SMART Tag
SMART Tag Distribution
Please be aware that SMART tags will be distributed to new students the first two weeks of the 2024-2025 school year. Returning students without a smart tag bus pass will need to go to their school campus office to obtain a new pass.
Northwest ISD uses the SMART tag system to increase safety and provide parents and legal guardians with the ability to monitor their child’s bus in real time.
SMART stands for Secured Mobility Authorized Ridership Technology, as each student who uses district-provided busing will receive a tag that tracks their ridership on the bus both when they step on the vehicle and exit it. This system ensures a student rides on the appropriate bus, eliminating confusion. Each bus features a scanner to scan each student’s SMART tag, which enables real-time monitoring after scanning.
Parent App
Parents and legal guardians can register an account on the district’s SMART Tag Parent App to monitor whether their child is on the bus as well as the bus’s real-time location. Users of the Parent App can also set notifications to alert them when the bus is nearing their child’s stop.
To register for the SMART Tag Parent App, families must have the following information ready:
- Their child’s student ID number
- Their child’s date of birth
- The school their child attends
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How-To Videos
F.A.Q.
- Are students required to use SMART tags?
- What happens if a student forgets or loses their SMART tag?
- How can a student replace their SMART tag?
- Does the SMART tag track my student everywhere?