Dear Families,
I hope you are having a great week. I am writing today to share more information with you about transportation service for the 2024-25 school year.
While this school year is not yet over, our team is already planning for the upcoming school year and we need your help.
To help us plan the most efficient routes possible while not restricting service, please carefully review the below options that apply to your family and follow the steps provided.
All transportation service requests must be submitted by Friday, May 31. Please review the statements below, select the one that most closely aligns with your student’s situation, and follow the instructions provided.
My student currently receives transportation service and will need service next year.
1. Log in to
PowerSchool (review
this document for more information on logging in).
2. Visit your student’s PowerSchool page.
3. Click on transportation on your student’s PowerSchool page (bus icon on the bottom left-hand side).
4.
If your student has a bus assignment in PowerSchool, they are considered pre-registered for transportation service for the 2024-25 school year and you do not need to do anything further. These students will be provided home-to-school-to-home services based on your current address. If you move over the summer, please update your information with your school and submit a transportation request via
this form (
Spanish).
5. If your student does not have a bus assignment in PowerSchool, please complete
this form (
Spanish).
My student currently receives transportation service and they do not need it next year.
- Please complete
this form (
Spanish) to decline transportation service for next school year.
My student currently does not receive transportation service and will need service next year.
- Please complete
this form (
Spanish) to request transportation service for next school year.
My student currently does not receive transportation service and they do not need it next year.
- You do not need to do anything further if this is your choice.
In addition to the above steps, please note the following:
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If your student currently receives transportation service to an after-school program or daycare facility, you must submit an Alternate Bus Stop Request via
this form. These requests are reviewed annually. All requests for morning or evening changes must be for all five days of the school week. Additionally, please note that we can only accommodate an Alternate Bus Stop Request if there is space available on an existing bus route. A list of daycare facilities that the department provides transportation to can be obtained from your school.
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If you are submitting an Alternate Bus Stop Request for a student who will be a kindergartener, first grader, or second grader next year, you must complete
this form and return it to your child’s home school.
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Families of students who have special education transportation identified in their IEP and require specialized transportation services must still reach out to their school to initiate the process of setting up Special Transportation Services.
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If your student attends a specialty program or specialty school such as Advance College Academy, the Health Sciences Specialty Center, or CodeRVA, you must submit a transportation request using
this form (
Spanish).
As a reminder, all transportation requests for next school year must be submitted by Friday, May 31. For more information about transportation services, please visit
the transportation webpage on the HCPS website.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact the Transportation Department at 804-365-6520, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sincerely,
Adrian Frierson
Director of Transportation