🎥 It’s National School Bus Safety Week! 🚌 Over 11,000 Newton County students ride our buses each day, and keeping them safe is everyone’s responsibility. This week, our Transportation Team will share daily safety tips to help protect our riders—on the road, at the bus stop, and beyond. Watch today’s video to kick off School Bus Safety Week, and stay tuned all week long for important reminders!

🚌 It’s National School Bus Safety Week! 🎉 Join us as we celebrate our incredible Transportation Team—the drivers, monitors, and mechanics who safely transport more than 11,000 Newton County students each day. Starting tomorrow, we’ll share daily videos from our Transportation Team with important safety tips to help keep our students safe on the road, at the bus stop, and beyond. Stay tuned and help us spread the word—safety starts with all of us! 💛

🚍📚 From the first buses rolling out to classrooms buzzing with learning all week long — the 2025–2026 school year is off to a fantastic start in Newton County Schools! Here’s a look back at an incredible first week. 🎉

School is back in session—let’s keep our students safe! 🚸 Be alert and watch out for students who are waiting for, boarding, or exiting a school bus. Remember, it’s the law to stop when the stop arm is extended and red lights are flashing.

📚The forecast is in! As we gear up for the first day of school tomorrow, our friends at @wsbtv have shared a special Back to School Weather Forecast just for Newton County Schools! ☀️🌡️ Check out what the weather looks like as students head back to class—then set those alarms, pick out that first-day outfit, and get ready for an amazing start to the 2025–2026 school year! 🎥 Watch the forecast below! #BackToSchool #ReadySetGoNCS

As we prepare for the 2025-2026 school year, we are excited to share that Newton County Schools is 100% staffed with bus drivers! Thanks to the leadership and vision of our Board of Education, key investments have helped us reach this designation: ✅Increased compensation for drivers ✅ Purchase of new buses ✅ Air conditioning in all buses assigned to routes ✅ Professional-style uniform shirts ✅ Competitive field trip pay Our transportation team is ready to roll on August 4!

Don’t miss the NCS Summer Hiring Event! June 5, 2025 | 3 PM–5 PM Newton College & Career Academy. Chat w/reps from school nutrition, facilities, transportation, school safety & building administrators! Apply: bit.ly/joinncss Register: bit.ly/NCSHiring2025 #NowHiring

Newton County Schools Resuming Operations on Friday, January 24, 2025. We look forward to welcoming students and staff back to school tomorrow!

Don't forget! Tomorrow, Friday, November 22, 2024 is an Early Release Day for Students for a scheduled Teacher Work Day.

🚍✨ This week, Newton County Schools is celebrating National School Bus Safety Week by honoring our incredible bus drivers! These dedicated professionals are the first smiling faces our students see each morning and the last ones to wish them well each afternoon. Every day, our drivers go above and beyond to ensure our students arrive to and from school safely. We are so grateful for their commitment, hard work, and care. Thank you, NCSS bus drivers, for all you do! 💛🖤 #NationalSchoolBusSafetyWeek #ThankYouBusDrivers #SpiritPrideExcellence