Transportation

MORNING DROP OFF

• Students must have “smart tag” ID to board bus

• Please know that the posted departure time is when the driver will leave the stop.

• Please arrive 5 min early and have student ready to board the bus. No waiting in cars! 

• Students Stand 10 feet away from stop.

• All items must fit into students' backpacks zipped closed. Instruments must fit on students' lap. 

• Once the bus door has been closed and the bus has begun to move the driver will NOT stop to pick up students who are late.

• Do NOT allow your student to chase the bus
   

AFTERNOON PICKUP/DROPOFF

• Arrival times are approximate

• PRE-K/K parent/guardian must be at stop 10 min prior to arrival. If unable to drop student, driver will return student to school or transportation department.

• If this happens frequently, your student might have their bus ridging privileges removed for the remainder of the school year. 

AT THE BUS STOP

•  Arrive 5 min early, stand in line.
•  Stand 10 feet away from stop.
•  Must be prepared to board, No waiting in cars! No horseplay, stand in line.
•  Do not approach the bus until it has stopped and you hear the “chh” sound of the brake
•  If you are late, do NOT chase the bus or yell at the driver

GETTING ON THE BUS

•    Must have “smart tag” at all times to board the bus
•  Have your SmartTag in your hand.
•  If you forgot your SmartTag go to the back of the line.
•  Board the bus one at a time. 
•  Backpack must be on your back. 
•  No pushing or shoving. 
•  Hold onto the handrail.
•  Sit 2-3 to a seat. 
•  Must sit in assigned seat if one is assigned

RIDING THE BUS

•  Obey driver directions at all times.
•  Sit 2-3 to a seat.
•  Sit seat-to-seat and back-to- back. 
•  Feet on floor at all times. 
•  Stay seated until bus comes to a complete stop and door opens.
•  All items must fit on your lap. No items are to be on the floor or seat. 
•  No music/games unless you are using/wearing earphones and no one else can hear content. 
•  No video or pictures taking allowed at any time. 
•  No eating, drinking or chewing gum of any sort. 
•  Keep your hands to yourself. 
•  Voice level 0-2 talk to the person next to you, no yelling or screaming to others. 
•  No profane language. 
•  No harassment of others. 
•  Do not throw or pass anything in or out of bus or windows/doors.
•  No body parts/objects outside of bus windows.

GETTING OFF OF THE BUS

•    Must get off at assigned bus stop. You are not allowed to get off the bus at any other bus stop. 
•  Stay seated until the bus stops, you hear the “chh” sound of the brake and the door opens.
•  No pushing/shoving or horseplay
•  Have your SmartTag in your hand.
•  Must scan “smart tag” prior to unloading
•  Hold on to the rail
•  If you drop anything and it goes under the bus, tell the driver. Do NOT go under bus to get it.
•  If you have to cross the street wait for the driver's hand signal.

Smart Tag bus passes are required to ride the bus. All SSD students that wish to ride the bus will be required to produce a Smart Tag bus pass each time they ride their assigned school bus. Eligible riders will initially receive a free Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card, much like a ski pass, that will be required for the student to board the bus. The assigned card will be good for the life of the student's SSD career. For the security of the student, photos will not appear on the face of the card. All individual student information will be stored on a password-protected system, that only the parent or guardian of the student assigned to the individual RFID card will be able to access. If your child has lost their pass please call 970-368-1070 for assistance.

The cost for a replacement bus pass is $5.00, plus student behavior reports up to the loss of riding privileges for the remainder of the school year. Once the authorization of the $5.00 charge is received, we will print the new pass and get it to the bus driver usually within 2 days. Support@smart-tag.net can link siblings together or call them @ 855-604-6344 with any questions

Bus passes are the property of Summit School District and to be used for school district purposes only. PLEASE DO NOT PUNCTURE!  For the safety of all students bus passes are required to ride any school bus. Purposefully damaging the pass card by punching holes, chewing or defacing the card in any way will be considered an act that may cause a 3-day suspension from riding the bus and requires the purchase of a replacement pass. All costs associated with replacing a pass are the sole responsibility of the student and parent or legal guardian.

