OTHER 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, training, bus maintenance and vehicle inspection. SW BOCES encourages support from school districts seeking help for their students with unique needs. As a result, this produces lower prorated costs to our customers.

Transportation Certification and Training: School bus driver and monitor training and certification are available to school districts needing this support. SW BOCES will assist districts to ensure compliance with state regulations governing school transportation.

Cooperative Vehicle Maintenance Services: Cooperative school bus and vehicle maintenance services are available to any district requiring this support. These inspection and maintenance services are provided by certified technicians at the SW BOCES garage located at the Rye Lake Campus in North White Plains. The internal DOT inspection passing rate on the BOCES fleet is currently 99.4%. Our external DOT rates for district fleets range between 95% and 100%.