TAP Cards
All Palms (and LAUSD) students qualify for a free Metro TAP card, which they can use to ride Metro trains and buses for free. This includes the Culver CityBus and the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus.
Request a TAP card from Ms. Avila, Pupil Services and Attendance Counselor in person or by phone, email, or a note.
Students use an eligibility code, sent to them as a Schoology message, to activate their TAP card. The cards expire on June 30 each year. New eligibility codes are typically sent in July.
If a student loses their TAP card, they can get a new one from Ms. Avila, and they will receive a new eligibility code.
How to Activate Your TAP Card
- Get your eligibility code in Schoology.
- On the internet, go to the GoPass Program Portal.
- Fill in your student information, school name, grade level, and eligibility code.
- Click or tap Submit.
- Wait an hour for your registration to be processed.
- Within 21 days, take a bus or train ride, using your TAP card, to complete activation.
- Take a photo of the back of your TAP card so you'll have a record of the number.
- Get your eligibility code in Schoology.
- Call 866-TAPTOGO to activate your TAP card.
- Wait an hour for your registration to be processed.
- Within 21 days, take a bus or train ride, using your TAP card, to complete activation.
- Take a photo of the back of your TAP card so you'll have a record of the number.
How to Use Your TAP Card
When you board a bus, hold your card against the circular TAP card reader until you hear a beep or see a check mark.
When you enter a train station, hold your card against the circular TAP card reader until you hear a beep or see a check mark.
You do not have to tap your card when you get off a bus or exit from a train station.
If you transfer from a bus or train to another bus or train, tap your card again.
