Nov 2025

Contents - Reminder; PIST meetings; NYCPS ½ days; Calendar of Events; FYI.

Reminder about crew changes happening at only 4 companies this month:

Only if your driver changed on Nov 3, the attendant is likely to change on Nov 10. Ask!
Find out if they need a new Bus Emergency Contact card from you
Prepare students for transition. Social story: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qwIWxMj22zLSM_itWvitebLI2vvOpX00XipDe4pY5bo/edit?usp=sharing

PIST meetings this month:

NOVEMBER FOCUS = Access A Ride for students, Continued response to the crisis over school bus contract extensions and what will become of our students’ services.

Friday November 14 at 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. = Volunteer/strategy meeting: Recap Oct and Nov events, plans, prepare questions for CIDNY presenter…

Tuesday November 18 at 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. = Guest speaker on Access A Ride rights & processes Anna Humphrey from Center for Independence of the Disabled NY https://www.cidny.org/; also brief time for questions on day to day busing concerns. Check our sites for flyer soon!

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

Meeting ID: 824 7015 4849 Passcode: 937177

NYC Public school holidays this month: Nov 4, 11, 27, 28.

Half days on Nov 6, 13, 20 or 21 depending on grade level.

See https://www.schools.nyc.gov/calendar

Always check with school AND bus crew.

Bus routes will serve other types of schools - if open on some of the above dates/ times - if the school updated its calendar with OPT.

November 2025 Calendar of Events

Thursday Nov 6 - 6:00 p.m. Citywide Council for District 75 hosts OPT for public zoom meeting

ID: 983 8623 3820 Passcode: 859083 Interpreters available in Spanish, Mandarin, and Bangla.

Info: ccd75busingissues@gmail.com

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Saturday Nov 8 - Citywide Meetup & Rally to Defend NYCHA Public Housing

Manhattan 12-4 p.m.

PIST has endorsed this because too many students are without permanent housing already! See tinyurl.com/DefendHome Text 631.743.6296 to meet us out there.

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Mon Nov 10 - 6:30p.m. 🍁 Parent Leader Bootcamp virtual with interpreters

Topic: All About the Youth: Youth-Centered Roundtable

📍 Hear directly from students about busing, OMNY Cards, and school life from their perspective 🎒🗣️.

To request an invitation contact d75presidentscouncil@schools.nyc.gov

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Weds Nov 12 PIST in person at CEC20 hybrid meeting which starts 6:00 p.m.

P.S. 971 School of Math, Science, and Healthy Living 6214 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220

Zoom Link - https://nycdoe.zoom.us/meeting/register/KVeHq4bGQ-2HkXPnc974vg

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Thurs Nov 13 6:30 PM Student Transportation update at a Virtual Manhattan Community Board’s Youth and Family Committee - check back here for details soon!

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Mon November 17 — 6:30 PM 🍁 Parent Leader Bootcamp virtual with interpreters

Topic: School Busing: Part 2

📍 Deep dive into busing updates, contracts, upcoming PEP meeting 🚍

Contact d75presidentscouncil@schools.nyc.gov

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Weds Nov 19 PEP starting 6:00 p.m. Includes short & longer school bus contracts

📍 Brooklyn - Prospect Heights HS, 883 Classon Ave.

🚇 Nearest subway station is Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum

🎧 Interpretation in Spanish, Arabic and Haitian Kreyol

🎤 5:30 to 6:15 pm only - register to speak using https://learndoe.org/pep/nov19/

Virtual attendees can listen/watch the livestream

Check back here for additional details on how to submit written testimony,

and a Parent/student Interest form for car pooling from Bronx or Queens.

Oct 2025

PIST NYC