Henry County school transportation registration deadline passes for New Castle families

Henry County Public Schools’ online registration deadline for first-day transportation passed July 31, 2026, and the next step for New Castle families is to watch for contact from a bus driver between Aug. 7 and Aug. 11.

The district says families had to complete online transportation registration by July 31 to receive transportation on the first day of school. The registration notice applies across the district, including families connected with New Castle Elementary School and other Henry County schools.

What families should expect

Bus drivers are scheduled to contact parents during the Aug. 7-11 window. Those contacts are expected to include approximate pickup times rather than a guarantee of an exact arrival time.

The district instructs students to be ready five minutes before the approximate pickup time. That guidance gives families a specific preparation window while they wait for the driver’s information.

Families who do not hear from a driver by Aug. 12 are instructed to contact the Henry County Transportation Department. The department lists its office hours as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and provides the phone number 502-845-8624.

New Castle school information

Henry County Public Schools’ back-to-school information page lists New Castle Elementary School at 1204 Eminence Road and identifies Juett Wells as the school’s principal.

The available district information does not state the exact date of the first instructional day. Families therefore should use the transportation schedule provided by the district rather than assume a particular school start date.

The notice also does not provide a New Castle-specific count of students who use district transportation. It is a districtwide registration notice, and the source does not establish that every New Castle student rides a district bus.

After the deadline

The district identifies registration as required for transportation on the first day of school, but its notice does not say that bus service will be categorically denied to families who missed the July 31 deadline.

For families who did register, the immediate timeline is the Aug. 7-11 driver-contact period, followed by the Aug. 12 call date if no contact arrives. Calling the Transportation Department during its listed office hours is the district’s stated follow-up step.