We welcome your child to the McAllen Independent School District.  The Transportation Department’s primary goal is to provide safe, efficient and timely transportation for students and schools.   

Students eligible for transportation to special education programs are resident district students with disabilities, impairments, or both who are eligible for special education services and who would be unable to attend school and benefit from their special education programs of instruction without the availability of specialized transportation. To be eligible for special education transportation, a student must attend the closest available program to his or her zoned school of attendance and have:

1. A written Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee recommendation requesting specialized transportation services 
    and stating the specific type of transportation services necessary to reasonably accommodate the student’s disability or 
    impairment; and;

2. An Individualized Education Program or Individualized Family Service Plan that includes the written recommendation of the
    ARD committee requesting specialized transportation services.

No family members are allowed on bus.

Parent Responsibilities

1.      Have your child fully clothed, toileted, and ready 5 - 10 minutes before pick-up time; if child is not ready, the driver is instructed to proceed and bus will not be sent back.

2.      Accompany your child to the bus.

3.      Remember what bus your child rides; ROUTE #___

4.      Notify the Transportation Department @ 632-3211 if your child is ill and unable to ride the bus.
 (Office Hours 5:30 AM – 5:30 PM )

5.      Notify the Transportation Department @ 632-3211 if the bus is more than 10 minutes late.

6.      Notify your child’s CAMPUS and the Transportation Department immediately if there are any changes to your personal circumstances (i.e. address change, alternate address, special daycare arrangements, etc)

7.      Never send medication to school with your child.

8.      Do not send child with food to eat on bus.

9.      Do not send messages with the bus driver or bus aide.

10      Contact your child’s campus with all personal concerns and/or issues. 

Student Responsibilities

Observe the same conduct rules as the classroom while riding the bus.

1. Use appropriate language and be courteous to your bus operator and fellow passengers.
   
   
2. Do not eat, drink, or smoke on the bus.
   
   
3. Throwing objects out of a window or littering the bus is prohibited.
   
   
4. Sit in your assigned seat and remain seated at all times until you are at your final destination.
   
   
5. Obey the directives of the bus operator and the transportation attendant.
   
   
6. Keep your hands, feet, and head inside of the bus at all times.
   
   
7. Respect school property. You and your parent or guardian will be responsible for any damage you cause to a bus.
   
   
8. Inappropriate gestures or comments to passing motorists or others outside of the school bus are not allowed.
   
   

School Bus Driver Responsibilities

What are the school bus drivers' responsibilities?

1.      School bus drivers are professional drivers with special training and commercial driver's licenses.

2.      They are responsible for establishing an efficient bus route, transporting the students safely, and following a consistent schedule as close as possible.

3.      If there is not a bus aide, the bus driver performs the bus aide's duties.

Bus Aide Responsibilities

What are school bus aides' responsibilities?

1.      School bus aides assist the drivers to ensure all the students are safe on the bus

2.      They secure seat belts, wheelchairs, necessary supports, etc.

3.      Aides maintain discipline and see that students stay in their seats, and report problems.

4.      Bus aides are provided where they are most needed.