SMART tag™ is a full-featured system designed to ensure authorized ridership resulting in increased safety and security of students who utilize school bus transportation. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and cloud-connected tablet computers in each school bus provide accurate, near real-time information. Secured Mobility, LLC, a privately held technology company located in Georgetown, TX, is the developer of SMART tag™. Secured Mobility has more than a decade of experience in developing security software and hardware and deploying cloud-hosting infrastructure. ™

Yes, the driver will not leave students unattended at their bus stop if a student forgets or loses their Smart Tag ID.

SMART tag™ not only provides immediate information regarding which students are on which bus route, it also automates a number of reporting functions for transportation department personnel, such as state headcount and mileage reports. SMART tag™ also provides efficient communication between the transportation department and parents/guardians.

The SMART tag™ Parent App is designed to enhance communication between the transportation department and the parents/guardians of student riders. SMART tag™ provides parents/guardians with improved security and leading-edge technology designed to keep students safe.

The student’s name is printed on the front of the SMART tag™. There is no student information stored on the card. To purchase a replacement SMART tag ID badge, parents/guardians should contact their child’s respective campus front office. The replacement fee is $3, but it does not include the lanyard and plastic sleeve.  The lanyard is an extra $1 and the sleeve is an extra $1 as well.  This is posted in the student handbook. Replacement cards can be requested through the campus office. Replacement cards include the SMART tag™, a clear plastic sleeve, and a break-away lanyard.

Yes, in order to foster increased student safety and security as well as to provide a more efficient process of loading and unloading our buses, SMART tag™ ID badges will be required for all riders. If a student does not have their SMART tag™ at the bus stop, the driver must log them in manually (by hand).  This is more time consuming than students tagging in and can delay a route.

Yes, because the ID card IS the SMART tag card.  The ID/ST card will be replaced every year.

The SMART tag™ Parent App is available to both Android and iPhone users. Please visit Google Play or the Apple Store to download the correct app for your smartphone. 

Yes, the parent/guardian can view a student’s ridership activity for the entire school year upon full implementation of the program. If the parent/guardian wants to review the daily history, it will take a minute from loading/unloading the bus for SMART tag™ to update the records due to network connectivity. Parents/guardians should be aware; it may take longer if there is a poor signal, or the network provider is experiencing a delay/latency issue outside of Katy ISD’s control.