Please ensure the following K-1 procedures are followed at your school.

• All eligible kindergarten and first grade (K-1) students riding the bus must have an orange K-1 sticker (provided by our office) attached to the front of their bus pass
• Please remind/notify all K-1 parents/guardians they are responsible for meeting or designating someone appropriate to meet their K-1 child at the bus stop every day. Any K-1 students who have no one at the bus stop in the PM to accept them will be returned to their school at the conclusion of the route. Contact the Transportation Office if additional K-1 stickers are needed.
• It is imperative that school administrators/designees identify the correct bus route information for all K-1 students before placing them on a bus. K-1 students should be assisted on the bus at the school before the driver proceeds on the route. Please contact the Transportation office at (901) 416-6077 or TransAdminSupport@scsk12.org if you have any questions or concerns.

Transportation packets will be delivered by the mailroom to schools Friday, July 28th, and Monday, July 31st. The packets contain a transportation handbook, card stock, and bus rules. Elementary packets will also include K-1 stickers to place on kindergarten and first-grade students' bus passes. If you do not receive a packet by Tuesday, August 1st, please email the Transportation office at TransAdminSupport@scsk12.org or call (901) 416-6077.

Transportation personnel will email bus pass files to school Principals and designees beginning Friday, July 28th. A blank bus pass file will also be included for schools to issue temporary bus passes to newly enrolled students whose information is not in PowerSchool. Please ensure you print the bus passes on the appropriate color card stock (ES-Pink, MS-Lime Green, HS-Gold). It is the responsibility of the school to ensure eligible bus riders are issued bus passes.

Bus drivers will create a seating chart and students are required to sit in the assigned seat each day unless otherwise directed by the driver. School support will be requested if students do not follow the process as directed. This process will help drivers identify bus riders and assist with emergencies when needed. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the seating chart process, please contact Terry Ellis, Transportation Safety Specialist at ellist1@scsk12.org or (901) 416-8141.

First Student requests a three-day advance notice for buses. The bus cost is $48.74 per hour with a minimum charge of two hours ($97.48) round trip per bus. First Student’s charges are calculated based on gate-to-gate transportation. 

All bus questions and concerns should be sent via email to TransAdminSupport@scsk12.org or call (901) 416-6077.