Here Comes The Bus

  • Parent approved

    Lake Shore Central Schools is excited to announce the use of Here Comes the Bus (HCTB). HCTB is a mobile app and website that delivers real-time school bus arrival and departure notifications to parents via mobile push and email notifications. Notifications are sent when the bus is nearby, practically eliminating the wait times at the bus stop. 

    HCTB is trusted by more than 2 million registered users today in major metropolitan districts from New York, Virginia and Georgia to Indiana, Minnesota, and California, as well as scores of smaller districts across the U.S.

  • Key Features for Parents

    • Accessible on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.
    • App can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.
    • It shows the real-time location of school buses using a map, with a customizable radius of 200 feet to 2 miles.
    • Receive alerts via push notification and/or email.
    • Receive notifications when the bus is near the student’s stop.
    • Receive notifications – that include the bus number, location and time – when the bus makes a pupil stop.
    • Confirms the student’s bus has arrived at the bus stop and at school, both before and after school.
    • Parents with multiple children can track each child’s bus information within one account.
    • Parents use the student’s ID number and school code to gain access to the student’s bus only.