** Important Update and Eliminated Bus Stops **

On June 20, 2024, the Board of Education determined that due to operational costs and efficiencies, including staffing, the district shall enforce the current guidelines for determining transportation qualifications.

When determining if transportation should be offered, the district measures the distance from the school using a straight-line radius, not the actual driving distance. This approach is used because bus routes are complex and go through various neighborhoods, making it impractical to calculate driving distances for each bus stop. Therefore, a radius distance is used instead.

• Elementary school students (grades TK-5): three-fourths (¾) mile radius
• Secondary students attending a three-year middle school (grades 6 - 8): three (3) miles radius
• Secondary students attending a four-year high school (grades 9 - 12): four (4) miles radius

The following are exceptions to the distance radius –

• Special education students who have required transportation services as part of their Individual Education Plan (IEP)
• Students who would be required to cross highway 50, the American River, or the active Light Rail from their home address to school   

Please click here to view a list of Eliminated Bus Stops (Due to Distance Under Three (3) Mile Radius) updated 7/23/2024

Regional Transit Transportation is FREE and available to all students. Passes can be picked up at the transportation department, middle/high school sites.

You can check the Regional Transit Transportation bus routes by clicking the link provided below:

SacRT Routes – Sacramento Regional Transit District

Welcome to Transportation

Transportation Services and Guidelines for the 2024-2025 school year

Bus passes can be purchased by completing the bus pass application (click the blue button below).

**Click here to apply**
  Bus Pass application

Click here for information on Transportation Fees.

Free or Reduced Pass is based on Income Eligibility; please click on the link for the minimum requirements as specified by the state of California https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/rs/scales2425.asp. To be eligible you must provide documentation of income (pay stub) or proof of receiving government aid.

***** ATTENTION *****

• Bus Pass Distribution
  • Students on a "riders list" and are without a bus pass will NOT be denied transportation at the beginning of the school year.
  • Bus pass applications are still being processed. Once approved, passes will be printed and given to the driver for distribution to students.  We appreciate your patience during this process and will ensure that all eligible students receive their passes as soon as possible.
  • Students are required to have their bus pass every day to ride the school bus.
• AS OF AUGUST 6, 2024, BUS PASS APPLICATIONS WILL BE CLOSED FOR CORDOVA HIGH, FOLSOM MIDDLE, MILLS MIDDLE AND MITCHELL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
  • We are currently addressing this issue by actively recruiting more drivers. Once we have sufficient staff to accommodate additional students, we will reopen the applications.

2024-2025 Bus Routes Schedule (All bus routes times are posted the last week of July)

• Click here for information on 2024-2025 general education bus routes and bus stops.

School Bus Driver Training Program and Employment Opportunities

New School Bus Driver Training Program:  For information, please contact Cathelean Jones, Director of Transportation - cljones@fcusd.org or call 916-294-9100 ext. 160150 for additional assistance.

Vehicle Problems? Please email Paul Mims at Wmims@fcusd.org or Dan Ericksen at Derickse@fcusd.org