Welcome to Transportation
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The mission of the dedicated professional employees of the Transportation Department is to provide safe, efficient transportation service to all stakeholders of the Redlands Unified School District. Furthermore, we will do so in a caring and compassionate manner, while at all times putting the safety of our passengers above all else.
Did you know...
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- That riding a school bus is much safer than using any other form of transportation - including personal vehicles, railroad and airline travel?
- In support of teaching and learning, the Transportation Department provides approximately 3,000 students with safe and efficient school bus transportation?
- Our Safety and Training personnel provide annual mobility and transportation training for students, as well as an extensive training program for bus drivers?
- That all of our vehicles are inspected annually by CHP?
- We are utilizing the new ZPASS+ that allows you to download the application and track when and where your child gets on and off the school bus? Please go to www.zpassplus.com for more information.
RUSD offers income qualification fee-based transportation for eligible students living within their assigned home school and living more than:
- 1.5 aerial mile from their home to elementary school
- 2.0 aerial miles from their home to middle school
Transportation is very limited for the following schools:
- Smiley Elementary School
- Arroyo Verde Elementary School
- Cram Elementary School
- Mentone Elementary School
- Redlands East Valley High School (offered to students who live in the mountain area only)
Transporation Information
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Bus Pass Fees
The prices listed below are for a full school year:
Annual Bus Pass
Reduced Pass
1st child: $300.00 Quarterly $75
1st child: $150.00 Quarterly $38
2nd child: $280.00 Quarterly $65
2nd child: $130.00 Quarterly $33
3rd & additional child: $35 Quarterly $9
3rd & additional child: $18 Quarterly $5
No family shall pay more than $595.00 for any combination of bus passes
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Registration Options
Your address must match the address in the AERIES student portal or a bus pass will not be issued. If you have an outstanding balance from the previous school year, you will need to pay the past due balance in full with cash, or money order before being issued a current year bus pass.
In-Person – 8:00-3:30 pm - Beginning Monday, June 1st, 2020
- Please complete the parent/student section of the Registration Form in its entirety. Please bring all acceptable documents with you at the time of registration. (see attached) If you do not have the acceptable documents at time of registration your application will not be accepted.
- Payment is due at registration
- You may pay with cash, check, or money order made payable to RUSD Transportation.
E-mail busspass@redlands.k12.ca.us
- Please complete the parent/student section of the Registration form in its entirety.
- Please submit all acceptable documents (See Attached Requirements for Fee Assistance) if you are trying to qualify for free/reduced.
- If you do not submit the acceptable documents at the time of registration your application will not be accepted.
- Payment is due at registration
- You may pay with cash, check, or money order made payable to RUSD Transportation.
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Bus Pass Payment Plans
- Four (4) Month Payment Plan: Your first payment is due at the time of registration. Following payment due dates are the 1st day of October, January and April. Last payment must be paid by April 1st.
- It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to have monthly payments and any additional fees into the Transportation office by the due dates.
- Bus passes bought after January 1 need to be paid in full or arrangements made with the Bus Pass Clerk.
- One reminder will be sent out January
- Bus passes may be rescinded for non-payment.
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Receiving Your School Bus Pass
- If you purchase your school bus pass during registration or you qualify for free the pass will be given to your student by the driver on the school bus route the first day of school.
- If your student does not receive their bus pass by Labor Day, please call the Transportation Department at 909 522-2568 ext 23108
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Frequently Asked Questions
Returned Check and Non-Payment Fees
All returned checks will incur a $20.00 returned check fee and a $25.00 late payment fee. These are in addition to any bank fees that you may be charged.
- All accounts with outstanding balances after February 1st will be placed on a riding suspension and sent to collections. Unless you contact the Transportation Clerk for other arrangements.
- Fees do not count toward outstanding balances
Bus Pass Replacement
- A replacement fee of $10.00 will be charged for all lost, stolen, defaced or mutilated bus passes.
- If you change your address during the school year, please contact Transportation so we can issue a bus pass with the correct route number and bus stop; the $10.00 replacement fee applies.
- Your address must be updated in AERIES before requesting a new bus pass.
- To update your student's AERIES account during the school year, you must go into the school's office and update your address in person.
Bus Pass Changes
- Please contact the Transportation office in order to change bus pass types, change stops or to stop payments. Additional charges or a replacement bus pass fee may apply, if applicable.
Refunds
- Refunds will be made on annual fees only. Refunds will be prorated according to the number of unused months less the $20 proccesing fee.
Am I eligible for Reduce or Free Assistance?
Transportation Links
- Registration Form - English
- Registration Form - Spanish
- Payment Plan Form English
- Payment Plan Form Spanish
- Requirements for Fee Assistance English
- Requirements for Fee Assistance Spanish
- ZPass Plus/Student Tracking. Know instantly where and when your child entered and exited the school bus with ZPass+
Contacts
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Bus Pass Office HoursM-F 8 AM to 3:30 PMDispatch hours
M-F 5 AM to 5 PMPhone Number
(909) 307-5370Sam Anderson
Transportation ManagerAnna Reyna
Bus Operations TechnicianEdwin Gieratz
Dispatcher/SchedulerDavid Juarez
Dispatcher/SchedulerEduardo Rodriguez
Driver InstructorJacob Rodriguez
Mechanic IVJohnna Richardson
Bus Pass CoordinatorKimberly Mills
Clerical Specialist