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Transportation

Our goal is to provide safe, reliable and efficient transportation to students who live in our school district.

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Transportation Change Request Form

Complete this form if you need to request transportation changes for the 2025-26 school year. 

2025-26 Transportation Register/Change Form  

Student bus routes are available in Campus Parent Portal 

Contact

Department of Transportation
651-425-5303
transportation@sowashco.org

Special Education Bus Attendance

Please call 651-425-5303 if your student will be absent from Special Education transportation. Please Press 1 on the main menu for Special Education Routing.

Bus StatuS

Current DELAYS/Cancellations

As Summer road construction is occurring bus routes may be delayed due local road closures. 

The City of Woodbury is making improvements to the city’s water system, causing several road closures across Woodbury.

 

 

 Transportation Opt-in

About the Transportation Opt-in System

South Washington County Schools (SoWashCo) uses an opt-in transportation system to help ensure the most efficient routing for students eligible to ride a school bus.

If you need to update your transportation selections, please complete the Change Request Form. Please note: it may take up to a week for your request to be processed (allow up to two weeks if you submit a request in August or September.)

If your situation changes, families can opt back in for transportation at any time, as long as the student qualifies for busing services.

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Transportation Opt-in Questions and Answers

BUS RIDERSHIP ID PROGRAM

About the Bus Ridership ID Program

Starting this school year all K-12 general education bus riders will be given a “Bus Rider ID” identification card. Students will use their Bus Rider IDs to scan when they get on and off the bus each day.

Using a Bus Rider ID is required to ride the bus. However, students will NOT be denied access to ride the bus if they forget or have misplaced their Bus Rider ID. Families may request a replacement ID for a lost card. We ask every bus rider to remember their Bus Rider ID and to scan on and off the bus each day.

Eligible bus riders will receive their Bus Rider IDs from their school at either the open-house event or during their first day of school so that students have the ID for their afternoon ride home.

The Why Behind the Bus Ridership ID Program

Initiating a student ridership tracking program will help the transportation department create a safer and more efficient system. The scan data from the buses will be used to view capacity trends. This will allow the transportation department to better balance student ridership and more efficiently allocate resources.

In addition to increasing efficiency, the scan data also helps maintain a safe and accurate account of all students that ride the bus to and from school. In the event of an emergency, scan data can be used to create a roster of students who are currently on a bus and those who have already disembarked. 

How to use your Bus Rider ID

Questions about the Bus Ridership ID pRogram?

Contact:
651-425-5303
transportation@sowashco.org

Need a Replacement Bus Rider ID?

Lost, stolen or damaged Bus Rider IDs can be replaced by completing the request form below.

The replacement ID will be sent to the student’s school and school staff will distribute the ID to the student within 3-5 days.

NOTE: No replacement bus rider ID's will be distributed for the school year after May 22nd. 

Request a replacement Bus Rider ID Card

Questions and Answers

Bus Safety Video Grades K-12

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 school bus Safety

School Bus Conduct

Please remind students to follow bus safety and behavior rules.  Any misbehavior or inappropriate actions will be addressed by the bus driver and/or reported to the Department of Transportation for follow up.  Consequences for misbehavior will be implemented and may include assigned seating, parent contact, principal contact, bus suspension, school detention and/or removal of all transportation privileges. 

Transportation Forms,transportation GUIDELINES, Safe routes to school and school bus conduct

Transportation Forms

If you do not see a form appropriate for your request please contact our Transportation representative directly at 651-425-5303.

Safe Routes to School

Transportation Guidelines


join our team

Are you looking for a rewarding job with competitive pay and benefits? If so, Transportation would love to have you on the SoWashCo Schools team! We are currently hiring bus drivers, we will fully train you to become a great bus driver. SoWashCo Schools is a great place to work with a strong sense of community, but the best part of the job is the students! Just ask those who work here.

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