South Lewis CSD Transportation Department

09/11/2025

Interested in joining our team? This position plays an integral part in the daily operation of our operation!

Give us a call to learn more about this unique employment opportunity!

09/04/2025

We greatly appreciate the informational post created by our neighbors at the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office regarding school bus safety and general traffic safety reminders. The same information is important for our local community as well!

While we bring awareness to this information generally during the month of September, all of these points very important to follow year-round!

Please help us, help you keep our kids and community roadways safe!

**School's Open: Drive Carefully**

As area students return to school, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office wants to ensure a safe and smooth transition for everyone.

It's important to take proper safety precautions to guarantee a secure school year for all. School buses will be picking up children, and kids on bikes will be hurrying to get to school before the bell rings. Parents will also be dropping off their kids before heading to work.

With this in mind, drivers should take the opportunity to refresh their knowledge with some back-to-school driving tips:

* Obey all speed limits
* Buckle up! Use seat belts and safety seats.
* Don’t make U-turns.
* Be crosswalk aware. Watch out for pedestrians crossing.
* Do not block traffic by stopping in the middle of the street to load or unload students.
* Obey all curb markings.
* Do not stop across the street from the school. This encourages children to run across the street through traffic.
* When a school bus stops and flashes its red lights, traffic approaching from either direction must stop before reaching the bus:
On a two-lane road
On multi-lane highways
On divided highways

YELLOW LIGHTS FLASHING- This means the bus is going to stop. SLOW DOWN and DO NOT ACCELERATE TO GET PAST IT

RED LIGHTS FLASHING-This means students are getting on or off the bus. STOP YOUR VEHICLE

Participating Oneida County School Districts also have busses equipped with Vera Mobility Camera Systems. Verra Mobility’s CrossingGuard™ school bus stop-arm enforcement solution provides state-of-the-art stop-arm safety technology to effectively capture stop-arm events. When the stop arm is deployed, the camera automatically detects vehicles that pass the stopped bus within the enforcement zone. When an event occurs, the cameras record video of the vehicle and capture event images including the vehicle, its license plate, and the extended stop-arm. The violation video and license plate images are then reviewed by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office for approval prior to a warning or citation being issued, if a citation is issued it will originate from the state of Arizona.

Surveys conducted by the New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT) in partnership with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) show that approximately 50,000 motorists illegally pass school buses statewide each school day.

09/03/2025

With school opening tomorrow (9/4/25) we’re sharing an important reminder from our friends at the NYS Department of Transportation reminding all drivers that motorists must stop in ALL directions for school buses with flashing red lights!

09/02/2025

Reminder about our office hours today (9/2/25). Our staff is spending the day getting ready for the 2025-2026 School Year!

☎️📧 Still need to get in touch with our office about your students transportation arrangements?

Our transportation staff will be involved in professional development seminars from 7:30 to 3:00, tomorrow, September 2nd and will be unable to answer the phones. But, there’s other options!

1️⃣➡️📧 You can email our office 365/24/7 by sending a message to [email protected]
2️⃣➡️☎️ Staff will be available via phone at 315-348-2590 from 3:00pm-5:00pm to help make last minute arrangements for your students transportation needs.

As always, you can view your students transportation information instantly by downloading the FREE My Ride K-12 and registering an account.

Our office will resume normal hours on Thursday, 9/4 and dispatchers will be available to assist you from 5:30am to 7:00pm, whenever school is open!

We’re looking forward to seeing happy faces this Thursday (9/4/25) morning!

⚠️⚠️ Need to know school information! ⚠️⚠️

🗓️ South Lewis opens for the 2025-2026 school year on Thursday, September 4th!

✉️ Postcards with your students transportation schedule have been mailed and should be arriving in your mailbox soon!

📲 “My Ride K-12” app (a FREE app that allows you to view your students transportation information and more) has been updated. See your students transportation schedule instantly!

☎️ / 📧 Have questions or need to update a pick-up or drop-off location? Call or email our office at (315) 348-2590 or [email protected].

