Transportation

 

Fill out the form below to request a bus for the 2025-2026 school year.

Please be advised that while we will make every effort to accommodate requests to place students on a bus, we cannot guarantee a seat. If we are unable to accommodate your request, you will receive a message from Ms. Yates (Director of Transportation) over the Summer. Otherwise, you will receive your bus assignment at Back to School Night. Please also be advised that buses are first come, first served and that bus requests must be made for all students, even including those who rode the bus last year.

The deadline to request a bus for the 2025-2026 school year is Friday, July 18th. After this deadline, families may still submit the form, and may be added to a route if there is a spot. However, be advised that beginning July 18th, changes cannot be made to bus assignments or stops until 2 weeks after school has begun, to allow our drivers and students to adjust to the new routes.

 

At Maureen Joy, we are proud to offer bus transportation to our students. However in order for students to maintain this privilege, they must comply with the expectations for student conduct on buses. To request a bus, all families must read and sign the bus contract. To read the full contract, click the link below.

 

 

 

 

Effective in the 2025-2026 school year, Maureen Joy Charter School is implementing a Walk Zone / No Transport Zone that extends for up to a one mile radius around the school. School bus transportation will not be offered within this zone. This allows us to consolidate routes, which will result in fewer instances of buses being delayed. It also allows us to prioritize bus transportation for students who don’t have other transportation options.

 

Families within the Walk Zone / No Transport Zone are responsible for choosing their own mode of transportation to and from school. We encourage families to walk, bike, and carpool. It is generally considered acceptable for students to walk along and across 25 mph residential streets regardless of whether a sidewalk is present. In order to support families in the Walk Zone / No Transport Zone, we are happy to accommodate families’ requests to send students out in a group of other walkers at dismissal.

 

In designating the Walk Zone / No Transport Zone, we made an exception for areas that would require students to:

 

 

If one or both of these apply, students will still have access to bus transportation, even if their address is within one mile of the school. In addition, McKinney-Vento students will continue to receive bus transportation in accordance with federal, state, and local policies and procedures.

 

Please view the map below of Maureen Joy’s Walk Zone / No Transport Zone.

 

 

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