Transportation

1. Students are required to present their badge for scanning every time they load and unload the bus.
    
2. Transportation will always pick up any student at a bus stop even if they do not have their badge.
    
3. Students will be given a warning to bring their badge with them if they board the bus without a badge. They will be transported to and from school on that day. If the student boards the bus for a second day without a badge, they will again be given a warning and reminded that they must have a badge on the third day or bus service will not be provided from the school to their home. Additionally, a notice is sent to the parents via the My Ride K-12 app and the school will be notified to remind the student.
    
4. If a student has been given two consecutive warnings and rides to school on the third day without a badge their parent or guardian will be called to pick them up at school. Bus service will not be provided until the student has purchased a replacement badge.
    
5. Students are not allowed to repeatedly violate the badge system. If a student doesn’t have or refuses to provide their badge for two consecutive days and then has it on the third day over and over, this will result in disciplinary action for not following district policies.
    
6. If a student reports that they have lost their badge, or if it becomes damaged to a point where it no longer works, they must purchase a new badge for $10 from My School Bucks. Please note: the school office staff will notify transportation when the new badge is requested and a new badge will be issued and sent to the bus driver or school for the student. This process can take from 1-3 days depending on when the badge is paid for, however, once the badge is paid for the student will be allowed to ride the bus again. Badge purchases are checked daily at approximately 7:30 a.m., any badge purchased after that time will not be accounted for until the next day.
    
7. If a student boards the wrong bus in the morning, the driver will inform them as they board the bus that they do not ride this bus and give them correct bus information. If you have given them the correct bus information and they continue to try and ride the bus, that is a discipline issue and will be written up and handled by the Transportation Assistant Director. Students will also not be transported home on the wrong bus. If a student boards the wrong bus at school, they will be given the correct bus to ride and/or sent to the office to have their parents pick them up if they refuse to get on the correct bus or it has departed.
    
8. Some parents require a student to occasionally ride home on another bus. If a student is an extra rider, the driver will be notified by message on their tablet before their afternoon route.
    
9. If a student has been riding the bus and the badge system says they are not a rider the driver will notify transportation so we can verify they are correctly assigned in the computer. If they are not marked as a bus rider, transportation will correct the issue.

You can replace a new badge by following the steps below:

1. Go to myschoolbucks.com or download the mobile app

2. Create your free account and add your students using their school name / student ID. 

3. Select “Replacement Bus Badge” from the online store.

4. Go to your cart to complete the checkout process.

If you need assistance with your account, you can find helpful how-to videos and answers to commonly asked questions by visiting myschoolbucks.com. Or, you can contact MySchoolBucks directly by logging into your account to start a chat conversation or give them a call at (855) 832-5226.

Once payment has been received, the new badge is created and sent to the driver. The student is then able to return to the bus and receive their badge from the driver. However, the driver is notified as soon as payment is received, so that the student isn’t penalized during the process. If the driver does not have their badge yet just have the student show a copy of the receipt.