DPS Transportation Department

DANBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TRANSPORTATION

PROVIDED BY: STUDENT TRANSPORTATION OF AMERICA 203-796-0821

Kelly Watson

Coordinator of Transportation Melodie Fitzpatrick

watsok1@danbury.k12.ct.us Student Transportation of America

(203)797-4708 Terminal Manager

(203) 830-6562 fax mfitzpatrick@ridesta.com

63 Beaver Brook Rd 55 Triangle Street

Danbury, CT 06810 Danbury, CT 06810

(203)778-0782 Opt 1 -Big Bus , Opt 2- Mini Bus

***Call This number for Items Left on The BUS****

Lynn Schoonmaker, Sr. Administrative Assistant

Special Education

(203) 797-4759

**Due to high call volume, your call will be answered in the order they are received. When calling the transportation office, please leave a detailed message with child's name, grade, school and explanation for your call. For quickest response, please send an email to watsok1@danbury.k12.ct.us.

***SHEPAUG STUDENTS - **FOR VoAg HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY** BUS COMES TO THE EAST GATE RD SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT AT DANBURY HIGH SCHOOL BETWEEN 6:30 AM AND 6:40AM. IT THEN LEAVES DANBURY HIGH SCHOOL BY 6:45AM. IN THE AFTERNOON, IT ARRIVES BACK TO DANBURY HIGH SCHOOL APPROXIMATELY 3:20 PM. PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO AND FROM DANBURY HIGH SCHOOL. IF DANBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED FOR BAD WEATHER THERE IS NO BUS TRANSPORTATION TO SHEPAUG - EVEN IF SHEPAUG IS OPEN. IF DANBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE ON A 2 or 3 HOUR DELAY, BUT SHEPAUG IS NOT - THE BUS IS PROVIDED AT THE 2 or 3 HOUR DELAY TIME. THIS IS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS.***

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**Please call Student Transportation of America directly, if your child loses an item on their school bus at (203) 778-0782 x1.

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(USE THIS LINK BELOW IF NOT REGISTERED WITH DPS), and are just looking to see if a student gets a bus and what school a student belongs to:

VERSATRANS E-LINK School Look Up: Street Look Up Guide click on link to open.

If you need to make changes please scroll to bottom of this page and email daycare/alt address form to watsok1@danbury.k12.ct.us Please note, that daycare/alt. address forms need to be sent to my attention every year for process and need to be in student's active school district. Any changes take about a week to process.

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BUS TRANSPORTATION INFO

If you've missed your child at the bus stop in the afternoon, stay at the bus stop and contact your child's school. Do not leave the bus stop until you've confirmed with your childs school that they are being returned to the school.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Guidelines Used to Develop School Bus Routes and Stops (Bus Stop Evaluation)

Street Listing Guide
Rules for Student Behavior on School Buses Brochure (English, Spanish, Portuguese)
General School Bus Transportation Information, Tips, Rules and Regulations (English, Spanish, Portuguese)
Danbury Public Schools Transportation Policy No. 7-760 Adopted 5/10/2000 (LINK)

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FORMS

Please print legibly and in detail, send to me via scan, fax, or mail

Alternative Address/DayCare Form (English, Spanish, Portuguese ) This form is to be used for any alternative pick up or drop off location or alternative homes within your child's school regular attendance area/district and must be on a 5 day a week basis.

Request for Transportation Services Form This form is used for route modification request, change of bus, joint custody.