Michael Klenotiz
Supervisor of Transportation

Where to go with a transportation question or concern

Concerns or questions regarding your child’s transportation experience should be directed first to the Supervisor of Transportation, Michael Klenotiz at (845) 225-3200 or mklenoti@carmelschools.org. If more information is needed, or you still have questions and/or concerns, you may contact John Fink, interim assistant superintendent for business, at 845-878-2094 ext. 215.

If you feel your questions and/or concerns have not been adequately addressed at the preceding levels, the next step would be to attend a meeting of the Board of Education’s Facilities and Transportation Committee.  Committee meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month prior to regular Board of Education meetings.  Please consult the online school calendar for actually dates, times, and locations.

Safety is our first priority

Because your child's safety is our business, it is essential that students behave appropriately while riding the school bus. Any student whose conduct is unacceptable may be suspended from school transportation. Under New York State education law, if a child is permanently suspended from school transportation, it becomes the parent or guardian's responsibility to transport the child to and from school.
  • Rules of Conduct for Students Riding Our Buses

Bus Identification System

Specific numbers identifies routes. The route number will be displayed on a card located on the windshield of the bus. (The number of the bus is no longer used for identification.) Please be sure your child is aware of this route identification system. 

Transportation requests for private schools

Transportation  Requests for childcare transportation and transportation to private schools must be made in writing by April 1. If the parent or guardian of a child does not live in the district on April 1, he/she must submit a written request within 30 days after establishing residence in the district. Requests made after April 1 may be granted, subject to available space, provided that granting the request would not add to transportation costs. The childcare facility and/or private school must be within the school district and within the attendance area of the school the child will attend. Transportation must be from the same location each morning and back to the same location each afternoon. Transportation to and from different locations, depending on the day of the week, cannot be permitted. Private School Transportation Requests for transportation to private and parochial schools must be made to our transportation office in writing by April 1 of each year. If a request is made after April 1,the district consider the request and will provide the transportation only if it can be done at no additional cost to the district.

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