Department of Transportation
Field Trip Services CoSer 633 SWBOCES school buses, vans and drivers are available for class and school field trips within Westchester County throughout the school year and summer during the school day. Much like requesting home-to-school transportation, please contact the SWBOCES Transportation office early to reserve a bus for a trip. Trip costs depend on the length of the trip.
Summer Special Services Transportation CoSer 845 Students with special needs receive home-to-school and school-to-home bus service to extended year classes during July and August. Summer school busing usually lasts for six weeks, although special arrangements can be made for shorter or longer summer sessions. SWBOCES vans used during the summer are air conditioned. Wheelchair vans with bus monitors are available when needed.
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Ancillary Transportation Services Southern Westchester BOCES supports school districts operating their own fleets and employing their own school transportation personnel. The following services are designed to ensure compliance with all state regulations and laws pertaining to school bus driver certification, monitor training, bus maintenance and vehicle inspection.
Transportation Certification and Training CoSer 610 School bus driver and monitor training and certification are available to school districts that request support. Article 19A drivers’ files maintenance, physical performance testing, SED-mandated Refresher classes and basic monitor training classes are just some of the specific offerings under this CoSer. SWBOCES will assist districts to ensure compliance with the many SED, DMV and DOT regulations that govern school transportation.
Cooperative Vehicle Maintenance Services CoSer 634 Cooperative school bus and vehicle maintenance services are available to any district requiring assistance with fleet maintenance. Fleet maintenance and inspection services are provided by an experienced team of qualified, smoothly operating technicians at the SWBOCES garage located at the Rye Lake Campus in North White Plains. The internal DOT inspection passing rate on the SWBOCES bus fleet is currently over 97 percent. Our external DOT inspection rates for other districts’ fleets range between 95 and 100 percent. SWBOCES mechanics have been recognized by NYS DOT and NYAPT for conducting one of the top school bus maintenance programs in the state. Loaner vans are available to districts to cover a temporary shortage of vehicles.