🥳 Our team is ready to get back behind the wheel and transport the most precious cargo there ever was! We look forward to seeing you at the bus stop on September 4th!

ℹ️ Follow South Lewis Central School District and South Lewis CSD Transportation Department to view important information and stay up to date with all that is happening!

09/01/2025

☎️📧 Still need to get in touch with our office about your students transportation arrangements?

Our transportation staff will be involved in professional development seminars from 7:30 to 3:00, tomorrow, September 2nd and will be unable to answer the phones. But, there’s other options!

1️⃣➡️📧 You can email our office 365/24/7 by sending a message to [email protected]
2️⃣➡️☎️ Staff will be available via phone at 315-348-2590 from 3:00pm-5:00pm to help make last minute arrangements for your students transportation needs.

As always, you can view your students transportation information instantly by downloading the FREE My Ride K-12 and registering an account.

Our office will resume normal hours on Thursday, 9/4 and dispatchers will be available to assist you from 5:30am to 7:00pm, whenever school is open!

We’re looking forward to seeing happy faces this Thursday (9/4/25) morning!

⚠️⚠️ Need to know school information! ⚠️⚠️

🗓️ South Lewis opens for the 2025-2026 school year on Thursday, September 4th!

✉️ Postcards with your students transportation schedule have been mailed and should be arriving in your mailbox soon!

📲 “My Ride K-12” app (a FREE app that allows you to view your students transportation information and more) has been updated. See your students transportation schedule instantly!

☎️ / 📧 Have questions or need to update a pick-up or drop-off location? Call or email our office at (315) 348-2590 or [email protected].

🥳 Our team is ready to get back behind the wheel and transport the most precious cargo there ever was! We look forward to seeing you at the bus stop on September 4th!

ℹ️ Follow South Lewis Central School District and South Lewis CSD Transportation Department to view important information and stay up to date with all that is happening!

08/29/2025

⚠️⚠️ Need to know school information! ⚠️⚠️

🗓️ South Lewis opens for the 2025-2026 school year on Thursday, September 4th!

✉️ Postcards with your students transportation schedule have been mailed and should be arriving in your mailbox soon!

📲 “My Ride K-12” app (a FREE app that allows you to view your students transportation information and more) has been updated. See your students transportation schedule instantly!

☎️ / 📧 Have questions or need to update a pick-up or drop-off location? Call or email our office at (315) 348-2590 or [email protected].

🥳 Our team is ready to get back behind the wheel and transport the most precious cargo there ever was! We look forward to seeing you at the bus stop on September 4th!

ℹ️ Follow South Lewis Central School District and South Lewis CSD Transportation Department to view important information and stay up to date with all that is happening!

08/27/2025

Please, help us keep our students safe!

When South Lewis Central School District reopens on Thursday, September 4th, our buses will be back on the roads. Our entire fleet is outfitted with camera systems that record any illegal passing violations. While our professional bus drivers are trained to expect the unexpected from other motorists, assistance is necessary from the public.

We take the safety of our students seriously, so should you!

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As local schools prepare for the start of a new school year, bus drivers are preparing for the task of ensuring students’ safety.

08/05/2025

The new school year is right around the corner! Drivers, remind yourselves to watch for school buses. 🚌

In every state, it's illegal to pass a school bus while the stop-arm is extended and the red lights are flashing. 🚍🚨

07/11/2025

🥳🤩 We’re thrilled to work with the Lewis County Lewis County Fair by providing transportation for some of our students enrolled summer programming! This exciting partnership will provide yet another opportunity for our students to participate in!

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Be on the lookout for us next week while our magnificent convoy of school buses makes a joy-filled journey to the fair!

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07/11/2025

07/01/2025

Hello South Lewis!

Summer programming is scheduled to begin on Monday, July 7th! The bus routes have been built, postcards have been mailed, and the My Ride K-12 app has been activated with the most updated transportation information this summer!

Download My Ride K-12 today! a FREE transportation app, that allows users to see their students bus schedule, live estimated bus arrival times and more!