Transportation

If you drive your student to and from school:

• Please be respectful and use the circle drive on 28th Ave to drop off and then pull away.

• The circle drive is NOT a place to park and bring your student into the building. Parking is available in the lot or on the street.

• Please do not park in a bus zone. We have buses dropping students off on both 29th Ave and in front of the building on 28th Ave.

• Students should not arrive before 9:15 a.m.

• Students should not be dropped off on 29th Ave. This space is reserved for buses only to keep all children safe.

• If you drive your student to school and want to walk into the building with your child, please park on the street and use the cross-walks.Students must be picked up by 4:15 pm. There is no one available to watch children not picked up by this time.

• In order for safe dismissal, students cannot be picked up between 3:30 and 3:50 p.m.. The office will be closed between 3:30-4:10 p.m. in order to facilitate a safe dismissal for all students, or unless a parent has an appointment with a staff person.

• If you want to pick up your student(s) but they normally ride the bus or go to Matthews Park Rec Plus, you MUST inform the office BEFORE NOON. Requests made after noon interrupt instruction and create an unsafe dismissal process. We will not be fulfilling requests made after this time. If you are experiencing an emergency situation that requires us to alter these rules, please contact our social worker at 612-668-4955, the school counselor 612-668-4973, the school principal at 612-668-4951, or the school assistant principal at 612-668-4957. These changes cannot be made through the main office.

If your student rides a bus:

• You will receive an email and robo call from the Transportation Department with your student's bus stop and pick up/drop off times.
• Your child must be at the bus stop 5 minutes before the stop time.
• If you have moved over the summer please call 612-668-4950 with your new address, so we can request a new bus stop for your child(ren).
• If your bus is late, please call transportation at 612.668.2300. A bus is considered late if it is 10 minutes after the stop time.
• If your child experiences a behavior issue or concern on the bus, please contact the school at 612.668.4950.
• If your child needs to take a different bus, they will need a bus pass.
• Track your child's bus using Here Comes the Bus App. MPS school code is: 87018.

If you need to change your transportation for any reason you can contact these people:

• June 11 through August 20 - call transportation at 612.668.2300
• August 21 through the school year - please fill out a Seward Transportation Form, call Christine Brand at Seward 612.668.4950, or christine.brand@mpls.k12.mn.us.

TEMPORARY BUS PASSES ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED.

Any request for a temporary change in transportation needs to be done BEFORE 12 PM.

If your student walks to school:

• Students should not arrive before 9:15 a.m.

• Students should cross the street at cross-walks.

• We will have crossing guards at busy intersections to ensure safety.

• Parents picking up students and walking home must pick up their student by 4:15 pm. There is no one to watch students after this time.

If your student bikes to school:

• Students should not arrive before 9:15 a.m.

• Students should be respectful of walkers.

• Bikers can participate in Bike Sharks, a student-led biking organization.

• Parents picking up students and biking home must pick up their student by 4:15 pm. There is no one to watch students after this time.