Transportation
The Transportation Departments have contacted me with the following directions regarding the transportation of students. Please read over these instructions to ensure your child will have transportation to and from school for the 2024-2025 school year.
If these forms are NOT filled out, your child will NOT have bus transportation.
Parent Pick Up-
Parents also have the option of picking up students from school daily or occasionally. The school office will send out a google form that parents can fill out for students that are permanent pick ups. This information will be sent to parents in August.
Fairfield Transportation
This form is to gather information regarding students that will need transportation from the Fairfield School District. It is very important for parents to respond to this survey so we can share this information with the Fairfield Board of Education. This is NOT the sign up for transportation, this is just for data purposes. Transportation Survey
We recieved the following communication from Fairfield Transportation
I am reaching out to you because we have had several emails and calls regarding the 2024-2025 transportation for your school. Due to the levy not passing we are having to go to state minimum coverage. The way it is looking at this time is that it may be impractical for us to provide transportation to your school. If you are declared impractical you will receive an official letter from the Board of Education. Please feel free to reach out to us with any concerns / questions you have. We will try and answer the best way we can.
Thanks for your understanding on this matter.
Amy Scott
Transportation Coordinator
Ross Transportation
If your child rides a Ross School District Bus to and from school each day you will need to fill out busing forms for their Transportation Department. ALL student MUST fill out these forms to receive transportation. These forms are online and need to be filled out for each student every year. Go to Ross Transportation Link to fill out these forms on or before July 1, 2024.
Hamilton Transportation
If your child rides a Hamilton School District Bus to and from school each day you will need to fill out busing forms for their Transportation Department. ALL student MUST fill out these forms to receive transportation. These forms are available online June 1, 2024 and need to be filled out for each student every year. Go to Hamilton City Schools Transportation to fill out these forms on or before July 1, 2024. If you need Child care you must also fill out that form. Hamilton Transportation Link
Edgewood Transportation
If your child rides an Edgewood Bus you need to fill out the transportation request form. You must contact Edgewood Transportation to obtain the correct form. Please return to the bus driver or the school office.
Talawanda Transportation
Talawanda students have been given sheets to fill out and return to Talawanda Transportation regarding busing for next year. These should be mailed or faxed directly to Talawanda Transportation on or before June 7, 2024
23-24 Arrival & Dismissal Instructions
Student Arrival
- Parents must remain in vehicles when dropping students off to school in the morning.
- Please pull into one of the marked lanes to unload students.
- Please use the lane closest to the door if your child needs assistance
- Ms. Conrad, Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Zboril, (or other staff members) will be outside to assist students into the building.
- Please review the procedure with your child prior to the first day of school to keep our students safe and healthy.
Student Dismissal
- There is a sign up is for families picking their children up from school everyday or on a regular schedule. This time slot will be a permanent time for pick up.
- The first time slot of 2:05 p.m. will be for Preschool All day students pick up only. If you have students to pick up in grades K-8 please do not choose this time slot.
- Students and teachers will dismiss from the auditorium.
- PA announcements will call students to come to the appropriate door/exit, using the appropriate stairs
Parent Pick Up Dismissal
- Parents/guardians arriving to pick up students at the end of the day will be required to remain in their cars. We ask parents and students to refrain from socializing in the parking lot.
- Please do not arrive to pick up students before your assigned pick up time.
The office is defining an “occasional” pick up as a spontaneous pick up, not a regularly scheduled pickup. Because Office Staff will be in the dismissal process, please contact the office by 1:30 p.m. to add your child to the pick up list. Due to our procedure and to ensure the safety of all children, there will be NO exceptions to the 1:30 rule.
- Parents will be given a sign to hang from your car mirror with the student’s last name. It will be color coded for your pick up time. This sign serves as “permission” for your child to enter into the vehicle. Please make sure the sign is in the appropriate car for pick up.
- Any students added to the pickup list will be added in the last time slot. Parents must call the office by 1:30 p.m. to change transportation.
- Please enter the parking lot from Hanover Street. Cars will line up in a row 7 or 8 across in 2 rows.
- A staff member will direct you to where to park. Please follow their directions.
- A staff member, with a safety vest, will be in the parking lot using the walkie talkies to call students down in the first row, then call the second row. Students will then be escorted to the designated car by staff members.
- When everyone is in their car, another staff member, with a safety vest, will release the row to exit on 2nd Street and then the second row will pull up and repeat the process.
- Then the next group of cars can follow in behind to make another row.
Bus Rider Dismissal
- Students riding buses will be dismissed to the gym and be called for dismissal as buses arrive.
- They will come to the Hanover Street exit. Staff will check off and supervise the students during boarding.
