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Transportation
For information related to school transportation, please contact Chad Graves (cgraves@innovationcharter.org)
Information regarding transportation options for the 2026-2027 school year will be posted here in the Spring.
2025-2026 School Year information –
Families that live in Tyngsborough
Tyngsborough residents have an option of bus service provided by the town.
All Tyngsboro families are asked to fill out this form, even if your student does not intend to take the bus. (For example – indicating: My child will be driven, walking or would like bus service to be provided)
Tyngsborough Bus form
Tyngsborough Morning Bus Routes will be released in August 2025
Regional Bus Transportation – Operated by Christianson Bus Co. (non-Tyngsboro Residents)
For non-Tyngsborough residents, the school will coordinates a Christianson Bus Co. with stops throughout the region. For more information about this program, please review the
IACS Regional Transportation Memo 2025-2026
Please note that many stops are full and enrollment is being placed on a wait list. Please consider a 2nd option stop if your first option is indicated as WaitList on the application.
The Regional Bus Application and Payment Form:
https://forms.diamondmindinc.com/iacs/fy26bus
Please note: this is a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED service and space is limited – the time that you complete the form will establish your position on the bus list.
The fees for the 2025-2026 school year are as follows:
Standard Administration fees: $200 for one child, or $150 per child for families with more than one child riding the bus.
For families that qualify* as low income, the rates are $50 per child.
*Qualification for the low income designation will be verified by the school based on a direct certification from the state based on participation in other support programs. All payments will be reviewed prior to issuing bus passes.
Carpool
Many families carpool to IACS. The school has a form to help families find each other for car pooling.
Carpool Flyer
. This flyer will explain the process and allow for sign up and connect with other families.
Lowell City Bus Information
The LRTA Bus #17 arrives at school around 8:00 am each morning and departs at approximately 3 pm each day; (1 pm on Wednesdays) with a late bus departing at approximately 4 pm. For more information on LRTA Bus #17 routes visit their website at
LRTA.com
. (IACS would be after the Triangle store. )
LRTA bus tickets are free for students.
For more information about the LRTA service, please contact Crystal McKiel (cmckiel@innovationcharter.org)
MA Anti-Idling Laws
All drivers of both busses and passenger cars are expected to follow Massachusetts Anti-Idling laws:
Operators of school buses and personal motor vehicles, including parents, family members, students, employees, volunteers, and visitors, are prohibited from idling such vehicles (leaving the engine on while the car is parked) on or within 100 feet of the school grounds, unless an exception under 540 CMR 27.04 applies.
Frequently Asked Questions can be
read here
but essentially all vehicles are expected to turn off their car engines while waiting for student passengers.
Carpool Flyer
LRTA Bus #17
Tyngsborough Bus form
Regional Bus Application and Payment Form
Bus Code of Conduct
MA Anti-Idling Law FAQs
Link Opener
Transportation
For information related to school transportation, please contact Chad Graves (cgraves@innovationcharter.org)
Information regarding transportation options for the 2026-2027 school year will be posted here in the Spring.
2025-2026 School Year information –
Families that live in Tyngsborough
Tyngsborough residents have an option of bus service provided by the town.
All Tyngsboro families are asked to fill out this form, even if your student does not intend to take the bus. (For example – indicating: My child will be driven, walking or would like bus service to be provided)
Tyngsborough Bus form
Tyngsborough Morning Bus Routes will be released in August 2025
Regional Bus Transportation – Operated by Christianson Bus Co. (non-Tyngsboro Residents)
For non-Tyngsborough residents, the school will coordinates a Christianson Bus Co. with stops throughout the region. For more information about this program, please review the
IACS Regional Transportation Memo 2025-2026
Please note that many stops are full and enrollment is being placed on a wait list. Please consider a 2nd option stop if your first option is indicated as WaitList on the application.
The Regional Bus Application and Payment Form:
https://forms.diamondmindinc.com/iacs/fy26bus
Please note: this is a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED service and space is limited – the time that you complete the form will establish your position on the bus list.
The fees for the 2025-2026 school year are as follows:
Standard Administration fees: $200 for one child, or $150 per child for families with more than one child riding the bus.
For families that qualify* as low income, the rates are $50 per child.
*Qualification for the low income designation will be verified by the school based on a direct certification from the state based on participation in other support programs. All payments will be reviewed prior to issuing bus passes.
Carpool
Many families carpool to IACS. The school has a form to help families find each other for car pooling.
Carpool Flyer
. This flyer will explain the process and allow for sign up and connect with other families.
Lowell City Bus Information
The LRTA Bus #17 arrives at school around 8:00 am each morning and departs at approximately 3 pm each day; (1 pm on Wednesdays) with a late bus departing at approximately 4 pm. For more information on LRTA Bus #17 routes visit their website at
LRTA.com
. (IACS would be after the Triangle store. )
LRTA bus tickets are free for students.
For more information about the LRTA service, please contact Crystal McKiel (cmckiel@innovationcharter.org)
MA Anti-Idling Laws
All drivers of both busses and passenger cars are expected to follow Massachusetts Anti-Idling laws:
Operators of school buses and personal motor vehicles, including parents, family members, students, employees, volunteers, and visitors, are prohibited from idling such vehicles (leaving the engine on while the car is parked) on or within 100 feet of the school grounds, unless an exception under 540 CMR 27.04 applies.
Frequently Asked Questions can be
read here
but essentially all vehicles are expected to turn off their car engines while waiting for student passengers.
Carpool Flyer
LRTA Bus #17
Tyngsborough Bus form
Regional Bus Application and Payment Form
Bus Code of Conduct
MA Anti-Idling Law FAQs
Link Opener