Busing

Bus Safety

At Andrew Sibbald School we have some students traveling to and from school by bus. We provide adult supervision to meet the bus when it arrives and to assist the children to safely load the bus to go home. Please email andrewsibbald@cbe.ab.ca before 2:00 PM to inform the school on days your child will not ride the bus home or come and sign out your child at the office. If you do not contact us by email by 2:00 PM, we cannot guarantee that your message will be received as the office will be busy doing the bussing attendance. Children will be put on the bus if there is no email or note received at the office, or if you have not signed your child out at the office. Please note that we are unable to accommodate requests for students to ride a bus home with a friend or to transfer to another bus as part of social arrangements.

For safety while riding the bus, students must obey the School Bus Rules. Students riding the bus are responsible for their conduct to the bus driver and through the driver to the principal.

Please make alternate arrangements for transporting large projects.

Ensure you and your child have a contingency plan in the event busses are not on schedule.

Further policies for both students and parents regarding transportation and school bus rules are available at: Administrative Regulation 6096 - Transportation Responsibilities and School Bus Rules. A copy of the bus expectations will be sent home with students who ride the bus.

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​​​​​​​​Getting Students to School

You can register your child for yellow school bus transportation online using your MyCBE or by completing a transportation registration form. Register every school year.

Please visit the CBE website to find more information on fees and service levels for the 2023-24 school year.​​

To be included in the yellow school bus route planning for September, parents must register by the June 11, 2023​ deadline. The more registrations we receive by the deadline, the more efficient route planning will be for September. Transportation continues to accept registrations after the deadline, and students are added to the closest existing stop with space, within the distance guideline. Processing times could be up to 6 weeks at the beginning of the school year due to volume.

Yellow school bus registrations can be cancelled by Sept. 30 with no financial penalty. Cancellation forms must be completed before a pro-rated refund can be considered. No refunds will be processed for service cancelled after April​ 30 or for individual trip delays.

Bus Status

Parents/guardians can view the bus status online:

We are aware of the communication challenges the providers are having keeping route information up-to-date for families. At this time, all service provider staff are dedicated to driving buses and they are not always able to accommodate this service.​

​Visit CBE Transportation​ for forms and more information.

Conditional R​iders

Students who are not attending the designated school for their program, or who are not within the transportation service area, may be able to access existing service if there is a suitable stop on the existing bus route. Fees will not be waived for conditional riders.

Criteria for conditional riders:

  • Must access an existing stop
  • Must be room on the bus
  • Must pay the transportation fee
  • No additional bus routes will be implemented to accommodate conditional riders
  • Must wait for written approval from Transportation Services before starting to ride the bus

Conditional riders are not permitted to ride the bus until it is determined there is space on the bus and riders have been approved by Transportation Services.

Alternate Addresses

We've heard from families that they would like more flexibility to access bus stops and routes to support childcare arrangements and changing family schedules. This year, CBE Transportation will allow families to add a second address to their transportation registration to have access to two bus stops and/or routes.

Note | All addresses must be within the attendance area for the school and outside the walk zone. Maps can be found on the school profile on the CBE website. The information collected from parents informs bus route planning, but does not guarantee a stop at the exact location requested.

To participate in the program, you must:

  • Pre-register for transportation in MyCBE by the June 11, 2023 deadline.
  • Fill in the Request for Alternate Address form in MyCBE and provide one additional address and schedule for your child. Note: the form will only appear after you register.

CBE Transportation will review each request to determine if the request can be accommodated. Families will be notified of the decision within six weeks of application. If it is approved, the second address will be used as we are creating new bus routes.

The cost of this request, if approved, is $110.​

​Visit CBE Transportation for forms and more information.​​​​​​​​​​​​