Below is a email sent out to BPS Principals and Headmasters from BPS regarding the proposed changes to 7th and 8th graders transportation next year. Below are excerpts pertinent to parents from that email. Please read!
Please also note: Carl Allen, BPS’ Director of Transportation, will be at the Curley for this Friday’s Principal’s Breakfast to also answer questions. The Principal’s Breakfast will start at 8:45 am in the Library. – Ed.
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This message is for all schools that serve current 6th and 7th grade students.
As you know, the Boston School Committee has voted to provide free seven-day MBTA passes to all 7th and 8th grade students who live more than 1.5 miles from their school this fall. This will replace yellow bus service for these students. Students with disabilities who receive yellow bus transportation as part of an IEP are not affected.
We have prepared letters and an FAQ for families about the MBTA pass program. These are included in this Google Drive:
This Drive contains the following:
–A letter and an FAQ in eight languages for families
–A poster to raise awareness about the MBTA program
–A Community PlanIT flyer/poster
The letter to families describes who will be affected and who will not be.
This letter also announces a community meeting to answer parents’ questions and hear their feedback: Monday, June 2 at 6pm at Madison Park; and it invites all students and families to participate in our new Community PlanIT online engagement. Anyone can sign up now at bostonpublicschools.org/mbta.
We will also send an automated call to families later this week.
The website for this program is bostonpublicschools.org/mbta. The BPS Transportation Department will be sharing additional resources in the next few days.
