The Middle School works cooperatively with parents in arranging for the transportation of students to and from school.

Transportation Sheets are mailed to families in May and must be submitted to the second floor school office no later than June 1 in order to compile bus lists and issue MetroCards.

PRIVATE BUS SERVICE

Students Living in Manhattan

• Supertrans bus company, exclusively, provides bus transportation for Manhattan students
• Supertrans bus service is available for Manhattan residents only
• Supertrans provides door to door service on mini-buses
• Supertrans fees are:
  
  

  Round trip service	$4000
  One way service	$3000

  
  
• Fees are payable directly to Supertrans
• Parents contact Supertrans directly at (914) 968-3300 to arrange for service
• Supertrans does not provide late bus service to students attending after school clubs

Students Living in Englewood, NJ

• First Student bus company, exclusively, provides bus transportation for Englewood students
• First Student service is available for Englewood residents only
• First Student provides door to door service
• First Student fees are:
  

  Round trip service

  Parents contract directly with First Student

• Fees are payable directly to First Student
• Parents contact Taranto directly at (201) 567-8776 to arrange for service
• First Student provides a late bus which leaves the Middle School at 6:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, to accommodate students attending after school programs

Students who use private bus transportation are escorted by a Ramaz faculty member across the street to the Middle School

BOARD OF EDUCATION BUS SERVICE

• Provides free bus service between the Middle School and the bus stops listed on the Transportation Sheet for fifth grade students
• Available to fifth grade students who live in Manhattan within a five mile radius of the school and at a minimum one mile away from the school
• Fifth grade students are escorted by a Ramaz faculty member across the street to the Middle School
  
  Pick Up Times
  
  East Side begins 7:00 Broadway and 19th Street
  West Side begins 7:10 Broadway and 114th Street
  
  
• Estimate individual pick up times based on the distance of your stop from the first stop

Rules

• Parents or students are not permitted to make any private pick up arrangements with the bus drivers
• Students using Board of Education bus service are not permitted to bring other children onto the bus
• Call the Ramaz bus line for information at 212-774-8010 x5287 in the event of a bus delay

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

• Full-fare MetroCards are available to students who do not live near a Board of Education bus stop and live one mile or more from school
• Half-fare MetroCards are available to students who do not live near a Board of Education bus stop and live less than one mile from school
• MetroCards are issued in September based on the information provided on the Transportation Sheets
• Students should report lost or defective MetroCards to the second floor school office to provide for replacement