Please click here to complete the 2011-2012 Student Transportation Input Form. The information we gather is critical to our planning student bus routes and schedules for the 2011-2012 school year. One form will need to be completed for every student in your household who will attend a Snohomish School District School in the 2011-2012 school year. Hard copies of the form are also available in your student’s school office.
Note: Student bus pick-up/drop-off locations and times for the 2011-2012 school year will be posted to the District Website on July 1, 2011. Due to enrollment and scheduling changes that occur throughout summer break, please check back for any revisions to that schedule on Aug. 29, 2011, and the day before school starts on Sept. 6, 2011. Student bus pick-up/drop-off locations and times are also located in student Family Access accounts.
The Transportation Office is part of the Business & Operations Department. The Transportation Office is located at 4605 Bickford Avenue, Snohomish.
Contact
Veronica Schmidt, supervisor, 360-563-3525
email: veronica.schmidt@sno.wednet.edu
or
email: transportation@sno.wednet.edu
Our Transportation Office is responsible for developing student bus routes and schedules. For the most up-to-date information on bus schedules and routes: It is our District’s practice that kindergarteners will not be let off the bus unless the student’s parent (or designated adult) is at the bus stop at the time of student drop-off. Kindergarteners whose parent is not at the bus stop will be returned to the student’s elementary school where the parent (or emergency contact) will be called for student pick-up.
2011-2012 student regular bus routes (will be updated in late November 2011)
School closure/weather delay information
Snow and inclement weather flier
2011-2012 student snow and inclement weather bus routes (will be updated October 2011)
Families and schools share the responsibility for providing a safe environment for students while they are riding district buses and during times of emergency school closures. Please encourage your student(s) to be cooperative in observing the bus safety rules (see below).
Students need to arrive at their bus stops five minutes prior to the published time. Students on buses are expected to conform to behavior rules corresponding to classroom conduct regulations. They must:
Drivers will give bus conduct reports to students who do not follow bus rules, and administrators have the authority to take appropriate disciplinary action, including suspending a student from riding the bus.
Student safety training extends from reviewing the riders' rules to rehearsing emergency exit procedures. Emergency exit drills are practiced periodically during the year; the bus driver will instruct students on the use of emergency exits and will supervise students as they practice their use.
Snohomish bus drivers meet all school bus driver certification and CDL requirements, and are well-trained in the use of their bus and emergency equipment. All buses are equipped with two-way radios, most have sanders, and all can use chains when necessary. In addition, some buses have video camera boxes and cameras that are routinely moved from bus to bus.
We have an outstanding record for keeping our buses and other vehicles safe and well maintained. Our vehicle maintenance crew has received commendations from the Washington State Patrol and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for safety inspections. We also regularly purchase new vehicles to keep our bus fleet up to date.
We highly value the safety of those who ride our buses, and will do our best to ensure that each student arrives at school, and back home, safely.
For everyone’s safety, it is important that all students are aware of bus rules and regulations. Handouts detailing those rules are available in a PDF format below. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read a PDF file. Get a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Board Policy Student Conduct
Bus Rules for Special Education Students
Bus Stop Change Request Form