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Field Trip Approval Deadline

Principals, Please recall that the planning deadline for approving field trips in Travel Tracker is now four weeks. This change was requested by the Department of Instruction. Given that teachers are only returning to work this week, we can accept your approved trips scheduled between September 17 – 28 during the remainder of this week. …

School Bus Evacuation Drills

Please schedule and conduct your second semester bus evacuation drills. See the attachments for more info. Message from Josh Davis Additional Resources Document/File Document/File Action Required? by 03/14/2017: Complete the drills no later than March 14. A desired schedule is attached.

School Bus Safety Week

Greetings Principals, October 17-21 is National School Bus Safety Week. The Department of Pupil Transportation sincerely appreciates our partnership with your school staff and students to support secondary education with safe and efficient transportation. I know that some schools offer tokens of appreciation to our bus drivers during School Bus Safety Week, and I wish …

Travel Tracker System – Field/Athletic Trips

The Department of Pupil Transportation is using a new system, Travel Tracker, to plan field and athletic trips. Many training sessions have been scheduled during the late summer, and some school personnel have attended. However, some schools still have some outstanding tasks and have yet to take advantage of the training offered. Each school must …

School Bus Evacuation Drills Due by March 15

This is a reminder that the second semester School Bus Evacuation Exit Drills are due on or before March 15, 2016. Please send your completed forms to Christine Henley, Department of Pupil Transportation. Christine can be reached at 226-5569. Message from Josh Davis Additional Resources Nothing Action Required? by :

Field and Athletic Trip Requests

Carla Weller is our Pupil Transportation secretary who handles your requests for field and athletic trips and assigns them to our Zone Offices for fulfillment. Please let your appropriate staff know that Carla will have an extended absence in December and possibly early January. It would be extremely helpful if new trip requests can be …

School Bus Evacuation Drills 2015-16

It is that time again to begin scheduling the state mandated School Bus Emergency Exit Drills. If you have any questions about how to conduct the drills, refer to “Bus Evacuation Drill Procedures” in the Resources section of your Safety & Crisis Manual or contact your area Transportation supervisor. School bus emergency exit drills are …

Student Bus Stop Information

Bus stop information for individual students will continue to be accessible to secondary school staff on PowerSchool. Andy Jenks is informing secondary parents that they will be able to view student bus stop information through the PowerSchool Parent Portal beginning on September 4th and from ZippSlip on September 1st. We know some parents will still …

Field and Athletic Trip POCs

Hello Principals, The Department of Pupil Transportation is busy preparing to support your field and athletic trips for 2015-16. Please recall that field trip destinations for school bus transportation must be within a 25-mile radius of the State Capitol in Downtown Richmond, and must be completed within the hours of 9:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. …

Meetings with Bus Drivers – August 19 and 20

Hello Middle and High School Principals, The Pupil Transportation team is working hard this summer to prepare for the upcoming school year. On Wednesday August 19 and Thursday August 20, our bus drivers will have their annual meetings with you and/or your designated staff. Meetings at Middle Schools, VRED, and GRAD are scheduled for 9:30 …

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