LAPS NEWS RELEASE

Ride the Bus Day is Thursday, Dec. 1. Los Alamos Public  Schools is encouraging all eligible students to ride the school  bus to or from school that day which is the 80th day of school. This initiative not only helps the environment, but also funds  the LAPS Transportation Department. Before school activities will not be held. 

Two days a year, the New Mexico Public Education Department has each school district tally student ridership for  transportation funding: once in December and again in February. The second Ride the Bus Day during the 2022-2023 school year will be on  Wednesday, February 8, 2023. 

The school district receives funding for school bus transportation based on the number of  students that ride the bus on those two days. “In order for Los Alamos Public Schools to receive  enough funding to transport students to and from school, it is important that all eligible  students ride the bus on Dec. 1,” explained Keith Rosenbaum, LAPS Director of Transportation.  “We would like to have over 1,000 riders.” 

To ensure that all eligible students are in the routing system, please make sure to complete a  required bus card for each student that will ride the school bus. This form may be found on the Transportation page of the district website at https://laschools.net/transportation/. 

The education department defines eligible students for bus transportation and funding as:  elementary students that live one mile or more from their school; students in grades seven  through nine that live one and a half miles or more from school; and students in grades 10  through 12 that live two miles or more from school. APS: