When your child steps on the bus, there's an extra layer of safety and security in place to get them to school and back home safely.
The North East ISD Transportation team utilizes the SMART Tag system for all elementary, middle and high school bus riders. If your child will be riding the bus this year, please download the SMART Tag app on your phone! It will help keep you informed of your child's riding activities.
When students enter or exit a school bus, they scan their SMART ID Tag on a tablet. This provides valuable real-time information for our bus drivers, NEISD Transportation, school administrators and parents.
These secure tags do NOT contain personal student information and cannot be used to monitor a child's location when they're not on the bus.
The system includes several layers of efficiency and safety:
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- Bus drivers can see student photos and names on their tablets when IDs are scanned, which helps ensure the child is on the correct bus.
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- Bus drivers can easily verify authorized guardians at pick-up locations.
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- Parents can access an online portal with text notifications, including when the bus is nearby and when their students get on or off the bus.
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- Transportation staff and school administrators can track real-time data on routes.
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- Dispatchers can view maps with live GPS bus locations and ridership data.
The system will soon be rolled out to children on Special Education routes and students who take the bus to their magnet school.
Click here to download the new SMART Tag app
Click here for more information and answers to frequently asked questions about the SMART Tag app.
