Parent and Staff Resources

This page is a compilation of basic documents and web links that are used most often by PPS school staff, parents, and Student Transportation staff. We will strive to use this page to list all links and documents.

General Transportation (GT)/Big Bus Resources

Schedules and Routes (Fall 2024 routes will be posted August 13, 2024)
This schedule is for the regular school year starting August and ending June. Summer school routes are not posted. New Fall updates are typically posted in late August.

School Finder Enrollment Web Page
An interactive map of school boundaries that is managed by the PPS Enrollment and Transfer Center.

Snow Day documents (aka Snow Day)
Documents that the Transportation department references as part of our inclement weather mitigation strategy.

GT (Big Bus) Hitcher forms
Parents of open transfer students may apply for permission for students to ride as hitchers on existing routes at existing stops. Limitations apply, please see the form for details. Submit the form to School Administrators.
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Temporary Bus Pass Form
The purpose of this form is to allow for an Adult Volunteer, Parent, or School Staff Member to temporarily ride on a PPS bus service. Submit the form to School Administrators.
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GT/Big Bus - School Administrator's Resources

Transportation Request Web Link (aka TD-6) School Administrators Only
Use this form to request stops, Hitchers, 504/ADA, Title X, or a safety review.

Transportation Request Web Form User Guide

Student Bus Tags

Pre-K students are required to wear pink bus tags all year.

Kindergartner students are required to wear yellow bus tags all year.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students are required to wear white bus tags for the first three weeks of school.

Bus tags are only available & distributed by school staff.

• Pre-K - Pink Bus Tags (must be worn all year)
• Kindergarten - Yellow Bus Tags (must be worn all year)
• 1st-3rd Grades - White Bus Tags (must be worn for the first 3 weeks of school)

Synergy Tag Report Instructions

Field Trip Request Links School Administrators Only

Transportation Registration and Data in Synergy
Secretaries have the ability to use Synergy to view transportation information and opt-in or out of Transportation Service for GT Students.

• Transportation Data in Synergy How-to Document

Tri-Met Ticket Order Form (aka TD-96)

SUN School Transportation Request Form

• Extended Day Billing Detail

Special Transportation (ST)/Small Bus Resources

Parent Letter 2024/2025

Change of Drop-Off Status Forms (aka Leave Alone Form)
PPS requires all special education students be met at the door of the vehicle when being dropped at the home stop. This default status can be changed to be less restrictive using this form.
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Drop-Off Status FAQs
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Car Seat or Safety Support Vest Measurement Form
Please provide these measurements of your child so that we may ensure a proper fit for your student’s needs with either a CAR SEAT (or) a SAFETY SUPPORT SYSTEM. This requirement applies to students transported in our small Special Education buses and our students who ride in sedans and vans.
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Car Seat Recommendations for Children

Instructions on how to measure for a safety vest

Small Bus Hitcher Form
Submit to School Administrators. Parents of students currently receiving special education transportation services may apply for permission of siblings to ride as hitchers on existing routes at existing stops when space is available. Limitations apply, please see form for details.
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Temporary Bus Pass Form
The purpose of this form is to allow for an Adult Volunteer, Parent, or School Staff Member to temporarily ride on a PPS bus service. Submit the form to School Administrators.
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Inclement Weather Documents and Resources
Includes the SE parent alternative snow stop survey memo.

PPS School Finder Enrollment Web Page
Here is an interactive map of school boundaries that is managed by the PPS Enrollment and Transfer Center.

ST/Small Bus - School Administrator’s Resources

ST Intake Web Link SE Administrators and Staff Only
SE Administrative Coordinator’s link to the intake form.
Only works in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Field Trip Request Form Links School Administrators Only
Note: Trips are not implemented until the contractor(s) schedule the trips. This form is a request only.

Tri-Met Ticket Request Form (aka TD-59) School Administrators Only

ST Intake Form - fillable and printable for staff.

Specialized Transportation Request Process
Please view this information regarding Specialized Transportation implementation/amending in student IEPs.