Fee For Service Bus Information

Please note: Transportation will close July 25th for In-Service

Fee for Service: LOCATION HAS CHANGED:

We are still at 10850 E.Woodmen Rd, but we have a new building. When you enter the main entrance, you will take a left into the first parking lot if you are driving East on the frontage road, a right if driving West on the frontage road. You will see a banner on the building 'Transportation Registration and Bus Passes'.

Normal school year hours of operation: Starting July 26th, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM. Close from 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM for lunch. Unfortunately, due to the shortage of Drivers you may see a note on the door to come to the main office for services. Please proceed through the gate to the main Transportation office. If you need assistance, please call 719-495-1159.

New Riders: May fill out the application on-line, under your parent portal, but must come into the Transportation office to get your bus passes. You will be contacted by phone when your pass(s) are ready for pick up.

Exsisting Riders - Please fill out the application on-line. Please call our office at 719.495.1159, if you need assistance

Replacement Bus Passes - Please come into the Transportation Fee for Service building to purchase a new card. We will verify your bus stop location and ensure all elementary students have the correct bus color and animal sticker for their stop. New bus passes will be put in an envelope for the parent/guardian to pick up at our Transportation Fee for Service office or after hours they will be in the main Transportation Office.

PASS TYPE	1 RIDER	3+ RIDERS
Annual (paid in advance) Oct. 21st, 2023	$200	$600
Quarterly (paid in advance)* Aug 4th, 2023 Oct 6th, 2023 Jan. 5th, 2024 March 1st, 2024	$75	no discount for multiple students
Stand-by Punch Card, purchased in advance	$25 for Ten Rides
* We will no longer offer Semester fees per the Board of Education.

Annual, quarterly fees are non-refundable unless you move out of the district (amount of refund will be pro-rated).
Regardless of pass type, payments must be made by the dates specified above to avoid any late charges.
Families with new riders must complete the initial registration and come to the transportation office to get bus pass cards.

Location

The transportation department is at 10850 E. Woodmen Road in Peyton, Monday-Friday, from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm. Fee for Service office is now at the main building facing the frontage road. We are in the the SE Modular next to the Red Brick Building (Main District Office). Turn into the front parking area, transportation registration is located in the building at the East end of the parking lot.

All Patrons must have an account through the Parent Portal:

You can access Parent Portal through PowerSchool. Click here to access Parent Portal . Create an account if you do not already have one. Follow the instructions for registering the student(s) for transportation.

Procedures for Free and Reduced Lunch Program

For those who submit an application for the Free and Reduced Lunch Program with the District’s Nutrition Services, you may either:

On the Information Release part of the application, check “District 49 Bus Transportation Fee” and Nutrition Services will provide Transportation with a copy of the approval letter, or
Email us at busfees@d49.org, a copy of the approval letter to the Transportation Department.
All patrons that have a direct certification must email or bring in a copy in on your appointment date if a new rider to transportation. Nutrition Services cannot provide this information since it is sent to you by the State.
Please note: You will be responsible for all transportation fees incurred until we receive this letter.

Applying for the Free and Reduced Lunch Program

Nutrition Services will begin accepting Free and Reduced Lunch on-line applications for the 2023-2024 school year on Friday, July 14th, 2023. Go to https://www.payschoolscentral.com/#/user/loginto fill out the form.

You may also come into Nutrition Services beginning Friday, July 14th, 2023 to drop off or fill out an application. Nutrition Services is located in the same building as the Transportation Department. If you need any assistance on the application or any other matters, you may call Roxann Clark at 719.494.8965.

Note: Deadline to submit your approval letter to transportation will be September 29th, 2023.After the above date, fees for rides will be applied to your account until the Transportation Department receives a copy of your approval letter. You will be responsible for the payment of these fees.

Accounts and Payments

You must create a Parent Portal account in Power Schools if you do not already have an account set up.

Your transportation account will reside in Power Schools under your Parent Portal where you can fill out your application for transportation, select the student(s) that we will be transporting and select your payment option.

When you complete the application, it will be forwarded to the Transportation department. Please give us approximately 5 working days to activate the fees. To make a payment on your transportation fees, login into your Parent Portal, access your account, select the fee. If you have any problems, please contact our office at 719-495-1159 to make a payment.

EXISTING and NEW bus riders for RMCA, BLPA and BLRA students MUST contact our office 719.495.1159.

Transportation payment options are flat fees, invoices or emails will not be sent out as reminders. All payment are due on the dates provided in the fee schedule. If your account remains in arrears, you will be sent email notification. If not paid, a final notification letter will be mailed to you. Payment must be made within 30 days from the date of the letter. Any account not paid by this date will be turned over to our collection service.

Please note: Annual and Quarterly payments are non-refundable. The exception for a pro-rated refund will be if you move out of the district. Refunds for Pre-Paid Punch Cards are non-refundable regardless if you relocate.

Accepted Forms of Payment

Credit card payments may be made through your Parent Portal account

Bus Stop Information

SY 23 -24 GENED route bus stop information will be posted for viewing beginning July 6th..

Bus Stop Locator is used to determine stop information. It is located on the D49 Website at https://www.d49.org. Select Student Services, Transportation Services. Select Bus Stop Locator, enter your home address. All buses for each school supported will be reflected on the left side of the page. Look for your student’s school and then determine bus color and number, bus stop location and AM/PM pick up and drop off times. If bus stops don’t show up and you see NO TRANSPORTATION, this is due to route reduction and Driver shortage. Please contact our office by phone at 719.495.1159 or e-mail busstoprequest@d49.org to request a bus stop when avialable.
Please check bus stop information after Monday, July 25th to confirm bus stop information. Stop information may change at any time due to various circumstances.

How To Contact Us

Mailing Address:	District 49 Transportation 10850 E. Woodmen Road Peyton, CO, 80831
Email Address:	busfees@d49.org
Phone Number:	719.495.1159
Fax Number:	719.494.8979
Hours:	6:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Fee-for-Service Contact

CeCe Catherwood
Transportation Administrative Assistance

Phone: 719.495.1159

Pam Page
Fee for Service, Operations Technician