Transportation

Parents/Guardians should contact the data manager at their student's school to sign up to ride a bus.  The data manager will enter the request into Infinite Campus, which will then be transmitted to our routing department for assignment.  Please expect a 3-5 day wait period during the normal school year and up to 10 days at the beginning of the school year.

UCPS transportation utilizes double routes to maximize the available personnel available due to a bus driver shortage.  In the mornings, double runs are designed so that students who live farther away from the assigned school are picked up first, then dropped off at school.  The bus then runs a route that can be completed within 20-25 minutes within close proximity to the school.

In the afternoons, first runs are those that are closest to the school.  Those runs that can be completed and arrive back on campus within 20-25 minutes (in most cases).  Then the bus returns to school to run the route that is farther away from the school.  Our goal is to minimize the amount of time students are on campus in the afternoon waiting for buses to arrive.

Double runs are determined by both logistics and capacity. Consideration must also be given to where each bus completes its route, as well as where the bus is assigned for the next tier route.  Our goal is to minimize the amount of time students remain on campus waiting for a bus to return.

Doubles cannot be rotated throughout the year.  The main reason is for time.  UCPS utilizes a tiered bell system, which means that the majority of buses run for multiple schools (elementary, high and middle).  Alternating runs would increase student wait time at the school in the afternoons as well as potentially making buses late to the second and third tier schools due to backtracking.  

Bus information can be obtained through the Edulog Parent Portal App.

UCPS has developed a uniformed system of discipline. Students are expected to follow the expectations of the UCPS Student Code of Conduct, as well as the Bus Expectations.

Students found in violation of bus infractions will be subject to the following appropriate rubrics:

• Elementary Rubric
• Middle/High Rubric

North Carolina General Statute states that bus routes must be updated with 10 days of any changes made.  Students who do not ride consecutively for 10 days, will be de-assigned from the bus.  This includes students who are in sports.  This process helps to keep the routes as efficient as possible by maximizing use of all of our available resources.  This also ensures buses are not overcrowded.  Ridership can be requested through the school office when/if the student needs to be re-assigned to a bus.