Transportation shall be provided to eligible students residing in the GASD district in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and local policies.

All students K-5 who live outside the city will be transported from their legal residences to their home school. Grades K-5 who live inside the city will be transported if they live more than .5 miles from their legal residence to their home school. Grades 6-12, who live inside or outside the city, will be transported if they live more than 1 mile from  their legal residence to their school. 

Students may be required to walk an equivalent distance to a bus stop.

The GASD Transportation Department will automatically use the residence address in eSchool for busing assignments. Please note that the schedule must be consistent throughout the school year; no rotating schedules will be permitted. and only one additional change per year will be allowed.

Contact the Buildings & Grounds Supervisor by calling (518) 843-3180 x. 2801. To contact the bus garage, call (518) 843-3186.

Paul Kowalczyk
Buildings and Grounds Supervisor
pkowalczyk@gasd.org
55 Brandt Pl, Amsterdam, NY 12010
518-843-3180 x2801

Sara Goot
Transportation Supervisor
sgoot@gasd.org

Teresa Cintron
Transportation Routing Specialist
tcintron@gasd.org
518-843-3180 x. 2807

First Student
518-565-1010
X 1 for dispatch
X 2 location manager
X 3 garage