Welcome to the Department of Transportation

Some facts about the GESD Transportation Department

The Gloversville Enlarged School District covers an area of 82 square miles. This includes the entire city of Gloversville as well as the Town of Bleecker and parts of the Town of Johnstown extending west to Johnson Avenue Extension and North Bush Road, East to Progress Road and Elmwood Avenue Extension at the Mayfield Town line and South as far as the Johnstown City line.

The elevation of the City of Gloversville is 1000 feet above sea level and the elevation reaches 1600 feet in the Town of Bleecker.

Transportation is available for all students who live outside the city limits of Gloversville. In the city transportation is provided only for Special Education students and Meco Elementary School students.

There are seven different school buildings in the school district: Meco, McNab, Park Terrace, Kingsboro and Boulevard elementary schools, Gloversville Middle School and Gloversville High School.

We also transport students to several out of district schools, such as Mayfield, Johnstown and Broadalbin-Perth.

School Bus Safety

Some tips to teach your children regarding bus safety:

Students must cross at least 10 feet in front of the bus.

Never cross behind the bus.

When exiting the bus, students should check to the right and left before stepping off the bus.

Students are to then move away from the bus. They should not go to the mailbox or anywhere else by the side of the bus.

Students should look left-right-left before crossing the road.

If the driver blows the horn the student is to return immediately to the side of the road from which they started.

Instruct your child that if they drop something outside of the bus to leave it where it falls. They should only attempt to retrieve the object with the driver or another adult’s supervision, when the bus has gone and the road is clear.

Children should wait a safe distance away from the road as in inclement weather the bus may slide on slippery roads.

Additional parent tips

Student behavior

Role of the school district and bus drivers

 

Bus Routes

Each year, due to changing demographics, there may be a need for changes and adjustments in bus routes. Also, pick up and drop off times may change within the first few weeks of school, but as drivers establish their routes there should be few changes or delays throughout the year.

Please let the office know if there are any changes regarding your child. If they are not riding the bus or are riding only in the afternoon or the morning we need to be notified. As always for student’s safety, drivers are not authorized to go by notes handed to them by the student regarding drop off at another address. All such notes should go to the main office of your child's school, and the school will notify the transportation department.

Department of Buildings & Grounds/Transportation

1578 St. Hwy. 29A
Gloversville, NY 12078
Phone: (518) 775-5780
Fax: 725-8402

Director of Operations:

TBA

Transportation Coordinator

Nancy Christman
Phone: 775-5788
Fax: 773-3278

Directions

PTSI report now available online

District residents interested in reading the entire report of the Pupil Transportation Management, Routing and Bus Stop study conducted by the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute can access the report by clicking here (PDF).

School Closings and Delays

The school will broadcast any school closings or delays on the following radio and television stations:
WENT 1340 AM
Channel 6 WRGB
Channel 10 WTEN
Channel 13 WNYT
Capital News 9
District website (homepage)