Transportation

Transportation shall be provided to eligible students residing in the GASD district in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and local policies.

All students K-5 who live outside the city will be transported from their legal residences to their home school. Grades K-5 who live inside the city will be transported if they live more than one mile from their legal residence to their home school. Grades 6-12, who live inside or outside the city, will be transported if they live more than 1.5 miles from  their legal residence to their school. 

Students may be required to walk an equivalent distance to a bus stop.

The GASD Transportation Department will automatically use the residence address in eSchool for busing assignments. If you need transportation to a different address, fill out the alternate transportation form here. Please note that the schedule must be consistent throughout the school year; no rotating schedules will be permitted. and only one additional change per year will be allowed.

Contact the Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds by calling (518) 843-3180 x. 2801. To contact the bus garage, call (518) 843-3186. To contact Brown Transportation, call (518) 842-0092.

Contact

James Maloney
Director of Buildings and Grounds
jmaloney@gasd.org 
55 Brandt Pl, Amsterdam, NY 12010
518-843-3180 x2801

Sara Goot
Transportation Supervisor
sgoot@gasd.org

Teresa Cintron
Secretary
tcintron@gasd.org
518-843-3180 x. 2807

Parent & Student Bus Responsibilities