Transportation
P.O. Box 595
Warwick, NY 10990-0595
Director
Robert Zeller
(845) 987-3035
Hours of Operation:
5:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
or until the last student is dropped off
Director's
Comments
The Warwick Central School District
Transportation Department covers approximately eighty-eight
square miles, utilizing a three tier
routing system.
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Go
Green - Take the yellow bus
by Robert Zeller, Director of Transportation
As we all know, safety is the number one
benefit of riding a school bus, but it’s not the only
benefit. We also know the environment is very important. So
if this is true, and one bus on the road replaces dozens of
cars, why are so many parents driving their children to
school? Why do so many students drive themselves to school?
We all know that school bus use reduces traffic congestion.
What does it do for fuel consumption? Let’s say that all
475,000 school buses in the U.S. are parked for a year. Of
the 25 million school children who ride each day, how many
more will be driven to school in cars? Let’s say 75% - the
other 25% would walk. We would then have 18.75 million
children getting rides to and from school 180 days a year,
with an average ride being approximately 6 miles total. If
you do the math, you will find that there would be 18.75
million cars traveling 20.25 billion miles. If the cars get
18 miles per gallon they would burn 1.125 billion gallons of
gasoline in one year. To be fair, we would have to subtract
the amount of fuel used by the buses that would normally
transport the same children. But the difference would still
be a large one.
So if all of this is true, and you want to “go a little
greener,” why not ride a school bus to school? Our district
buses increase safety, greatly reduce traffic and lessen the
impact on the environment.
Bus
routes
Stops and times for all the public and private schools in the district MORE
late
bus information
Late buses are available for students involved in extracurricular activities. MORE information
student
safety
Following student conduct guidelines will ensure that your child will have a positive experience on our buses. MORE
safety
tips for parents
Ways that parents can help their children stay safe. MORE
Information
Center
Transportation Department Personnel and contact information
Dispatcher - Debbie Weissman
dweissman@wvcsd.org
Head Bus Driver - Karen Mikulski
kmikulski@wvcsd.org
Head Mechanic - Robert Paffenroth
rpaffenroth@wvcsd.org
19A Trainer - Mark Putkowski
mputkowski@wvcsd.org
Data Entry - Routing issues - Melissa Schlagel
mschlagel@wvcsd.org
Transportation Secretary - Cathy Kohlberger
ckohlberger@wvcsd.org
forms
for parents
The Transportation Department requests
that parents fill out the appropriate forms in order to
ensure the safe transportation of your child. Please return
completed forms to the
Transportation Department.
• Babysitter Transportation Request form
(pdf)
• Non-Public School Transportation Request Form
(pdf)
about
our bus drivers
Warwick’s bus drivers complete extensive training before they are permitted to drive a school bus. MORE
drivers
and attendant's corner
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