New Transportation Cuts for Hillsborough Public Schools
On July 23, Hillsborough Township Board of Education released a statement about an update on transportation services for the 2019 - 2020 school year. Middle school students living 2 miles or less from Hillsborough Middle School and high school students living 2.5 miles or less from Hillsborough High School will not be provided courtesy busing for the next school year.
Following the failure of the referendum to pass full-day kindergarten for Hillsborough Township schools in March, the Board of Education had “to develop a multi-tiered plan to balance the budget within the guidelines set forth by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE),” says Lisa Bennett, Transportation Supervisor for Hillsborough Township Public Schools. With courtesy busing being previously provided to all residential students, this transportation update brings new alterations to students’ morning schedules, as many will now have to find rides or walk to school.
However, the BOE is offering a subscription busing program for eligible students beginning in the 2019 - 2020 school year. If you are affected by this alteration and would like to participate, you are required to fill out a Google form no later than noon on Tuesday, July 30. The fee for subscription busing is $1,000 per student payable in full by check or money order by Wednesday, August 7. Students who qualify for free or reduced lunches may be eligible for a waiver of the busing fee.
Click here for the Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOZqRYxOYEsY0GfCQinp7vYW9cCS9bu6SyJHpXUrOMvNFSGA/viewform
Here is a list of locations that have been tentatively identified as “cluster bus stops” (subject to change):
Hillsborough High School:
Beekman @ Danley
Beekman @ Montfort
Oxford @ Pierson (near Stonewick)
Pierson @ Staats
Bloomingdale @ Taurus
South Triangle @ Warwick
New Amwell @ Williamsburg
Auten @ Fleming
Auten @ Yates (closest to HMS)
New Amwell @ Wesley
Beekman @ Rivendell
Auten @ Randolph
Auten @ Gemini
Hillsborough Middle School:
Bloomingdale @ Taurus
Auten @ Fleming
Auten @ Yates (closest to HMS)
Meadowbrook @ Cumberland
New Amwell @ Williamsburg
For more information on New Jersey code governing Student Transportation (N.J.A.C. 6A:27), please view the following link: https://www.nj.gov/education/code/current/title6a/chap27.pdf
