Transportation
Serving PSD students and families
PSD’s Transportation Department strives to maximize student ridership and ensure safety while following public health guidelines for bus transportation.
Transportation Services started accepting bus requests May 1st, 2026. The Transportation Services Portal will remain open throughout the Summer and 2026-2027 School year. The request process will close between July 17, 2026, and August 17, 2026.
You may submit a bus request form during this time, and it will be placed in the queue.
If you need to request busing or make changes to your existing assignment, please send an email to busrequest@psdschools.org.
Requests submitted after July 17th will not be ready for the first day of school. They will be assigned to start after August 31st.
Bus requests for 2026-27 school year
PSD aims to transport as many students as possible to and from school. To ensure families needing transportation receive this service, riders must apply for busing each year, even if they’ve had busing before.
Questions? See Transportation FAQs or email busrequest@psdschools.org
PSD bus protocols
To set our children up for a great year together, please take a moment to review these reminders and health and safety information about riding the bus.
- Please ensure your student arrives at the bus stop 5 minutes before the assigned stop time to ensure they don’t miss the bus in the morning.
- Buses will display a four-digit route number in the third student window of the bus behind the entry door. This number should match the route number listed in your student’s details.
- Buses leave between five to ten minutes after school dismissal. Please plan accordingly to pick up/meet your student at their designated drop-off point.
Ridership:
- Students who do not ride the bus for 10 or more consecutive school days may be identified as non-riders. We will notify you in an email if your student is identified as a non-rider and is subject to being removed from busing.
- Students need to scan on and off the bus to ensure they are not identified as nonriders subject to having their bussing removed.
- If you have a short-term absence, please use the Zum app to cancel your students' ride and notify your driver that your student will not be riding.
- If you have an extended absence from the bus (greater than 5 school days) and need to maintain your seat on the bus, please contact busrequest@psdschools.org with your student’s ID number and the reason for the absence.