Dear NYC Principals and Administrators,

Please see below for important transportation deadlines and information.

OPT Session Time Application:
  • The Session Time application is open until June 15 for you to submit the start-and-end-times for the 2022-23 school year. Once on the application, you also need to confirm the Principal and Transportation Coordinator information on record.
  • You will receive approval for your requests via email, and you can track your approval status in the Session Times application.
  • If you don’t submit your start and end times for the next school year, OPT will default to either the 2021-22 school year session time or standard session time.
Fall Metrocards:
  • By June 27, schools must ensure all serial numbers are associated to all students who were provided MetroCards in the spring in NPSIS. Fall shipment numbers will be based on the number of students assigned a serial number on 6/27.
  • All students whose “Transportation Requested” is one of the MetroCard options and was not provided a MetroCards in the spring should be changed to “Not Required” in NPSIS.
  • Any student who does not have a MetroCard serial number assigned will have transportation type reset for the fall.
To access all OPT applications:
  • Please go to schools.nyc.gov.
  • Scroll down and click on the yellow school bus.
  • Scroll down to Transportation Overview.
  • Scroll down and click on Transportation Resources for Schools on the Info Hub.
  • Scroll down to Ridership information, School Information Systems and Reference. All the applications are there.
If you have any questions, you can reach out to Cheryl Czegledi at [email protected].

As always, feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

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Rabbi Yehoshua Pinkus
Director of Yeshiva Services
Ami Bazov, Esq.
Associate Director of Yeshiva Services

Yeshiva Services champions and guides yeshivos and day schools, advocates for resources at all levels of government, educates and guides yeshiva leadership, and defends yeshivos and their unique character under the guidance of Gedolei Yisroel, ensuring the continued growth of Klal Yisroel.