You will find your student's route information by registering with Smart Tag. To register you will need your student's ID #, no "S" just the #'s, their date of birth and the campus location. Once registered--- Under the Student's Route Tab you will find the bus #, Stop assigned and the time. Please check it often as times do change with new enrollment or bus stop changes.

Smart Tag login
 

ITEMS NOT ALLOWED ON BUS

Including but not limited to

• Alcohol of any sort

• Drugs of any sort, unless epi pen

• Smoking any product including vape pens or facsimile of smoking items

• Open food or drink, edibles 

• Weapons of any sort or a facsimile of

• Glass or any sharp object

• Skateboards or snowboards

• Skis or poles

• Hockey or Lacrosse equipment

• Sleds, Toboggans or Saucers

• Using other students Smart Tag ID

• Anything larger than lap size

• Anything that could become a projectile in the event of an accident

• Balls of any size 

• Racquets of any size 

• Pets of any size or type

REMEMBER riding the bus is a privilege not a right and student(s) must follow driver directions and rules at all times. 

SCHOOL BUS INCIDENT / Refer to the Bus Rules tab on Transportation Website for Bus Misconduct Ladder
A school bus misconduct report form will be completed and sent to parents for a student who fails to follow rules. A misconduct report may result in the suspension from ALL Buses. 

TYPE OF INCIDENTS (BUT NOT LIMITED TO)

• Improper loading/unloading 

• Failure to obey bus rules

• Failure to remain seated

• Refusing to follow driver’s instructions 

• Spitting/Littering of any kind

• Rude/Discourteous/Disrespectful

• Throwing objects in or out of bus

• Inappropriate language verbal or with the use of phone or other device

• Lighting matches, lighter or other device including vape pens

• Fighting/pushing/tripping/hitting

• Destruction of property/vandalism

• Harassment in any form

• Other behavior relating to the safety of others, or that can cause harm to another

• Sneaking objects/items onto bus that are not allowed

• Eating or drinking 

• Using another's Smart Tag ID

• Not sitting in their assigned seat 

In an effort to assure that all students have a safe and pleasant ride on the bus, Transportation follows this Bus
Conduct ladder and their consequences for minor and major behavior infractions on the bus.

Any of the minor infractions set below will result in a written warning # 1, then if the behavior continues
another written warning # 2, then will move into the suspension phase.

MINOR BUS INFRACTION – Minimum:
Warning # 1 / Warning # 2 / 1 day / 3 day / 5 day / rest of the year suspension
● LEAVING THE SEAT WHEN BUS IS IN MOTION
● EXCESSIVE NOISE
● FAILURE TO KEEP ARMS, HEAD, etc. INSIDE BUS or TO SELF
● LITTERING ON BUS
● PROFANITY
● PICTURE OR VIDEO TAKING
● DEFIANCE / NOT FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS OF THE DRIVER
Any of the major infractions set below will result in a 1 or 3 day suspension off the bus depending on previous
bus incidents and severity, moving into further suspension if the behavior on the bus is not improved.

MAJOR BUS INFRACTION – Minimum:
1 or 3 day / 5 day / rest of the year suspension
● FIGHTING / BULLYING
● ABUSIVE / DISRESPECTFUL CONDUCT TO DRIVER / OTHERS
● ENDANGERING SAFE OPERATIONS
● DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY / VANDALISM
● THROWING OBJECTS IN / OUT OF THE BUS
● EATING / DRINKING / CHEWING GUM ON BUS

All documented bus conduct infractions will be shared with parent / guardian and the principal in an effort to
improve the student’s behavior on the bus.

Please keep in mind that bus expectations are enforced to assure that the bus, the students and the driver
stay safe. This is not a classroom setting. The driver is operating a heavy commercial vehicle, at high speeds, in
dangerous weather conditions with their back turned to the students and all have to do their part to ensure
that every student receives a safe and pleasant ride.

Resources to help prevent bullying on the bus