actions that distract the driver or interfere with the safe operation of the bus.

Students are under the supervision of the bus driver from the time they board until they leave the bus.

Bus Discipline Procedures

When a student does not follow bus expectations, the bus driver will document the behavior and report it to the transportation supervisor. Depending on the nature and frequency of the behavior, disciplinary action may include:

• Verbal reminder or conference with the student
• Assigned seating
• Written Bus Conduct Report
• Parent or guardian notification
• Suspension of bus riding privileges

Serious safety violations—including fighting, throwing objects, threatening others or any behavior that places passengers or the driver at risk—may result in the immediate suspension of transportation privileges.

Thank You

We appreciate the cooperation and support of our students, parents and guardians. If you have any questions regarding transportation procedures or bus safety, please do not hesitate to contact the Transportation Department. We look forward to working together to ensure a safe and successful school year for all of our students.

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