Under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 71, Section 68, students in grades K-6 who reside more than 2.0 miles walking distance to their neighborhood school are entitled to transportation. The Town of Norwood will provide free transportation to Kindergarten students. Special Education transportation services are separate from regular bus transportation and are not affected.

Applications must be completed for all students grades K-12 that plan to ride the bus regardless of fee status.

• All students in grades 7-12 regardless of distance will pay the regular fee.
• All students in grades 1-6 that live less than 2 miles from the school will pay the regular fee.
• All students in grades 1-6 that live over 2 miles from the school pay $25 administrative fee
• If student qualifies as low income there is a $25.00 administrative fee.

All distances are to be calculated using Google Maps ONLY using the students home address and their assigned school address.

The bus routes will be set with reasonable revisions based on the number of applications and space availability. All routes may be viewed on the Norwood Public School website. Due to 5th graders moving to Coakley the bus routes will be changing for efficiency.

No. Each bus has a limited capacity; only students who are assigned to the specific bus may ride.

• The fee for the 2025-2026 school year is $275 plus $25 admin fee per rider with a $750 family cap
• All students who are eligible for reduce fee waiver will pay only a $25 administrative fee.
• All students in grades 1-6 who reside over 2 miles from their school will pay $25 administrative fee.
• Kindergarten Students will be able to ride the bus at no charge, but will need to register.
• All registrations and payments are due by June 30, 2025.
• Administrative Fee will be waived for all registrations made by June 30th.
• (Late registrations submitted after the due date, will incur an increased admin fee).

It is the intention of Norwood Public Schools that no student is excluded due to the inability to pay. Families may apply for a CONFIDENTIAL fee waiver based on financial hardship so that no student is denied bus transportation. All applications seeking a waiver must fill out a Waiver Request through Aspen.

The instructional video link below will walk you through the process.

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY FOR A FINANCIAL WAIVER

No, there are no “One-way” rates.

You can apply online at https://www.norwood.k12.ma.us/about/transportation-services

You can pay the fee ONLINE at  https://www.norwood.k12.ma.us/about/transportation-services

• Electronic Check
• Credit/Debit (Master Card, American Express, Discover)
• PayPal/Venmo
• CASH IS NOT ACCECPTED

All passes delivered to student’s school the first 2 weeks of school.

Yes. All students should have their passes with them every day. Bus pass checks will be conducted and if a student does not have a pass, they will be unable to ride the bus.

In order to plan the bus routes and make appropriate space accommodations, we ask that you submit your registrations BEFORE June 30th, 2025. Late registration will incur an increased admin fee per student based on days late.

Although the bus company is not responsible for any items left on they bus, they do have a found and found and try to return as much as possible. The number for the lost and found is 508-668-1530.