HCPSS transportation contractors have utilized vans to transport students to and/or from school for the first several weeks of the school year to maximize the resources available at the time. As more drivers have been hired and trained, HCPSS is beginning to transition students from vans to buses to transport students more efficiently. We expect these buses to be in place for the remainder of the year.
HCPSS transportation contractors utilized vans to transport students to and/or from school for the first several weeks of the school year to maximize the resources available at the time. As more drivers have been hired and trained, HCPSS is beginning to transition students from vans to buses to transport students more efficiently. We expect these buses to be in place for the remainder of the year.
Per Maryland law, the use of alternative vehicles is permitted to transport students. HCPSS utilized minivans to transport students to and/or from school for the first several weeks of the school year in order to fill gaps in bus availability.
We recognize that many students and families have become accustomed to their van driver and where possible, we hope to keep that familiar face on the new bus, whether as the bus driver or as a bus attendant.
For RECC and Pre-K students whose midday routes are transitioning from van to bus, families may receive a new bus number, driver information, and potentially new bus pickup or drop-off times.
School administrators, teachers, paraeducators, behavior specialists, social workers, school counselors, and other central support staff (e.g., instructional facilitators, resource teachers) specifically assigned to your school are available along with other resources (e.g., social story template, ideas for language/activities) to assist your student during this transition.
For questions about your bus route, please contact your Bus Area Manager.
For questions about behavioral needs related to transportation, please contact Kraig Nussbaum, Transportation Specialist, in the Office of Student Transportation.
To request a meeting with your IEP team, reach out to your child’s special education case manager.
Afternoon bus routes do not begin as soon as soon as schools dismiss. Buses normally depart schools within seven minutes of the end of the school day to allow time for students to exit the building and board the buses. For example, if an elementary school day ends at 3:55 p.m., the bus is not expected to begin its route until 4:02 p.m., which is considered an on-time departure for that bus.
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