Transportation to New Roots
If your district of residence is within 15 miles of New Roots, you can request transportation through your district transportation office. Per NYS Charter Law, requests must be submitted to the district transportation office by a parent/guardian before April 1 for the following school year. See “School District Transportation Forms” for regional districts below.
Anyone who is 17 years and younger (or older if still enrolled in high school) can ride TCAT buses for free using their FreeRyde program. Everyone aged 13 and younger can ride for free, and they do not need to sign up for the program. For more information, please check out the FreeRyde webpage.
TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES
Local Buses
TCAT (Ithaca and Tompkins County) 607-277-RIDE, tcatbus.com/ieta
Gadabout (On-demand paratransit) 607-273-1878
C-Tran (Elmira / Corning) 607-734-5212
Schuyler County bus connection (Watkins Glen / Montour Falls) 607-535-3555
Call, Text or Chat with 211 Tompkins Cortland Help Line
Dial 2-1-1 or 1-877-211-8667
SCHOOL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION FORMS
CORTLAND
Cortland Enlarged City School District Transportation Request Form for 2022/23 School Year
DRYDEN
Dryden Central School Application for Transportation to Non-Public School
ITHACA
Ithaca City School District Transportation Services Resident Student Application for Transportation to Non-Public Schools
LANSING
Lansing Central School District Transportation Department Student Transportation Request Form
NEWFIELD
Newfield Central School District Request for Special Transportation to a Non-Public or Charter School
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN
Spencer-Van Etten Central School District Transportation Department Private School Transportation Request Form
TRUMANSBURG
Trumansburg Central School District Request for Special Transportation to Private School
If you have any questions, please email us at registrar@newrootsschool.org.