K-8 Transportation

a) Each school year all new kindergarten students are provided with a practice ride the week before school opens. Parents are asked to accompany each student on this ride and encouraged to ask questions and become familiar with the driver and the route. 

b) 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) Kindergarten students are generally assigned congregated stops with other elementary students. However, under certain circumstance, students may be picked up or dropped off at the student’s residence to insure safety. Should you have a concern regarding your child’s bus stop, please contact Transportation Services.

d) 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.

e) Individual post cards are mailed to all eligible kindergarten students approximately two weeks before the start of school. Schedules include bus number, bus stop, and times.

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

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

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

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

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

f) Grade K-5 students living on the southwest side of Washington Ave 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. Occasionally, as with kindergarten students, safety issues warrant front door stops. 

Individual post cards are mailed to all eligible elementary students approximately two weeks before the start of school. Schedules include bus number, bus stop, and times. Schedules may change from year to year based on several factors.