How do we find out about buses?

[Anonymous]

I feel kinda dumb not knowing this given that I have a kid about to start high school, but how do we find out about school bus routes and time tables? Does he just show up and get on the bus or do we get assigned or sign up somewhere?

Elementary and middle schools have been walking distance so never had to think about this before.

[Anonymous]

The routes will be posted on the website and sent through summer messaging. Your child just shows up for the am route, but make sure your child knows the route number for the pm bus.

The first couple of days are generally a mess- late busses and kids needing to sit in aisles- but don't worry, it generally works itself out within a couple of days.

If your child is a freshman, they will have preview day (I forget the official name, but the Thursday before school starts when only 6th and 9th graders attend) which is nice as they can figure out the bus without any other students there.

[Anonymous]

Last year's routes are still available here. That should give you some idea. They can make a few changes each year and the latest versions will be posted in August.

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/transportation/busroutes/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The routes will be posted on the website and sent through summer messaging. Your child just shows up for the am route, but make sure your child knows the route number for the pm bus.

The first couple of days are generally a mess- late busses and kids needing to sit in aisles- but don't worry, it generally works itself out within a couple of days.

If your child is a freshman, they will have preview day (I forget the official name, but the Thursday before school starts when only 6th and 9th graders attend) which is nice as they can figure out the bus without any other students there.

You’re not locked into a stop or route, so check out the routes for your school and choose the stop that works best for your kid.

The runs may be a little off the first week as they work out kinks with traffic and such, so be at the stop a little early, but don’t panic if the bus is late. And don’t worry if they’re later than expected getting home, too. Sometimes things are really screwy the first week or two.

It’s definitely worth doing the freshman orientation day. The buses run on the same routes as a normal day, so your kid can test it out ahead of time. And they get their schedules, find their classrooms, etc. without all the upperclassmen crowding the halls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The routes will be posted on the website and sent through summer messaging. Your child just shows up for the am route, but make sure your child knows the route number for the pm bus.

The first couple of days are generally a mess- late busses and kids needing to sit in aisles- but don't worry, it generally works itself out within a couple of days.

If your child is a freshman, they will have preview day (I forget the official name, but the Thursday before school starts when only 6th and 9th graders attend) which is nice as they can figure out the bus without any other students there.

You’re not locked into a stop or route, so check out the routes for your school and choose the stop that works best for your kid.

The runs may be a little off the first week as they work out kinks with traffic and such, so be at the stop a little early, but don’t panic if the bus is late. And don’t worry if they’re later than expected getting home, too. Sometimes things are really screwy the first week or two.

It’s definitely worth doing the freshman orientation day. The buses run on the same routes as a normal day, so your kid can test it out ahead of time. And they get their schedules, find their classrooms, etc. without all the upperclassmen crowding the halls.

This. Bus routes take a couple weeks to settle down.

[Anonymous]

they announce the routes just a few days before school starts. bt as a pp said, they tend strongly to track last years routes.