Transportation

Orono Schools partners with First Student to safely transport students to and from school. In addition, buses transport students to field trips, school-sponsored activities and athletic competitions. Summer transportation may also be provided for some Community Education programs.

Transportation Quick Facts

Transportation for Resident Students

Transportation for Open Enrolled Students

For Open Enrolled students, state law stipulates that parents are responsible for transporting their children to and from school, or to a bus stop within the school district. Orono Schools offers out-of-district collector stops located around the district boundaries that families may also use. At this time, the district is not creating additional out-of-district collector stops.

View collector stops

CarRiderPro (SE and IS)

Bus Passes

Students will not be permitted to ride buses other than the one assigned without written permission from the school office. Bus passes are not available for birthday parties, play activities or sleepovers. Bus passes may be issued to students, as room permits, at the discretion of the building principal or designee. Passes are to be presented to the bus driver upon entering the bus. Reasons for which bus passes may be issued include child care, family emergency, and activities such as dance/music lessons, medical/dental appointments, Scout meetings, or religious events.

Middle School Bus Passes

Please see "Transportation Information by School," below, and select Orono Middle School.

Routes & Safety Precautions

A school bus requires 115 feet to safely turn. That's why our buses do not travel into cul-de-sacs. Most cul-de-sacs do not have this much room, particularly in the winter and/or when other vehicles are parked on the street. As a result, going into a cul-de-sac requires a bus to back up. This is extremely dangerous and, with our priority of keeping students safe, a practice we want to avoid whenever possible.

For more information about building transportation decisions, please see Student Transportation Safety Policy #709.

Other Modes of Transportation

Employment with First Student

Contact

General questions
Transportation is managed through the Orono Schools Business Services department. Please direct questions to 952-449-8309 or email transportation@orono.k12.mn.us

Late bus or lost and found
Please contact the bus terminal at 952-475-0038

Transportation Information by School

Orono Schumann Elementary

Bus
Bus Routes are available in ParentVUE. Bus passes are not issued the first two weeks of school. This practice allows for drivers to get routes/timing down.

Drive up, Pick up - CarRiderPro
Cars line up in the back of the school, entering off of Wayzata Blvd. where your CarRider Pro Tag will be read. Please watch the video to review the traffic flow.

Schumann Elementary students with siblings at IS whose last names begin with A-L will be picked up at Schumann Elementary.
Schumann Elementary students whose last name begins with M-Z will be picked up in the back of IS. (This is also the pick-up area for IS students without siblings.)

If your family has not been issued a CarRider Pro Tag and you will be picking up your student, please email jeanine.weisbeck@orono.k12.mn.us so a tag can be issued to your family. The district provides one tag for free. Additional tags are $5.00. If you have lost your tag or need to order additional tags you may do so through MyPaymentsPlus.

Orono Intermediate School

Bus
Bus Routes are available in ParentVUE. Bus passes are not issued the first two weeks of school. This practice allows for drivers to get routes/timing down.

Drive up, Pick up - CarRiderPro
Cars line up in the back of school entering off of Wayzata Blvd. where your CarRider Pro Tag will be read. Please watch the video to review the traffic flow.

Students with siblings at Schumann whose last names begin with A-L will be picked up at Schumann.
Students without siblings at Schumann and students with siblings at Schumann whose last name begins with M-Z will be picked up in the back of IS.

If your family has not been issued a CarRider Pro Tag and you will be picking up your student, please email melissa.thompson@orono.k12.mn.us so a tag can be issued to your family. The district provides one tag for free. Additional tags are $5.00. If you have lost your tag or need to order additional tags you may do so through MyPaymentsPlus.

Orono Middle School

Arrival and Dismissal Times

OMS student doors open at 7:45 a.m. for security reasons. Students should be dropped off no earlier than 7:45 a.m. Class begins at 8:10 a.m. OMS students are dismissed at 2:50 p.m. to buses or waiting vehicles on the upper level. While we would love to have students be able to remain at school past 2:50 p.m., OMS teachers and administrators are in various meetings and there is no student supervision.

Bus Schedules

Bus schedules are available in ParentVUE under Student Information.

Bus Passes

Students are typically not allowed to ride a bus other than their assigned bus. However a bus pass may be assigned to a student who needs to ride a different bus, as space permits.

Written permission from a parent/guardian is required. To request a bus pass, please download, print then complete the BUS PASS FORM and ask your child to bring the completed form to the OMS office before school starts. No requests will be accepted after 10:00 a.m.

The student will present the pass to the driver at the bus entrance.

Additional information about bus passes:

Bus passes are not issued during the first or last two weeks of school.
A request is also necessary if a student needs to get off the bus at a bus stop other than the assigned stop.
OMS students may not ride elementary school buses.

Traffic Flow

Click here to view the video communication for families outlining the required traffic flow pattern for student drop off and pick up. Please allow extra time for student drop off and pick up. Students may only be dropped off on the curb side of the front sidewalk to promote optimal safety.

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