OLDS ELEMENTARY: 2014-15 BUS ROUTES
Important: Bus routes are subject to change based on actual student distribution, parent appeals, and other factors. The information here will be updated regularly, but updates may take several days to be reflected online.
This route information last updated: 1:24 PM, Wed, Aug 20, 2014.
Stop times: Parents can anticipate a stop time based on the route start time, estimating 3 minutes between stops for neighborhood routes and 10 minutes for express routes. The exact stop time will vary during the first weeks of school. Students should be ready and waiting for the bus at least 10 minutes before the bus is expected to arrive.
Bus schedules: We urge parents to be patient as routes settle during the first few weeks of school. With students becoming familiar with this new routine, bus routes may take more time.
Faded Stops: Stops in faded text are on the route, but do not pick up or drop off students attending this school.
Questions?: Contact Transportation.
Can't find your bus stop?: If you cannot find your child's bus stop, please fill out our customer support form to report a missing bus stop.
This route information last updated: 1:24 PM, Wed, Aug 20, 2014.
Stop times: Parents can anticipate a stop time based on the route start time, estimating 3 minutes between stops for neighborhood routes and 10 minutes for express routes. The exact stop time will vary during the first weeks of school. Students should be ready and waiting for the bus at least 10 minutes before the bus is expected to arrive.
Bus schedules: We urge parents to be patient as routes settle during the first few weeks of school. With students becoming familiar with this new routine, bus routes may take more time.
Faded Stops: Stops in faded text are on the route, but do not pick up or drop off students attending this school.
Questions?: Contact Transportation.
Can't find your bus stop?: If you cannot find your child's bus stop, please fill out our customer support form to report a missing bus stop.
For Urgent concerns:
If your child is missing, call 911 or (919) 856-1911 (WCPSS emergency security).
If you have an urgent concern about your child's bus or route, call the district office for your school.
Our schools are grouped into 15 districts with transportation managers in charge of serving our students.
Locate your district office here. >
Requests for a bus stop or route change
If you're not satisfied with your child's stop or route, request a change online.
Submit a transportation service request online. >
Changes to your child's pick up or drop off location
Notify your child's school of any changes to your child's pick-up or drop-off location, and they will in turn notify the transportation department. The transportation department can only honor changes in addresses from the student’s school or from the special education services department.
Look up your child's school phone number. >
Questions about your child's bus route
Ask a question or provide feedback online. We forward your request, question or feedback to the school or transportation staff member who can best respond to your concern.
Submit questions or feedback online. >
Additional Information from the WCPSS website regarding bus transportation
WCPSS provides safe and reliable bus transportation to all students who live one-and-a-half miles or more from their assigned schools, as long as that school appears on the child’s choice list. Most students who were grandfathered into a school not on his or her choice list also have transportation. We also provide bus service to students with identified special needs and for some magnet schools.
Your child's safety is our primary concern. Our drivers are trained in first aid, carry a first aid kit, and phone appropriate emergency personnel in the event of sickness or injury and inspect their buses before every route.
Student expectations
- Enter the bus in an orderly and quiet manner.
- Sit in assigned seats without being reminded.
- Remain seated and facing front at all times.
- Keep hands, arms, heads or any other objects in the bus at all times.
- Sit with feet on the floor and bookbag and hands in lap.
- Abide by the request of the driver and follow all school and county rules and regulations.
- Food and drink are not allowed on the bus at any time.
- Be respectful to the driver and other students at all times.
- In the mornings, student should be ready for the bus at least 10 minutes before the scheduled pick-up time.
- Parents of students in PK, K, and 1st grade need to be present at the stop in the afternoons. If no parent is present to receive the student, the student will be returned to school.
- For students needing assistance, it is your responsibility to help your child from your residence to the vehicle, or from the vehicle to your residence.
- For students needing supervision, please arrange to have someone at your residence in the afternoon to receive your child. Drop-off times in the afternoon could vary depending on whether or not other students assigned to ride that vehicle may be absent that day. If no one is at your residence to receive your child, he or she will be returned to school.
- Transportation assigns students to ride specific buses according to state guidelines and within specific load limits.
- Students living within their school's walk zone (1.5 miles) are not allowed to ride a bus unless it is an unsafe walking environment (for example, a multi-lane highway without a crossing).
- Students who are assigned outside their geographical area due to a transfer request are not guaranteed transportation.
- Regular students who are medically certified as temporarily incapacitated may be considered for special accommodations.
- Band instruments, projects and other objects cannot take up student seating space or block the aisle.
- Students shall ride only their assigned bus and only get on or get off at their assigned stops.
- The driver has complete authority and responsibility for operating the bus and maintaining good conduct. The driver shall report to the school administrator any misconduct or violation of the driver's instructions.
- Principals may discipline any bus misconduct as if the violation had occurred on school grounds. Penalties for violating board policy or the Student Code of Conduct apply to bus behavior.
- Proximity Elementary Students - less than one hour
- Proximity Secondary Students - less than one hour
- Magnet Students, Application students, students attending school not on their choice list, and students attending non-proximate schools - 45 minutes in addition to the above times.