May 2026

Written By PIST NYC

Partial list of events as of 5/5. Return to find more details, links, and flyers with language interpretation info.

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May 2026 Update from Parents to Improve School Transportation  

Info en español se nota con este color. 

Contents:

  1. Prepare NOW for summer services Preparense AHORA para servicios del verano

  2. Busing news  Noticias sobre el transporte escolar

  3. PIST meetings this month including this Friday evening Reuniones de PIST este mes

  4. Other dates of interest Otras fechas que nos interesen 

1) Prepare NOW for Summer Services Preparense AHORA para servicios del verano

  • Accept Summer Rising offers by Tuesday May 5th!!

  • For all other Summer services covered by your child’s IEP, accept immediately, to maximize the chances of having the summer school bus route start the same day when the program starts. 

  • Encourage the school to ask questions, meet deadlines, and keep good records of how they enter ridership for OPT

  • Information on student transportation during July & August is in the last ten minutes of this video: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsRt3beR6D4

2) Busing News Noticias sobre el transporte escolar

  • We are grieving another fatality of a child, nine-year old Joel hit by a school bus. The councilmember for the district stated that he must have been in the driver’s blind spot. The organization Transportation Alternatives and Brooklyn Safe Streets released a statement explaining that, while most city-owned vehicles are equipped with ‘slowdown’ features, “

  • Read about the hardships of Foster students needing a bus route, and the call for $3M of extra transportation funding in the NYC education budget to address this. Sadly, the driver shortage is leading people to consider the use of vehicles that are less structurally safe, less social, and may still require extra money and time to be contributed by caregivers.  https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/04/30/foster-care-students-bus-service-still-lacking-advocates-say/

  • Youth podcasters at https://www.bellvoices.org/ps-weekly are preparing an episode about the NYC school bus crisis. They have already interviewed students and some advocates, including PIST. 

  • Tell your friends and family over 21 – https://dmv.ny.gov/become-a-school-bus-driver Beware, there are new laws against New Yorkers with certain immigration statuses obtaining or renewing a CDL license – and new requirements to the license exam about vehicle features, which only bus mechanics had to meet in the past: https://dmv.ny.gov/brochure/cdl10sec11-13.pdf On the bright side we do see some youth and community organizations offering free prep, and one or two including bus jobs into their Job Fairs. Contact PIST to discuss.  

PIST meetings this month Reuniones de PIST Este mes 

Volunteer Strategy zoom, Friday May 8, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. to about 9:00 p.m. 

ZOOM Estrategia,  8 de mayo de 2026 a las 7:30 p.m. hasta aproximadamente las 9:00 p.m.

Virtual Office Hour, Tuesday May 12, 2026 at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. 

Show up to give or get help with route concerns. 

Hora de Oficina Virtual, martes 12 de mayo de 2026 a las 12:00 p.m. mediodía 

Preséntate para dar o pedir ayuda con problemas sobre la ruta - Hablamos espanol 

Link for both = enlace para ambas reuniones:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82470154849?pwd=EkGoVlJygHnxz7MZPqMQC2OT5x0tK1.1

Meeting ID: 824 7015 4849 Passcode: 937177

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Other dates of interest - Otras fechas que nos interesen

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Evenings in May & June 

Each Community Education Council (CEC) hosts a Town Hall in their district with the Chancellor once during the CEC’s two-year term…to share information, hear of the community's concerns and respond to questions.

Register atlearndoe.org/cec where you can also request ASL if needed

Also live phone conference lines in the main languages of each district.

*Contact pistnyc@gmail.com if you can bring flyers about student transportation issues*

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Monday May 11

Daytime: Lobbying for Solutions, Not Suspensions bill in Albany + social media support

Contact aqeny.org or Dignity in Schools Campaign

Evening: Citywide Council on Special Education Busing Committee meeting 7pm

Contact ccse@schools.nyc.gov

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Monday May 18

Busing Issues Committee of the Citywide Council for District 75

Zoom ID 983 8623 3820 PassCode 859083

Virtual at 6:00 p.m. 

Interpretation available in Spanish, Mandarin, and Bangla

Contact: d75busingcommittee@gmail.com (new address)

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May 6, 7, 20

  • The public school calendar at https://www.schools.nyc.gov/calendar describes which schools have half days and evening parent conferences on three days this month. Please check with the school, and communicate with the team who work on the school bus route. The fact that many routes combine multiple schools and grades on a single bus can complicate things. 

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Thursday May 21

District 75 Presidents’ Council monthly meeting

Transportation is always on the agenda, guests are welcome.

Contact d75prescouncil@schools.nyc.gov

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Schools are closed Monday May 25 

Public Schools are also closed Wednesday May 27 

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Sundays - Happy Mother’s Day to all!

May 10 = USA, Mexico, and others celebrate 

May 31 = Haiti and Dominican Republic celebrate

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