Dear families,
This summer, we partnered with BusRight – a transportation technology startup – 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. Invitations were sent to your email earlier this week from support@busright.com with the subject “You’re Invited to BusRight”. Your invite will contain a link to create an account with BusRight. We’re working closely with the BusRight team and ask for your patience and understanding as we continue to make improvements.
- Once launched, if you log in to the system and observe the bus appears to be offline it does not mean the bus route is not in operation – it is most likely the result of one of the following reasons:
- The bus route has completed its run and is back at the bus garage and not turned on.
- The driver is using a spare vehicle that is not equipped with BusRight’s GPS tracking system.
- The GPS tracking system on the vehicle is not online due to technical issues.
- If the route does not show as an option on your route list, you may not be assigned to the stop in the BusRight system – you can contact the Transportation Department at cheryl.benson@cambridgecsd.org or 518-677-2653, ext. 1012.
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.