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Hello BPS Students and Families!

We are so excited to welcome you back to school and celebrate the start of a new school year. This school year will be filled with so many new learning experiences, new opportunities, and new areas of growth both for students and staff. We also have some exciting new platforms to improve your experiences around transportation and communication.

Please come back to this page as we continue to add important updates and information as you prepare for the new school year.

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    Zum Transportation:

    Boston Public Schools and Zūm have partnered to provide a new and improved platform for parents/guardians to track their student's school bus.

    With the Zūm app, we're committed to improving transparency, reliability, and convenience for BPS families. This partnership supports BPS' ongoing mission to provide safe, reliable, and on-time transportation for students and families.

    We encourage BPS families and caregivers to download the Zūm App for parents to track rides.

    Download Zum on apple app store button Download Zum on google app store button

     

    With the Zūm App, you will be able to:

    • View your student's school bus assignment

    • Track your student's rides in real time and receive alerts when the school bus is arriving

    • Receive alerts in the case of delays or any other ride issues

    • Cancel your student's rides on any days they don't need the school bus

    • And much more!

    Learn more about Zūm

    BPS Transportation Department

     

    ParentSquare:

    BPS is excited to announce that we adopted a new form of school-to-home communication system called ParentSquare. This unified communications platform is designed to keep parents and guardians informed and encourage greater engagement and connection with BPS.

    ParentSquare will now partner with BPS to help families and staff:

    • Receive messages from the school via email, text or app notification

    • Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once with a daily digest at 6pm

    • Communicate in your preferred language

    • Receive Report Cards and Progress Reports

    You can watch the introduction video here, and we will share more updates in the next few weeks with more information.

    Scan or click on the qr code below to download the ParentSquare app:

    Link to parent square app on the apple app store Link to parent square app on the google play store

     

    BPS Helpline

    If you have any questions or need assistance from the district, please contact the BPS Helpline at 617-635-8873 or helpline@bostonpublicschools.org.

    Our Helpline team can connect you with the right resources or support as you prepare for the start of school. The BPS Helpline is available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

     

    Food and Nutrition

    Boston Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services operates the largest school meal program in New England, providing healthy and nutritious breakfast and lunch to students at 125 cafeterias and satellite schools.

    If you have any questions or need assistance from the district, please contact the Food and Nutrition Services at 617-635-9144 or SchoolFoodBoston@bostonpublicschools.org

     

    School Bell Times

    Each BPS school sets their own arrival and dismissal bell schedules. The BPS community can view their school's bell times for 2024-2025 by visiting the School Listing page here.

     

    Uniform and Dress Codes by School

     

    Every BPS school community votes on their own uniform policy. The School Site Council of each school, which includes parents and educators, vote on the adoption of a school uniform policy each year. Please reach out to your student's school to learn more about any school uniform policies.  The contact information of all BPS schools can be found by visiting the School Listing page here.

     

    Important Forms

    Before the first day of school, make sure the school administrator(s) have your correct contact information, including the current home address, phone number, and email address for anyone listed as your student's emergency contact. Parents and Caregivers should complete the BPSparent & student agreement form online at www.bostonpublicschools.org/familyguide. We ask that families complete all required forms by Monday, September 30, 2024.

     

    Back to School Checklist

    Check out our back to school checklist to prepare for the upcoming school year!

     

    Back to School Community Meeting

    Superintendent Mary Skipper and other BPS officials recently held a virtual Back to School Community Meeting, where they offered important information and answered families' questions ahead of the start of the 2024-25 school year. If you missed the session, fear not. You can watch it here.

    Back to School Slide Deck:

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