Pre-K-8 Transportation

a) Each school year all new Pre-K and kindergarten students are provided with a practice ride the week before school opens, typically at their school’s open house. Parents are asked to accompany each student on this ride and encouraged to ask questions and become familiar with the driver. 

b) Pre-K and kindergarten students are generally assigned seats in the front of the bus. Should problems arise with the students the driver is closer at hand.

c) Pre-K and kindergarten students are required to have an adult present at pick-up and drop-off locations. Should no one be available to accompany the student, a waiver must be obtained from the school to leave a child unattended. The waiver must be completed prior to the student being dropped off unattended.

d) All Pre-K and kindergarten students will be issued a scan card at the start of the school year. This card needs to be attached to the student’s backpack. When entering or exiting the bus, the driver will scan the student’s card. This will confirm the stop and student for the driver and prevent students from getting off at the wrong stop.

e) In the event that there is no parent present at drop off to pick up their Pre-K or kindergarten student, the Transportation office will attempt to contact the parent for notification. If the parent is not available or more than 3 minutes away from the bus stop, the student will be brought back to school for pick up by the family. If there is a recurring pattern of no parent present at the stop, the transportation director will call a meeting with the family to discuss alternative solutions for the student.

a) Grade 1-5 students attending Lyseth Elementary School living on Allen Avenue Extension and on the west side of Allen Avenue, including streets between Racine Avenue and Ray Street not eligible by distance.

b) Grade 1-5 students attending Lyseth Elementary School living on Pennell Avenue, Short Street, Cypress Street, Fisher Street, Hennessey Avenue, and Brewster Street not eligible by distance

c) Grade 1-5 students attending Presumpscot School living west of Ocean Avenue to Pheasant Hill Road not eligible by distance.

d) Grade 1-5 students attending East End Community School residing east of Cumberland Avenue and southwest of Washington Avenue not eligible by distance.

e) Grade K-3 students living in the Parkside area (bordered by Forest Avenue, Congress Street, St. John Street and Park Avenue) not eligible by distance.

f) Grade K-5 students living on the southwest side of Washington Avenue attending Presumpscot School not eligible by distance.

Seating is first-come, first-served, with occasional seat assignments being posted by the driver. Seating is designed to accommodate three elementary students per seat under normal circumstances.

Bus stops for elementary students are designed with safety in mind. Most elementary stops are centralized to accommodate large numbers of students from a specific area. Generally stops are located within one quarter of a mile of a student’s home. 

A ReachMyTeach email will be sent  approximately two weeks before the start of school with the student’s bus schedule. Schedules include the driver’s name, bus number, bus stop, and times. Schedules may change from year to year, based on several factors.