July 12, 2022

 Welcome back to the 2022-2023 school year!

Students that are new to our district:

Please fill out the Bus Registration Form (Paper form to print and drop off at the school) or Online Bus Registration Form so we can get our routes set up accurately. Only one form is required per family. Please return form via printed paper at a school office. Please do not email the form as it may very well get sent to our spam filters here at the school and need be seen again!

Students with current busing schedules:

If there are changes to your bus route that change your stop location or times, you will be contacted before school starts.

We look forward to seeing everyone in August!  Please contact transportation if you need to change your student’s busing schedule from last year.

IMPORTANT

Student Bus Registration Form (Click to download)

Online Bus Registration Form (Click and fill out online - easy to do on any device)

July 13, 2022

          If your student needs bussing for the 2022/2023 school year, we are requiring you to fill out a transportation registration form. It is important for us to be able to accurately track which student are on our different routes. You may contact transportation by personally coming to the bus garage or the email listed on this page. You can print the form and email it or bring it in.

      This allows you to fill out one form per family. It also allows us to have the most current and accurate information on file. When you return your form, we will provide you with a route name and pick-up/drop-off times and location. Each student will be allowed one alternate pick-up/drop-off address. Shared custody schedules need to be addressed with the Transportation Director ahead of time.

          The address you register with transportation will be your students only bus route. Accommodations cannot be met for students to ride with friends unless they are riders on the same bus. Bus overcrowding becomes an issue when allowing extra students on existing routes. You will need to make alternate plans for your student if you need them to go some place other than the address registered with transportation.

     By making these changes, it is our goal to ensure the safety of all of our students. With your cooperation, this will positively impact the bus ride for all students.

School Bus Safety

School buses are the safest mode of transportation for getting children back and forth to school. Riding in a school bus is safer than walking, riding a bicycle, or being driven to school in private vehicles.

Today's school buses are built with safety in mind. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, children are protected in large school buses by compartmentalization, a passive occupant protection system. This provides a protective envelope consisting of strong, closely-spaced seats that have energy-absorbing padded seat backs that help to distribute and reduce crash forces. Compartmentalization is most effective when occupants are fully seated within the bus seat. Seating should be provided that will allow each occupant to sit on a school bus seat without any part of his or her body extending into the aisle.

School bus safety tips for drivers:

• Prepare to stop when a slowing bus has its overhead yellow lights flashing

• Stop at least 20 feet away for buses when red lights are flashing.

• Slow down in or near school and residential areas

• Look for clues-such as safety patrols, crossing guards, bicycles, and playgrounds-that indicate children might be in the area

• Watch for children between parked cars and other objects

School buses are like traffic signals

• When overhead lights are flashing yellow: Prepare to stop

• When overhead lights are flashing red: Stop

• When hazard warning lights are flashing: Proceed with caution

School bus safety tips for students:

• Always stay in sight of the bus driver

• Don't hurry off the bus; check traffic first

• Don't go back to the bus after exiting