School System Updates and Announcements

Districtwide updates on systems, operating status, and new program initiatives. Typically will include letters from the Administration Building that the community can reference from emails home to families.

Supt. Bing Shares ERESC Updates for Transportation

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The School District of South Orange and Maplewood

September 27, 2024

Dear South Orange & Maplewood Community,

Over the last week, our new transportation partner, ERESC, has been making big moves, not just routing students but also reorganizing transportation for several schools. At Delia Bolden School, they’ve taken action to shorten bus routes, eliminate overlaps, and make everything run smoother. ERESC has planned for each bus to operate in a dedicated quadrant/zone to ensure route territories do not merge.

The district transportation monitor has been out on the road, personally connecting with drivers to keep things on track. ERESC has also been quick to respond to family concerns, addressing emails to the department with care and accuracy. On top of that, we’ve been conducting phone meetings with the Belair Bus Company to pinpoint which routes they were having issues with and find ways to troubleshoot them.

ERESC has made adjustments to the following school routes:

  • Maplewood Middle School – Student additions
  • South Mountain Elementary School – Additions and changes to the annex and elementary
  • Tuscan Elementary School  – Additions and change
  • Montrose Early Childhood Center – Additions

We appreciate your continued partnership around transportation. Your input has been invaluable.
Sincerely,

Jason Bing
Superintendent of Schools

Adequate Public Notice – BOE Meeting October 15, 2024

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StopFinder Bus App Launched for Parents

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The School District of South Orange and Maplewood

Dear Parent or Guardian,

The South Orange Maplewood School District will be using a new parent app, Stopfinder, for the 2024 – 2025 school year. Stopfinder is the easy-to-use, all-in-one app that allows you to have the most accurate information about your student’s bus schedule at any time from anywhere. You can also create GeoAlerts (launching October 2024) for your student, which will notify you when the bus has arrived or departed from any location on your student’s route, including their assigned bus stop and school. GeoAlert Zones can be created for individual students allowing you to customize the Alert Zone based on their bus route. Stopfinder also includes the ability to create alerts based on your student’s assigned stop.

The email address that is currently on file with the district will be used for Stopfinder setup.

Access to Stopfinder is granted only to the student’s designated contacts by the Transportation Department. The Stopfinder contacts, at their own discretion, may share their student’s schedule with caregivers (sub-subscribers.) An invitation to activate your Stopfinder account will be sent via email.

Stopfinder can be downloaded for free from the App Store or Google Play. Stopfinder will require an invite and registration through the district prior to accessing your student’s transportation schedule. Please watch for a Stopfinder invitation, which will be emailed to your primary email address between September 13, 2024, and September 30, 2024.

If you need technical assistance with the Stopfinder application, please email parentportalhelp@nullsomsd.k12.nj.us. For all other transportation-related questions or concerns, please email transportation@nullsomsd.k12.nj.us. You can find more information at the district transportation website:  www.somsd.k12.nj.us/district/transportation/stopfinder/

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