District says bus registration closed online; schools will enter late sign-ups manually

Assistant Superintendent Bill Bradford told the Equity Council Committee on Aug. 5 that the district's new online bus-registration window has closed to allow staff to finalize bus routes and that families who missed the window should contact their home school for manual registration.

Bradford said thousands of families had successfully registered online and that the district would now transition to school-based, manual entry so staff can avoid conflicts between online and school-input data. He said families who lack internet access or who missed the online window may provide their information by phone to school staff who will enter it into the transportation system.

When asked whether routes would be altered for late registrants, Bradford said routes will be embedded within existing routes and families may need to walk to an existing stop or to a merged pick-up point; routes will not be reconfigured for individual late registrations.

This was discussion only; no policy or funding action was proposed.

Bradford asked families who still need help to contact their home school and said district staff would be deployed to support schools during open-house events and the days leading up to the first day of school.