Dear Roseway Heights Middle School Parents, Guardians, and Students, 

If your child rides a Portland Public Schools (PPS) bus to school, this message is for you.  We at the PPS Transportation Department are very excited to announce that we are releasing a new "MyStop" app. Toward the end of February or early March 2020, we are piloting the app with your school and several others.  You will be one of the first to receive and use this app before it is released to all of the other PPS schools.

 So what is MyStop?

MyStop is an app you can use on your smartphone (Apple or Android), iPad or Tablet, or your laptop or desktop computer.

What does MyStop do?

With MyStop, parents, guardians and students know approximately what time your school bus will arrive at your home stop — all from a smart phone, mobile device or computer. The school bus location updates automatically and the estimated time of arrival (ETA) recalculates to accommodate any delays due to traffic while in route.  It can be used by both the parent/guardian and the student. You will only be able to see your student's bus information but not that of other students.

Thank you!

PPS Transportation Services

Further details will be sent to you upon the release of the MyStop app.

For questions or comments, please contact the PPS Transportation Services department directly by emailing Transportation@pps.net (please indicate “My Stop” in the subject line). Alternatively, you can call Transportation Services at 503-916-6901 and choose option 4.

You Are Invited!

FREE Dinner for the Roseway Heights Middle School Community. We welcome parents, guardians, students, siblings, teachers, staff, administration and service providers.

• Food from Latin American, Asian, African, and African American Cultures
• Spanish, Vietnamese, and Somali translation provided.
• Special activities for children age 3-10 years old. Must be potty trained.

Tentative agenda: 
6:00-6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45-7:00 p.m. Welcome/Introduction to Get to Know You Activities
7:00-7:45 p.m. Get to Know You Activities

Please register so we can estimate how many people will be attending. Tickets are NOT required for entrance. Here is a link the event registration:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/93220233227

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